Named characters

Major entities (proper, common)

FAC

130 home
85 the shop
63 the house/The house
42 the room
28 there
26 here
23 upstairs
20 the parlour
20 church
19 the house - place

GPE

40 the town/The town
10 there
5 the New Town/the new town
5 t ' town
5 the place
5 town
4 a town
3 the whole town
3 the country
2 the district

LOC

24 the sea
23 the world
20 sea
19 the river/The river
12 the shore
11 land
9 the land
8 the country
8 the moors
8 the shelving shore

PER

224 her mother/Her mother
105 mother/Mother
79 her husband/Her husband
78 her father/Her father
74 his wife/His wife
61 no one/No one
52 men/Men
51 a man/A man
47 sir
40 his aunt/His aunt

ORG

5 the navy
1 the Crown
1 some charitable institution
1 the Government
1 the Church of England
1 a strong military and civil force
1 Government
1 The outlying pickets of the French army
1 the French army

VEH

8 ship
7 the boat/The boat
6 the ship
5 the ships
5 the vessel/The vessel
4 a boat
4 the _ Theseus _
3 his ship
3 the coach
2 T ' frigate/t ' frigate

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CHAPTER I MONKSHAVEN On [the north - eastern shores of [England]_1-england]_{475-the north - eastern shores of england} there is [a town called [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven , containing at the present day about [fifteen thousand inhabitants]_{477-fifteen thousand inhabitants}]_{476-a town called monkshaven , containing at the present day about fifteen thousand inhabitants} . There were , however , but half the number at the end of the last century , and it was at that period that the events narrated in the following pages occurred . [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven was a name not unknown in the history of [England]_1-england , and traditions of [its]_2-monkshaven having been [the landing - place of [a throneless queen]_{479-a throneless queen}]_{478-the landing - place of a throneless queen} were current in [the town]_{480-the town} . At that time there had been [a fortified castle on [the heights above [it]_{481-a fortified castle on the heights above it}]_{482-the heights above it}]_{481-a fortified castle on the heights above it} , [the site of which was now occupied by [a deserted manor - house]_{484-a deserted manor - house}]_{483-the site of which was now occupied by a deserted manor - house} ; and at an even earlier date than the arrival of [the queen]_{485-the queen} and coeval with the most ancient remains of [the castle]_{486-the castle} , [a great monastery]_{487-a great monastery} had stood on [those cliffs]_{488-those cliffs} , overlooking [the vast ocean]_{489-the vast ocean} that blended with the distant sky . [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven itself was built by [the side of [the Dee]_{192-dolly reid}]_{490-the side of the dee} , just where [the river]_{491-the river} falls into [the German Ocean]_{4-the german ocean} . [The principal street of [the town]_{480-the town}]_{492-the principal street of the town} ran parallel to [the stream]_{494-the stream} , and [smaller lanes]_{495-smaller lanes} branched out of this , and straggled up the sides of [the steep hill]_{496-the steep hill} , between which and [the river]_{491-the river} [the houses]_{498-the houses} were pent in . There was [a bridge across [the Dee]_{192-dolly reid}]_{499-a bridge across the dee} , and consequently [a Bridge Street]_{500-a bridge street} running at right angles to [the High Street]_{501-the high street} ; and on [the south side of [the stream]_{494-the stream}]_{502-the south side of the stream} there were [a few houses of more pretension]_{504-a few houses of more pretension} , around which lay [gardens and fields]_{505-gardens and fields} . It was on this side of [the town]_{480-the town} that [the local aristocracy]_{507-the local aristocracy} lived . And who were [the great people of [this small town]_{509-this small town}]_{508-the great people of this small town} ? Not [the younger branches of [the county families]_{511-the county families} that held hereditary state in [[their]_{511-the county families} manor - houses on [the wild bleak moors]_{513-the wild bleak moors}]_{512-their manor - houses on the wild bleak moors} , that shut in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven almost as effectually on [the land side]_{514-the land side} as ever the waters did on [the sea - board]_{515-the sea - board} . No ; [these old families]_{516-these old families} kept aloof from the unsavoury yet adventurous trade which brought wealth to generation after generation of [certain families in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{517-certain families in monkshaven}]_{510-the younger branches of the county families that held hereditary state in their manor - houses on the wild bleak moors , that shut in monkshaven almost as effectually on the land side as ever the waters did on the sea - board . no ; these old families kept aloof from the unsavoury yet adventurous trade which brought wealth to generation after generation of certain families in monkshaven} . [The magnates of [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{518-the magnates of monkshaven} were those who had the largest number of [ships engaged in the whaling]_{519-ships engaged in the whaling} - trade . Something like the following was the course of life with [a Monkshaven lad of this class:--He]_{520-a monkshaven lad of this class:--he} was apprenticed as [a sailor to [one of [the great ship - owners]_{523-the great ship - owners}]_{522-one of the great ship - owners} -- to [[his]_{520-a monkshaven lad of this class:--he} own father]_{524-his own father}]_{521-a sailor to one of the great ship - owners -- to his own father} , possibly -- along with [twenty other boys]_{525-twenty other boys} , or , it might be , even more . During the summer months [he]_{524-his own father} and [[his]_{524-his own father} fellow apprentices]_{526-his fellow apprentices} made voyages to [the Greenland seas]_{527-the greenland seas} , returning with [their]_{518-the magnates of monkshaven} cargoes in the early autumn ; and employing the winter months in watching the preparation of the oil from the blubber in [the melting - sheds]_{528-the melting - sheds} , and learning navigation from [some quaint but experienced teacher]_{529-some quaint but experienced teacher} , [half schoolmaster]_{530-half schoolmaster} , [half sailor , who seasoned [his]_{524-his own father} instructions by stirring narrations of the wild adventures of [his]_{524-his own father} youth]_{531-half sailor , who seasoned his instructions by stirring narrations of the wild adventures of his youth} . [The house of [the ship - owner to whom [he]_{524-his own father} was apprenticed]_{533-the ship - owner to whom he was apprenticed}]_{532-the house of the ship - owner to whom he was apprenticed} was [[his]_{524-his own father} home]_{534-his home} and that of [[his]_{524-his own father} companions]_{535-his companions} during the idle season between October and March . The domestic position of [these boys]_{536-these boys} varied according to the premium paid ; [some]_537-some took rank with [the sons of [the family]_{539-the family}]_{538-the sons of the family} , [others]_540-others were considered as little better than [servants]_541-servants . Yet once on board [an equality prevailed , in which , if any claimed superiority]_{542-an equality prevailed , in which , if any claimed superiority} , it was [the bravest and brightest]_{543-the bravest and brightest} . After a certain number of voyages [the Monkshaven lad]_{544-the monkshaven lad} would rise by degrees to be [captain]_545-captain , and as such would have a share in the venture ; all these profits , as well as all [his]_{544-the monkshaven lad} savings , would go towards building [a whaling vessel of [his]_{544-the monkshaven lad} own]_{546-a whaling vessel of his own} , if [he]_{544-the monkshaven lad} was not so fortunate as to be [the child of [a ship - owner]_{548-a ship - owner}]_{547-the child of a ship - owner} . At the time of which [I]_0-i write , there was but little division of labour in [the Monkshaven whale fishery]_{549-the monkshaven whale fishery} . [The same man]_{550-the same man} might be [the owner of six or seven ships]_{551-the owner of six or seven ships} , any one of which [he]_{550-the same man} [himself]_{550-the same man} was fitted by education and experience to command ; [the master of [a score of [apprentices]_{554-apprentices}]_{553-a score of apprentices} , [each of whom paid a pretty sufficient premium]_{555-each of whom paid a pretty sufficient premium}]_{552-the master of a score of apprentices , each of whom paid a pretty sufficient premium} ; and [the proprietor of [the melting - sheds into which [his]_{550-the same man} cargoes of blubber and whalebone were conveyed to be fitted for sale]_{557-the melting - sheds into which his cargoes of blubber and whalebone were conveyed to be fitted for sale}]_{556-the proprietor of the melting - sheds into which his cargoes of blubber and whalebone were conveyed to be fitted for sale} . It was no wonder that large fortunes were acquired by [these ship - owners]_{558-these ship - owners} , nor that [[their]_{558-these ship - owners} houses on [the south side of [the river Dee]_{561-the river dee}]_{560-the south side of the river dee}]_{559-their houses on the south side of the river dee} were [stately mansions , full of handsome and substantial furniture]_{562-stately mansions , full of handsome and substantial furniture} . It was also not surprising that [the whole town]_{563-the whole town} had an amphibious appearance , to a degree unusual even in [a seaport]_{564-a seaport} . [Every one]_{565-every one} depended on [the whale fishery]_{566-the whale fishery} , and [almost every male inhabitant]_{567-almost every male inhabitant} had been , or hoped to be , [a sailor]_{568-a sailor} . Down by [the river]_{491-the river} the smell was almost intolerable to [any but Monkshaven people]_{570-any but monkshaven people} during certain seasons of the year ; but on these unsavoury ' staithes '_{[571-the old men]} [the old men]_{571-the old men} and [children]_572-children lounged for hours , almost as if [they]_{558-these ship - owners} revelled in the odours of train - oil . This is , perhaps , enough of a description of [the town]_{480-the town} itself . [I]_0-i have said that [the country]_{574-the country} for miles all around was moorland ; high above the level of [the sea]_{575-the sea} towered the purple crags , whose summits were crowned with greensward that stole down the sides of [the scaur]_{576-the scaur} a little way in grassy veins . Here and there [a brook]_{577-a brook} forced its way from [the heights]_{578-the heights} down to [the sea]_{575-the sea} , making [its]_{577-a brook} channel into [a valley]_{580-a valley} more or less broad in long process of time . And in [the moorland hollows]_{581-the moorland hollows} , as in [these valleys]_{582-these valleys} , trees and underwood grew and flourished ; so that , while on the bare swells of [the high land]_{583-the high land} [you]_584-you shivered at the waste desolation of the scenery , when [you]_584-you dropped into these wooded ' bottoms '_[585-they] [you]_584-you were charmed with the nestling shelter which [they]_585-they gave . But above and around [these rare and fertile vales]_{586-these rare and fertile vales} there were moors for many a mile , here and there bleak enough , with the red freestone cropping out above the scanty herbage ; then , perhaps , there was [a brown tract of peat and bog]_{587-a brown tract of peat and bog} , uncertain footing for [the pedestrian who tried to make a short cut to [his]_{588-the pedestrian who tried to make a short cut to his destination} destination]_{588-the pedestrian who tried to make a short cut to his destination} ; then on [the higher sandy soil]_{589-the higher sandy soil} there was the purple ling , or commonest species of heather growing in beautiful wild luxuriance . Tufts of fine elastic grass were occasionally to be found , on which the little black - faced sheep browsed ; but either the scanty food , or [their]_590-their goat - like agility , kept [them]_590-their in a lean condition that did not promise much for [the butcher]_{591-the butcher} , nor yet was [their]_590-their wool of a quality fine enough to make [them]_590-their profitable in that way to [[their]_590-their owners]_{592-their owners} . In [such districts]_{593-such districts} there is little population at the present day ; there was much less in the last century , before agriculture was sufficiently scientific to have a chance of contending with such natural disqualifications as [the moors]_{594-the moors} presented , and when there were no facilities of railroads to bring [sportsmen]_{595-sportsmen} from a distance to enjoy the shooting season , and make an annual demand for accommodation . There were [old stone halls]_{596-old stone halls} in [the valleys]_{597-the valleys} ; there were [bare farmhouses to be seen on [the moors]_{594-the moors} at long distances apart]_{598-bare farmhouses to be seen on the moors at long distances apart} , with small stacks of coarse poor hay , and almost larger stacks of turf for winter fuel in [[their]_590-their farmyards]_{600-their farmyards} . [The cattle in [the pasture fields belonging to [these farms]_{603-these farms}]_{602-the pasture fields belonging to these farms}]_{601-the cattle in the pasture fields belonging to these farms} looked half starved ; but somehow there was an odd , intelligent expression in [their]_{601-the cattle in the pasture fields belonging to these farms} faces , as well as in those of the black - visaged sheep , which is seldom seen in the placidly stupid countenances of well - fed animals . All the fences were turf banks , with loose stones piled into walls on the top of these . There was comparative fertility and luxuriance down below in [the rare green dales]_{604-the rare green dales} . [The narrow meadows stretching along [the brookside]_{606-the brookside}]_{605-the narrow meadows stretching along the brookside} seemed as though the cows could really satisfy [their]_{601-the cattle in the pasture fields belonging to these farms} hunger in the deep rich grass ; whereas on [the higher lands]_{607-the higher lands} the scanty herbage was hardly worth the fatigue of moving about in search of it . Even in these ' bottoms '_{[601-the cattle in the pasture fields belonging to these farms]} the piping sea - winds , following the current of [the stream]_{494-the stream} , stunted and cut low any trees ; but still there was rich thick underwood , tangled and tied together with brambles , and brier - rose , [ sic ] and honeysuckle ; and if [the farmer]_{609-the farmer} in [these comparatively happy valleys]_{610-these comparatively happy valleys} had had [wife]_611-wife or [daughter who cared for gardening]_{612-daughter who cared for gardening} , many a flower would have grown on the western or southern side of [the rough stone house]_{613-the rough stone house} . But at that time gardening was not a popular art in [any part of [England]_1-england]_{614-any part of england} ; in [the north]_{615-the north} it is not yet . [Noblemen]_616-noblemen and [gentlemen]_{617-gentlemen} may have [beautiful gardens]_{618-beautiful gardens} ; but [farmers]_619-farmers and [day - labourers]_{620-day - labourers} care little for [them]_{618-beautiful gardens} north of [the Trent]_{5-the trent} , which is all [I]_0-i can answer for . A few ' berry '_{[620-day - labourers]} bushes , a black currant tree or two ( the leaves to be used in heightening the flavour of tea , the fruit as medicinal for colds and sore throats ) , a potato ground ( and this was not so common at the close of the last century as it is now ) , a cabbage bed , a bush of sage , and balm , and thyme , and marjoram , with possibly a rose tree , and ' [old man]_{5484-old man} '_{[7-the admiralty]} growing in the midst ; a little plot of small strong coarse onions , and perhaps some marigolds , the petals of which flavoured the salt - beef broth ; such plants made up [a well - furnished garden to a farmhouse at the time and place to which [my]_0-i story belongs]_{621-a well - furnished garden to a farmhouse at the time and place to which my story belongs} . But for twenty miles inland there was no forgetting [the sea]_{575-the sea} , nor the sea - trade ; refuse shell - fish , seaweed , the offal of [the melting - houses]_{623-the melting - houses} , were the staple manure of [the district]_{624-the district} ; great ghastly whale - jaws , bleached bare and white , were the arches over the gate - posts to many [a field]_{625-a field} or [moorland stretch]_{626-moorland stretch} . Out of [every family of [several sons]_{628-several sons}]_{627-every family of several sons} , however agricultural [their]_{628-several sons} position might be , [one]_629-one had gone to [sea]_630-sea , and [the mother]_{631-the mother} looked wistfully seaward at the changes of [the keen piping moorland winds]_{632-the keen piping moorland winds} . The holiday rambles were to [the coast]_{633-the coast} ; [no one]_{634-no one} cared to go inland to see aught , unless indeed it might be to the great annual horse - fairs held where [the dreary land]_{635-the dreary land} broke into habitation and cultivation . Somehow in [this country]_{636-this country} sea thoughts followed [the thinker]_{637-the thinker} far inland ; whereas in [most other parts of [the island]_{639-the island}]_{638-most other parts of the island} , at five miles from [the ocean]_{640-the ocean} , [he]_{637-the thinker} has all but forgotten the existence of such an element as [salt water]_{641-salt water} . The great Greenland trade of [the coasting towns]_{642-the coasting towns} was the main and primary cause of this , no doubt . But there was also a dread and an irritation in [every one]_{565-every one} 's mind , at the time of which [I]_0-i write , in connection with [the neighbouring sea]_{644-the neighbouring sea} . Since the termination of the American war , there had been nothing to call for any unusual energy in manning [the navy]_{645-the navy} ; and the grants required by Government for this purpose diminished with every year of peace . In 1792 this grant touched its minimum for many years . In 1793 the proceedings of [the French]_{182-the french} had set [Europe]_6-europe on fire , and [the English]_{183-the english} were raging with anti - Gallican excitement , fomented into action by every expedient of [the Crown]_{646-the crown} and [its Ministers]_{647-its ministers} . [We]_648-our had [[our]_648-our ships]_{649-our ships} ; but where were [[our]_648-our men]_{650-our men} ? [The Admiralty]_{7-the admiralty} had , however , a ready remedy at hand , with ample precedent for [its]_{7-the admiralty} use , and with common ( if not statute ) law to sanction its application . [They]_{7-the admiralty} issued ' press warrants , '_[685-lover] calling upon [the civil power throughout [the country]_{574-the country} to support [[their]_{7-the admiralty} officers]_{653-their officers} in the discharge of [their]_{7-the admiralty} duty]_{651-the civil power throughout the country to support their officers in the discharge of their duty} . [The sea - coast]_{654-the sea - coast} was divided into [districts]_{655-districts} , under the charge of [a captain in [the navy]_{645-the navy} , who again delegated [sub - districts]_{658-sub - districts} to [lieutenants]_{659-lieutenants}]_{656-a captain in the navy , who again delegated sub - districts to lieutenants} ; and in this manner all [homeward - bound vessels]_{660-homeward - bound vessels} were watched and waited for , [all ports]_{661-all ports} were under supervision ; and in a day , if need were , a large number of [men]_662-men could be added to [the forces of [[his]_664-his Majesty]_{665-his majesty} 's navy]_{663-the forces of his majesty 's navy} . But if [the Admiralty]_{7-the admiralty} became urgent in [their]_{7-the admiralty} demands , [they]_{7-the admiralty} were also willing to be unscrupulous . [Landsmen]_666-landsmen , if able - bodied , might soon be trained into [good sailors]_{667-good sailors} ; and once in the hold of [the tender]_{668-the tender} , which always awaited the success of the operations of the press - gang , it was difficult for [such prisoners]_{669-such prisoners} to bring evidence of the nature of [their]_{669-such prisoners} former occupations , especially when [none]_670-none had leisure to listen to such evidence , or were willing to believe it if [they]_670-none did listen , or would act upon it for the release of [the captive]_{671-the captive} if [they]_670-none had by possibility both listened and believed . [Men]_662-men were kidnapped , literally disappeared , and nothing was ever heard of [them]_662-men again . [[The street]_{673-the street} of [a busy town]_{675-a busy town}]_{674-the street of a busy town} was not safe from such press - gang captures , as [Lord Thurlow]_{184-lord thurlow} could have told , after a certain walk [he]_{184-lord thurlow} took about this time on [Tower Hill]_{8-tower hill} , when [he]_{184-lord thurlow} , [the attorney - general of]_{676-the attorney - general of} [England]_1-england , was impressed , when [the Admiralty]_{7-the admiralty} had [its]_{7-the admiralty} own peculiar ways of getting rid of [tiresome besiegers]_{677-tiresome besiegers} and [petitioners]_{678-petitioners} . Nor yet were [lonely inland dwellers more secure]_{679-lonely inland dwellers more secure} ; [many a rustic]_{680-many a rustic} went to a statute fair or ' mop , '_{[743-a yorkshireman]} and never came [home]_681-home to tell of [his]_{680-many a rustic} hiring ; many [a stout young farmer]_{682-a stout young farmer} vanished from [his]_{682-a stout young farmer} place by the hearth of [[his]_{682-a stout young farmer} father]_{683-his father} , and was no more heard of by [mother]_684-mother or [lover]_685-lover ; so great was the press for [men]_662-men to serve in [the navy]_{645-the navy} during the early years of the war with [France]_9-france , and after every great naval victory of that war . [The servants of the Admiralty]_{688-the servants of the admiralty} lay in wait for [all merchantmen]_{689-all merchantmen} and [traders]_690-traders ; there were many instances of [vessels]_691-vessels returning [home]_681-home after long absence , and laden with rich cargo , being boarded within a day 's distance of [land]_693-land , and so many [men pressed and carried off]_{694-men pressed and carried off} , that [the ship]_{695-the ship} , with [her]_{695-the ship} cargo , became unmanageable from the loss of [[her]_{695-the ship} crew]_{696-her crew} , drifted out again into [the wild wide ocean]_{697-the wild wide ocean} , and was sometimes found in the helpless guidance of [one or two infirm or ignorant sailors]_{698-one or two infirm or ignorant sailors} ; sometimes [such vessels]_{699-such vessels} were never heard of more . [The men thus pressed]_{700-the men thus pressed} were taken from the near grasp of [parents]_701-parents or [wives]_702-wives , and were often deprived of the hard earnings of years , which remained in the hands of [the masters of [the merchantman]_{704-the merchantman} in which [they]_{700-the men thus pressed} had served]_{703-the masters of the merchantman in which they had served} , subject to all the chances of honesty or dishonesty , life or death . Now all this tyranny ( for [I]_0-i can use no other word ) is marvellous to [us]_705-we ; [we]_705-we can not imagine how it is that [a nation]_{706-a nation} submitted to it for so long , even under any warlike enthusiasm , any panic of invasion , any amount of loyal subservience to [the governing powers]_{707-the governing powers} . When [we]_705-we read of the military being called in to assist the civil power in backing up [the press - gang]_{708-the press - gang} , of [parties of [soldiers]_710-soldiers patrolling [the streets]_{711-the streets} , and sentries with screwed bayonets placed at every door while [the press - gang]_{708-the press - gang} entered and searched each hole and corner of [the dwelling]_{713-the dwelling}]_{709-parties of soldiers patrolling the streets , and sentries with screwed bayonets placed at every door while the press - gang entered and searched each hole and corner of the dwelling} ; when [we]_705-we hear of [churches]_714-churches being surrounded during divine service by [troops]_715-troops , while [the press - gang]_{708-the press - gang} stood ready at the door to seize [men]_662-men as [they]_662-men came out from attending public worship , and take these instances as merely types of what was constantly going on in different forms , [we]_705-we do not wonder at [Lord Mayors]_{718-lord mayors} , and [other civic authorities in [large towns]_{720-large towns}]_{719-other civic authorities in large towns} , complaining that a stop was put to business by the danger which [the tradesmen]_{721-the tradesmen} and [[their]_{721-the tradesmen} servants]_{722-their servants} incurred in leaving [[their]_{721-the tradesmen} houses]_{723-their houses} and going into [the streets]_{711-the streets} , infested by [press - gangs]_{725-press - gangs} . Whether it was that living in [closer neighbourhood to [the metropolis]_{727-the metropolis}]_{726-closer neighbourhood to the metropolis} -- the centre of politics and news -- inspired [the inhabitants of [the southern counties]_{729-the southern counties}]_{728-the inhabitants of the southern counties} with a strong feeling of that kind of patriotism which consists in hating [all other nations]_{730-all other nations} ; or whether it was that the chances of capture were so much greater at [all the southern ports]_{731-all the southern ports} that [the merchant sailors]_{732-the merchant sailors} became inured to the danger ; or whether it was that serving in [the navy]_{645-the navy} , to [those familiar with [such towns as [Portsmouth]_{10-portsmouth} and [Plymouth]_11-plymouth]_{735-such towns as portsmouth and plymouth}]_{734-those familiar with such towns as portsmouth and plymouth} , had an attraction to [most men from the dash and brilliancy of the adventurous employment]_{736-most men from the dash and brilliancy of the adventurous employment} -- it is certain that [the southerners]_{737-the southerners} took the oppression of press - warrants more submissively than [the wild north - eastern people]_{738-the wild north - eastern people} . For with [them]_{737-the southerners} the chances of profit beyond [their]_{737-the southerners} wages in the whaling or Greenland trade extended to the lowest description of [sailor]_739-sailor . [He]_740-he might rise by daring and saving to be [a ship - owner]_{548-a ship - owner} [himself]_740-he . Numbers around [him]_740-he had done so ; and this very fact made the distinction between class and class less apparent ; and the common ventures and dangers , the universal interest felt in one pursuit , bound [the inhabitants of that line of coast]_{742-the inhabitants of that line of coast} together with a strong tie , the severance of which by any violent extraneous measure , gave rise to passionate anger and thirst for vengeance . [A Yorkshireman]_{743-a yorkshireman} once said to [me]_0-i , ' [[My]_{748-the lord mayor of} county folk]_{5485-my county folk} are all alike . [Their]_{5485-my county folk} first thought is how to resist . Why ! [I]_{748-the lord mayor of} [myself]_{748-the lord mayor of} , if [I]_{748-the lord mayor of} hear [a man]_{5486-a man} say it is a fine day , catch [myself]_{748-the lord mayor of} trying to find out that it is no such thing . It is so in thought ; it is so in word ; it is so in deed . '_{[748-the lord mayor of]} So [you]_744-you may imagine [the press - gang]_{708-the press - gang} had no easy time of it on [the Yorkshire coast]_{746-the yorkshire coast} . In [other places]_{747-other places} [they]_{708-the press - gang} inspired fear , but here rage and hatred . [The Lord Mayor of]_{748-the lord mayor of} [York]_12-york was warned on 20th January , 1777 , by an anonymous letter , that ' if [those men]_{5487-those men} were not sent from [the city]_{5488-the city} on or before the following Tuesday , [[[his]_{748-the lord mayor of} lordship]_{5489-his lordship} 's own dwelling]_{5490-his lordship 's own dwelling} , and [the Mansion - house]_{5491-the mansion - house} also , should be burned to the ground . '_{[773-the ship - owners]} Perhaps something of the ill - feeling that prevailed on the subject was owing to the fact which [I]_0-i have noticed in other places similarly situated . Where the landed possessions of [gentlemen of ancient family but limited income]_{749-gentlemen of ancient family but limited income} surround a centre of any kind of profitable trade or manufacture , there is a sort of latent ill - will on the part of [the squires]_{750-the squires} to [the tradesman]_{751-the tradesman} , be [he]_{751-the tradesman} [manufacturer]_{752-manufacturer} , [merchant]_753-merchant , or [ship - owner]_{754-ship - owner} , in whose hands is held a power of money - making , which no hereditary pride , or gentlemanly love of doing nothing , prevents [him]_{751-the tradesman} from using . This ill - will , to be sure , is mostly of a negative kind ; its most common form of manifestation is in absence of speech or action , a sort of torpid and genteel ignoring [all unpleasant neighbours]_{755-all unpleasant neighbours} ; but really [the whale - fisheries of [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{756-the whale - fisheries of monkshaven} had become so impertinently and obtrusively prosperous of late years at the time of which [I]_0-i write , [the Monkshaven ship - owners]_{757-the monkshaven ship - owners} were growing so wealthy and consequential , that [the squires]_{750-the squires} , who lived at [home]_681-home at ease in [the old stone manor - houses scattered up and down [the surrounding moorland]_{761-the surrounding moorland}]_{760-the old stone manor - houses scattered up and down the surrounding moorland} , felt that the check upon the Monkshaven trade likely to be inflicted by the press - gang , was wisely ordained by the higher powers ( how high [they]_{750-the squires} placed these powers [I]_0-i will not venture to say ) , to prevent overhaste in getting rich , which was a scriptural fault , and [they]_{750-the squires} also thought that [they]_{750-the squires} were only doing [their]_{750-the squires} duty in backing up the Admiralty warrants by all the civil power at [their]_{750-the squires} disposal , whenever [they]_{750-the squires} were called upon , and whenever [they]_{750-the squires} could do so without taking too much trouble in affairs which did not after all much concern [themselves]_{750-the squires} . There was just another motive in the minds of [some provident parents of many daughters]_{762-some provident parents of many daughters} . [The captains]_{763-the captains} and [lieutenants employed on this service]_{764-lieutenants employed on this service} were mostly [agreeable bachelors , brought up to a genteel profession]_{765-agreeable bachelors , brought up to a genteel profession} , at the least [they]_{763-the captains} were very pleasant visitors , when [they]_{763-the captains} had a day to spare ; who knew what might come of it ? Indeed , [these brave officers]_{766-these brave officers} were not unpopular in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven itself , except at the time when [they]_{766-these brave officers} were brought into actual collision with [the people]_{767-the people} . [They]_{766-these brave officers} had the frank manners of [their]_{766-these brave officers} profession ; [they]_{766-these brave officers} were known to have served in those engagements , the very narrative of which at this day will warm the heart of [a Quaker]_{768-a quaker} , and [they]_{766-these brave officers} [themselves]_{766-these brave officers} did not come prominently forward in the dirty work which , nevertheless , was permitted and quietly sanctioned by [them]_{766-these brave officers} . So while [few Monkshaven people]_{769-few monkshaven people} passed [the low public - house]_{770-the low public - house} over which the navy blue - flag streamed , as a sign that it was the rendezvous of [the press - gang]_{708-the press - gang} , without spitting towards [it]_{770-the low public - house} in sign of abhorrence , yet , perhaps , [the very same persons]_{772-the very same persons} would give some rough token of respect to [Lieutenant Atkinson]_{185-lieutenant atkinson} if [they]_{772-the very same persons} met [him]_{185-lieutenant atkinson} in [High Street]_{13-high street} . Touching [their]_{772-the very same persons} hats was an unknown gesture in those parts , but [they]_{772-the very same persons} would move [their]_{772-the very same persons} heads in a droll , familiar kind of way , neither a wag nor a nod , but meant all the same to imply friendly regard . [The ship - owners]_{773-the ship - owners} , too , invited [him]_{185-lieutenant atkinson} to an occasional dinner or supper , all the time looking forward to the chances of [his]_{185-lieutenant atkinson} turning out [an active enemy]_{774-an active enemy} , and not by any means inclined to give [him]_{185-lieutenant atkinson} ' the run of [the house]_{5492-the house} , '_{[780-spies--'varmint]} however [many unmarried daughters]_{775-many unmarried daughters} might grace [their]_{773-the ship - owners} table . Still as [he]_{185-lieutenant atkinson} could tell a rattling story , drink hard , and was seldom too busy to come at a short notice , [he]_{185-lieutenant atkinson} got on better than [any one]_{776-any one} could have expected with [the Monkshaven folk]_{777-the monkshaven folk} . And the principal share of the odium of [his]_{185-lieutenant atkinson} business fell on [[his]_{185-lieutenant atkinson} subordinates]_{778-his subordinates} , who were one and all regarded in the light of [mean kidnappers]_{779-mean kidnappers} and [spies--'varmint]_{780-spies--'varmint} , ' as [the common people]_{5493-the common people} esteemed [them]_{778-his subordinates} : and as such [they]_{778-his subordinates} were ready at the first provocation to hunt and to worry [them]_{778-his subordinates} , and little cared [the press - gang]_{708-the press - gang} for this . Whatever else [they]_{778-his subordinates} were , [they]_{778-his subordinates} were brave and daring . [They]_{778-his subordinates} had law to back [them]_{778-his subordinates} , therefore [their]_{778-his subordinates} business was lawful . [They]_{778-his subordinates} were serving [[their]_{778-his subordinates} king]_{5495-their king} and [country]_5496-country . [They]_{778-his subordinates} were using all [their]_{778-his subordinates} faculties , and that is always pleasant . There was plenty of scope for the glory and triumph of outwitting ; plenty of adventure in [their]_{778-his subordinates} life . It was a lawful and loyal employment , requiring sense , readiness , courage , and besides it called out that strange love of the chase inherent in [every man]_{5497-every man} . Fourteen or fifteen miles at [sea]_630-sea lay the _ Aurora _ , [good man - of - war]_{5499-good man - of - war} ; and to [her]_{5499-good man - of - war} were conveyed the living cargoes of several tenders , which were stationed at [likely places along [the sea - coast]_{654-the sea - coast}]_{5500-likely places along the sea - coast} . One , [the _ Lively Lady _]_{5502-the _ lively lady _} , might be seen from [the cliffs above [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{5503-the cliffs above monkshaven} , not so far away , but hidden by the angle of [the high lands]_{5504-the high lands} from the constant sight of [the townspeople]_{5505-the townspeople} ; and there was always [the Randyvow - house]_{5506-the randyvow - house} ( as [the public - house with the navy blue - flag was called thereabouts]_{5507-the public - house with the navy blue - flag was called thereabouts} ) for [the crew of [the _ Lively Lady _]_{186-the _ lively lady _}]_{5508-the crew of the _ lively lady _} to lounge about , and there to offer drink to [unwary passers - by]_{5509-unwary passers - by} . At present this was all that [the press - gang]_{708-the press - gang} had done at [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven . CHAPTER II HOME FROM [GREENLAND]_14-greenland One hot day , early in October of the year 1796 , [two girls]_{5511-two girls} set off from [[their]_{5511-two girls} country homes]_{5512-their country homes} to [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven to sell [their]_{5511-two girls} butter and eggs , for [they]_{5511-two girls} were [both [farmers]_619-farmers '_{[792-the farmers]} daughters]_{5513-both farmers ' daughters} , though rather in different circumstances ; for [Molly Corney]_187-molly was one of [a large family of [children]_572-children]_{781-a large family of children} , and had to rough it accordingly ; [Sylvia Robson]_188-sylvia was [an only child]_{783-an only child} , and was much made of in [more people]_{784-more people} 's estimation than [Mary]_187-molly 's by [[her]_188-sylvia elderly parents]_{785-her elderly parents} . [They]_786-they had each purchases to make after [their]_786-they sales were effected , as sales of butter and eggs were effected in those days by the market - women sitting on the steps of [the great old mutilated cross]_{787-the great old mutilated cross} till a certain hour in the afternoon , after which , if all [their]_786-they goods were not disposed of , [they]_786-they took [them]_788-them unwillingly to [the shops]_{789-the shops} and sold [them]_788-them at a lower price . But [good housewives]_{790-good housewives} did not despise coming [themselves]_{790-good housewives} to [the Butter Cross]_{15-the butter cross} , and , smelling and depreciating the articles [they]_{790-good housewives} wanted , kept up a perpetual struggle of words , trying , often in vain , to beat down prices . [A housekeeper of the last century]_{791-a housekeeper of the last century} would have thought that [she]_{791-a housekeeper of the last century} did not know [her]_{791-a housekeeper of the last century} business , if [she]_{791-a housekeeper of the last century} had not gone through this preliminary process ; and [[the farmers]_{792-the farmers} ' wives]_{5515-the farmers ' wives} and [daughters]_{5516-daughters} treated it all as a matter of course , replying with a good deal of independent humour to [the customer]_{5517-the customer} , who , once having discovered where good butter and fresh eggs were to be sold , came time after time to depreciate the articles [she]_{791-a housekeeper of the last century} always ended in taking . There was leisure for all this kind of work in those days . [Molly]_187-molly had tied a knot on [her]_187-molly pink - spotted handkerchief for each of the various purchases [she]_187-molly had to make ; dull but important articles needed for the week 's consumption at [home]_681-home ; if [she]_187-molly forgot any one of them [she]_187-molly knew [she]_187-molly was sure of a good '_{[5515-the farmers ' wives]} rating ' from [[her]_187-molly mother]_{5519-her mother} . The number of [them]_5520-them made [her]_187-molly pocket - handkerchief look like one of the nine - tails of a '_{[792-the farmers]} cat ; ' but not a single thing was for [herself]_187-molly , nor , indeed , for [any one individual of [[her]_187-molly numerous family]_{5522-her numerous family}]_{5521-any one individual of her numerous family} . There was neither much thought nor much money to spend for any but collective wants in [the Corney family]_{5523-the corney family} . It was different with [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . [She]_187-molly was going to choose [her]_187-molly first cloak , not to have an old one of [[her]_187-molly mother]_{5519-her mother} 's , that had gone down through [two sisters]_{5525-two sisters} , dyed for the fourth time ( and [Molly]_187-molly would have been glad had even this chance been [hers]_187-molly ) , but to buy a bran - new duffle cloak all for [herself]_187-molly , with not even an elder authority to curb [her]_187-molly as to price , only [Molly]_187-molly to give [her]_187-molly admiring counsel , and as much sympathy as was consistent with a little patient envy of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's happier circumstances . Every now and then [they]_5526-they wandered off from the one grand subject of thought , but [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , with unconscious art , soon brought the conversation round to the fresh consideration of the respective merits of gray and scarlet . [These girls]_{5527-these girls} were walking bare - foot and carrying [their]_{5527-these girls} shoes and stockings in [their]_{5527-these girls} hands during the first part of [their]_{5527-these girls} way ; but as [they]_{5527-these girls} were drawing near [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven [they]_{5527-these girls} stopped , and turned aside along a foot - path that led from [the main - road]_{5528-the main - road} down to [the banks of [the Dee]_{192-dolly reid}]_{5529-the banks of the dee} . There were great stones in [the river]_{491-the river} about here , round which the waters gathered and eddied and formed deep pools . [Molly]_187-molly sate down on [the grassy bank]_{5531-the grassy bank} to wash [her]_187-molly feet ; but [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , more active ( or perhaps lighter - hearted with the notion of the cloak in the distance ) , placed [her]_188-sylvia basket on [a gravelly bit of shore]_{5532-a gravelly bit of shore} , and , giving a long spring , seated [herself]_188-sylvia on a stone almost in the middle of [the stream]_{494-the stream} . Then [she]_188-sylvia began dipping [her]_188-sylvia little rosy toes in the cool rushing water and whisking them out with childish glee . '_[188-sylvia] Be quiet , wi ' the '_[188-sylvia] , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ? [Thou'st]_793-thou'st splashing [me]_0-i all ower , and [my]_0-i feyther'll noane be so keen o ' giving [me]_{794-her companion} a new cloak as thine is , seemingly . '_{[794-her companion]} [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was quiet , not to say penitent , in a moment . [She]_188-sylvia drew up [her]_188-sylvia feet instantly ; and , as if to take [herself]_188-sylvia out of temptation , [she]_188-sylvia turned away from [Molly]_187-molly to that side of [her]_188-sylvia stony seat on which the current ran shallow , and broken by pebbles . But once disturbed in [her]_188-sylvia play , [her]_188-sylvia thoughts reverted to the great subject of the cloak . [She]_188-sylvia was now as still as a minute before [she]_188-sylvia had been full of frolic and gambolling life . [She]_188-sylvia had tucked [herself]_188-sylvia up on the stone , as if it had been a cushion , and [she]_188-sylvia a little sultana . [Molly]_187-molly was deliberately washing [her]_187-molly feet and drawing on [her]_187-molly stockings , when [she]_187-molly heard a sudden sigh , and [[her]_187-molly companion]_{794-her companion} turned round so as to face [her]_187-molly , and said , ' [I]_{794-her companion} wish [mother]_684-mother had n't spoken up for t '_{[794-her companion]} gray . ' '_[797-she] Why , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , [thou]_795-thou wert saying as [we]_796-we topped t'brow , as [she]_797-she did nought but bid [thee]_795-thou think twice afore settling on scarlet . ' '_[797-she] Ay ! but [mother]_684-mother 's words are scarce , and weigh heavy . [Feyther]_190-feyther 's liker [me]_0-i , and [we]_796-we talk a deal o ' rubble ; but [mother]_684-mother 's words are liker to hewn stone . [She]_684-mother puts a deal o '_[188-sylvia] meaning in 'em . And then , '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , as if [she]_188-sylvia was put out by the suggestion , ' [she]_684-mother bid [me]_188-sylvia ask [cousin Philip]_191-philip for [his]_191-philip opinion . [I]_188-sylvia hate [a man]_{5486-a man} as has getten an opinion on such - like things . '_[188-sylvia] ' Well ! [we]_796-we shall niver get to [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven this day , either for to sell [our]_796-we eggs and stuff , or to buy [thy]_2-monkshaven cloak , if [we]_796-we 're_[188-sylvia] sittin ' [here]_5537-here much longer . T '_[799-lass] sun 's for slanting low , so come along , [lass]_799-lass , and let 's be going . ' '_[188-sylvia] But if [I]_0-i put on [my]_0-i stockings and shoon here , and jump back into yon wet gravel , [I]_0-i ' se not be fit to be seen , '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , in a pathetic tone of bewilderment , that was funnily childlike . [She]_188-sylvia stood up , [her]_188-sylvia bare feet curved round the curving surface of the stone , [her]_188-sylvia slight figure balancing as if in act to spring . ' [Thou]_801-thou knows thou'll have just to jump back barefoot , and wash [thy]_801-thou feet afresh , without making all that ado ; [thou]_801-thou shouldst ha '_[801-thou] done it at first , like [me]_0-i , and [all other sensible folk]_{800-all other sensible folk} . But [thou'st]_801-thou getten no gumption . ' [Molly]_187-molly 's mouth was stopped by [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's hand . [She]_187-molly was already on [the river bank]_{5538-the river bank} by [[her]_187-molly friend]_{5539-her friend} 's side . '_[801-thou] Now dunnot lecture [me]_0-i ; [I]_0-i 'm none for a sermon hung on every peg o '_[0-i] words . [I]_0-i 'm going to have a new cloak , [lass]_799-lass , and [I]_{802-each girl} can not heed [thee]_799-lass if [thou]_799-lass dost lecture . [Thou]_799-lass shall have all the gumption , and [I]_{802-each girl} 'll have [my]_{802-each girl} cloak . '_{[802-each girl]} It may be doubted whether [Molly]_187-molly thought this an equal division . [Each girl]_{802-each girl} wore tightly - fitting stockings , knit by [her]_{802-each girl} own hands , of the blue worsted common in [that country]_{803-that country} ; [they]_{802-each girl} had on neat high - heeled black leather shoes , coming well over the instep , and fastened as well as ornamented with bright steel buckles . [They]_{802-each girl} did not walk so lightly and freely now as [they]_{802-each girl} did before [they]_{802-each girl} were shod , but [their]_{802-each girl} steps were still springy with the buoyancy of early youth ; for neither of [them]_{802-each girl} was twenty , indeed [I]_0-i believe [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was not more than seventeen at this time . [They]_{802-each girl} clambered up [the steep grassy path]_{804-the steep grassy path} , with brambles catching at [their]_{802-each girl} kilted petticoats , through the copse - wood , till [they]_{802-each girl} regained [the high road]_{805-the high road} ; and then [they]_{802-each girl} ' settled [themselves]_{802-each girl} , '_[187-molly] as [they]_{802-each girl} called it ; that is to say , [they]_{802-each girl} took off [their]_{802-each girl} black felt hats , and tied up [their]_{802-each girl} clustering hair afresh ; [they]_{802-each girl} shook off every speck of wayside dust ; straightened the little shawls ( or large neck - kerchiefs , call them which [you]_806-you will ) that were spread over [their]_{802-each girl} shoulders , pinned below the throat , and confined at the waist by [their]_{802-each girl} apron - strings ; and then putting on [their]_{802-each girl} hats again , and picking up [their]_{802-each girl} baskets , [they]_{802-each girl} prepared to walk decorously into [the town of Monkshaven]_{807-the town of monkshaven} . The next turn of [the road]_{808-the road} showed [them]_{802-each girl} the red peaked roofs of [the closely packed houses lying almost directly below [the hill on which [they]_{802-each girl} were]_{810-the hill on which they were}]_{809-the closely packed houses lying almost directly below the hill on which they were} . The full autumn sun brought out the ruddy colour of the tiled gables , and deepened the shadows in [the narrow streets]_{811-the narrow streets} . [The narrow harbour at the mouth of [the river]_{491-the river}]_{812-the narrow harbour at the mouth of the river} was crowded with [small vessels of all descriptions]_{814-small vessels of all descriptions} , making an intricate forest of masts . Beyond lay [the sea]_{575-the sea} , like a flat pavement of sapphire , scarcely a ripple varying [its]_{575-the sea} sunny surface , that stretched out leagues away till it blended with the softened azure of the sky . On [this blue trackless water]_{816-this blue trackless water} floated scores of [white - sailed fishing boats]_{817-white - sailed fishing boats} , apparently motionless , unless [you]_806-you measured [their]_{802-each girl} progress by some land - mark ; but still , and silent , and distant as [they]_{802-each girl} seemed , the consciousness that there were [men on board]_{818-men on board} , each going forth into [the great deep]_{819-the great deep} , added unspeakably to the interest felt in watching [them]_{802-each girl} . Close to [the bar of [the river]_{491-the river}]_{820-the bar of the river} [Dee]_{192-dolly reid} [a larger vessel]_{822-a larger vessel} lay to . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , who had only recently come into [the neighbourhood]_{823-the neighbourhood} , looked at this with the same quiet interest as [she]_188-sylvia did at [all the others]_{824-all the others} ; but [Molly]_187-molly , as soon as [her]_187-molly eye caught the build of it , cried out aloud-- ' [She]_188-sylvia 's [a whaler]_{5541-a whaler} ! [she]_188-sylvia 's [a whaler home from t '_[187-molly] [Greenland seas]_{825-greenland seas}]_{5542-a whaler home from t ' greenland seas} ! T ' first this season ! God bless [her]_188-sylvia ! '_[188-sylvia] and [she]_187-molly turned round and shook both [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's hands in the fulness of [her]_187-molly excitement . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's colour rose , and [her]_188-sylvia eyes sparkled out of sympathy . ' Is ta sure ? '_[187-molly] [she]_188-sylvia asked , breathless in [her]_188-sylvia turn ; for though [she]_188-sylvia did not know by the aspect of [the different ships]_{826-the different ships} on what trade [they]_{826-the different ships} were bound , yet [she]_188-sylvia was well aware of the paramount interest attached to [whaling vessels]_{827-whaling vessels} . ' Three o'clock ! and it 's not high water till five ! '_[187-molly] said [Molly]_187-molly . ' If [we]_828-they 're_[799-lass] sharp [we]_828-they can sell [our]_828-they eggs , and be down to [the staithes]_{829-the staithes} before [she]_830-she comes into port . Be sharp , [lass]_799-lass ! ' And down [the steep long hill]_{5543-the steep long hill} [they]_828-they went at a pace that was almost a run . A run [they]_828-they dared not make it ; and as it was , the rate at which [they]_828-they walked would have caused destruction among eggs less carefully packed . When the descent was ended , there was yet [the long narrow street]_{5544-the long narrow street} before [them]_828-they , bending and swerving from the straight line , as it followed the course of [the river]_{491-the river} . [The girls]_{5546-the girls} felt as if [they]_{5546-the girls} should never come to [the market - place]_{5547-the market - place} , which was situated at the crossing of [Bridge Street]_{16-bridge street} and [High Street]_{13-high street} . There the old stone cross was raised by [the monks]_{5548-the monks} long ago ; now worn and mutilated , [no one]_{634-no one} esteemed it as a holy symbol , but only as the Butter Cross , where [market - women]_{5550-market - women} clustered on Wednesday , and whence [the town crier]_{5551-the town crier} made all [his]_{5551-the town crier} proclamations of household sales , things lost or found , beginning with '_[799-lass] Oh ! yes , oh ! yes , oh ! yes ! ' and ending with '_[799-lass] God bless [the king]_{832-the king} and [the lord of [this manor]_{834-this manor}]_{833-the lord of this manor} , ' and a very brisk '_{[5562-t ' whalers]} Amen , ' before [he]_{5551-the town crier} went on [his]_{5551-the town crier} way and took off the livery - coat , the colours of which marked [him]_{5551-the town crier} as [a servant of [the Burnabys]_{193-the burnabys}]_{5552-a servant of the burnabys} , [the family who held manorial rights over [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{5553-the family who held manorial rights over monkshaven} . Of course [the much frequented space surrounding the Butter Cross]_{5554-the much frequented space surrounding the butter cross} was the favourite centre for [shops]_5555-shops ; and on this day , a fine market day , just when [good housewives]_{790-good housewives} begin to look over [their]_{790-good housewives} winter store of blankets and flannels , and discover [their]_{790-good housewives} needs betimes , [these shops]_{5557-these shops} ought to have had plenty of [customers]_{5558-customers} . But [they]_{5557-these shops} were empty and of even quieter aspect than [their]_{5557-these shops} every - day wo nt . The three - legged creepie - stools that were hired out at a penny an hour to [such market - women]_{5559-such market - women} as came too late to find room on the steps were unoccupied ; knocked over here and there , as if [people]_5560-people had passed by in haste . [Molly]_187-molly took in all at a glance , and interpreted the signs , though [she]_187-molly had no time to explain their meaning , and [her]_187-molly consequent course of action , to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , but darted into [a corner shop]_{5561-a corner shop} . '_[837-lord] [T ' whalers]_{5562-t ' whalers} is coming [home]_681-home ! There 's one lying outside t '_[837-lord] bar ! ' This was put in the form of an assertion ; but the tone was that of eager cross - questioning . '_[837-lord] Ay ! ' said [a lame man]_{5564-a lame man} , mending fishing - nets behind a rough deal counter . '_[835-she] [She]_835-she 's come back airly , and [she]_835-she 's brought good news o ' t '_[835-she] [others]_540-others , as [I]_0-i 've heered say . Time was [I]_0-i should ha ' been on [th '_[835-she] staithes]_{5565-th ' staithes} throwing up [my]_0-i cap wit ' t '_[837-lord] best on ['em]_5566-'em ; but now it pleases t '_[835-she] [Lord]_837-lord to keep [me]_0-i at [home]_681-home , and set [me]_0-i to mind [other folks]_{839-other folks} ' gear . See [thee]_840-ye , [wench]_5567-wench , there 's [a vast o '_[835-she] folk]_{5568-a vast o ' folk} ha ' left [their]_{5568-a vast o ' folk} skeps o '_[835-she] things wi ' [me]_835-she while [they]_{5568-a vast o ' folk} 're_[835-she] away down to [t ' quay side]_{5569-t ' quay side} . Leave [me]_835-she [your]_840-ye eggs and be off wi '_[835-she] [ye]_840-ye for t ' see t '_[835-she] fun , for [mebbe]_841-he ye'll live to be palsied yet , and then [ye'll]_840-ye be fretting ower spilt milk , and that [ye]_840-ye did n't tak ' all chances when [ye]_840-ye was young . Ay , well ! [they]_{5568-a vast o ' folk} 're_[835-she] out o ' hearin '_[841-he] o ' [my]_841-he moralities ; [I]_841-he 'd better find a lamiter like [mysen]_841-he to preach to , for it 's not [iverybody]_{194-iverybody} has t '_[841-he] luck t ' clargy has of saying [their]_{5568-a vast o ' folk} say out whether [folks]_5570-folks likes it or not . '_{[859-a gruff old sailor she happened to find near her]} [He]_841-he put the baskets carefully away with much of such talk as this addressed to [himself]_841-he while [he]_841-he did so . Then [he]_841-he sighed once or twice ; and then [he]_841-he took the better course and began to sing over [his]_841-he tarry work . [Molly]_187-molly and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia were far along [the staithes]_{829-the staithes} by the time [he]_841-he got to this point of cheerfulness . [They]_843-they ran on , regardless of stitches and pains in the side ; on along [the river bank]_{5538-the river bank} to where the concourse of [people]_5560-people was gathered . There was no great length of way between [the Butter Cross]_{15-the butter cross} and [the harbour]_{846-the harbour} ; in five minutes [the breathless girls]_{847-the breathless girls} were close together in the best place [they]_{847-the breathless girls} could get for seeing , on the outside of [the crowd]_{848-the crowd} ; and in as short a time longer [they]_{847-the breathless girls} were pressed inwards , by [fresh arrivals]_{849-fresh arrivals} , into the very midst of [the throng]_{850-the throng} . All eyes were directed to [the ship]_{695-the ship} , beating [her]_{695-the ship} anchor just outside the bar , not a quarter of a mile away . [The custom - house officer]_{852-the custom - house officer} was just gone aboard of [her]_{695-the ship} to receive [the captain]_{853-the captain} 's report of [his]_{853-the captain} cargo , and make due examination . [The men who had taken [him]_841-he out in [his]_841-he boat]_{854-the men who had taken him out in his boat} were rowing back to [the shore]_{855-the shore} , and brought small fragments of news when [they]_{847-the breathless girls} landed a little distance from [the crowd]_{848-the crowd} , which moved as [one man to hear what was to be told]_{857-one man to hear what was to be told} . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia took a hard grasp of the hand of [the older and more experienced [Molly]_187-molly]_{858-the older and more experienced molly} , and listened open - mouthed to the answers [she]_188-sylvia was extracting from [a gruff old sailor [she]_188-sylvia happened to find near [her]_188-sylvia]_{859-a gruff old sailor she happened to find near her} . ' What ship is [she]_{695-the ship} ? '_{[859-a gruff old sailor she happened to find near her]} ' T '_{[860-an old woman]} _ Resolution _ of [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven ! ' said [he]_841-he , indignantly , as if [any goose]_{5571-any goose} might have known that . '_{[860-an old woman]} An ' a good _ Resolution _ , and a blessed ship [she]_{695-the ship} 's been to [me]_{860-an old woman} , '_{[860-an old woman]} piped out [an old woman]_{860-an old woman} , close at [Mary]_187-molly 's elbow . ' [She]_{695-the ship} 's brought [me]_{859-a gruff old sailor she happened to find near her} [home]_681-home [[my]_{859-a gruff old sailor she happened to find near her} ae '_{[859-a gruff old sailor she happened to find near her]} lad]_{5573-my ae ' lad} -- for [he]_{859-a gruff old sailor she happened to find near her} shouted to [yon boatman]_{861-yon boatman} to bid [him]_{859-a gruff old sailor she happened to find near her} tell [me]_0-i [he]_{859-a gruff old sailor she happened to find near her} was well . ' Tell [Peggy Christison]_195-daisy , '_{[859-a gruff old sailor she happened to find near her]} says [he]_{859-a gruff old sailor she happened to find near her} ( [my]_0-i name is [Margaret Christison)--'tell Peggy Christison]_195-daisy as [[her]_{860-an old woman} son]_{862-her son} [Hezekiah]_196-hezekiah is come back safe and sound . ' [The Lord]_{5574-the lord} 's name be praised ! An '_[0-i] [me]_0-i [a widow]_{863-a widow} as never thought to see [[my]_0-i lad]_{864-my lad} again ! ' It seemed as if [everybody]_{5575-everybody} relied on [every one else]_{5576-every one else} 's sympathy in that hour of great joy . '_{[864-my lad]} [I]_0-i ax pardon , but if [you]_865-you 'd gie [me]_0-i just a bit of elbow - room for a minute like , [I]_0-i 'd hold [my]_0-i babby up , so that [he]_{864-my lad} might see [[daddy]_197-daddy 's ship]_{866-daddy 's ship} , and happen , [[my]_0-i master]_{867-my master} might see [him]_{864-my lad} . [He]_{864-my lad} 's four months old last [Tuesday se'nnight]_{198-tuesday se'nnight} , and [his]_{864-my lad} feyther 's never clapt eyne on [him]_{864-my lad} yet , and [he]_{864-my lad} wi ' a tooth through , an another just breaking , bless [him]_{864-my lad} ! '_{[873-the other]} [One or two of the better end of [the Monkshaven inhabitants]_{869-the monkshaven inhabitants}]_{868-one or two of the better end of the monkshaven inhabitants} stood a little before [Molly]_187-molly and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; and as [they]_{868-one or two of the better end of the monkshaven inhabitants} moved in compliance with [the young mother]_{870-the young mother} 's request , [they]_{868-one or two of the better end of the monkshaven inhabitants} overheard some of the information [these ship - owners]_{558-these ship - owners} had received from [the boatman]_{872-the boatman} . ' [Haynes]_199-haynes says [they]_{868-one or two of the better end of the monkshaven inhabitants} 'll send the manifest of the cargo ashore in twenty minutes , as soon as [Fishburn]_200-fishburn has looked over the casks . Only eight whales , according to what [he]_200-fishburn says . '_{[873-the other]} ' [No one]_{634-no one} can tell , '_{[873-the other]} said [the other]_{873-the other} , ' till the manifest comes to hand . '_{[873-the other]} ' [I]_874-she 'm_[874-she] afraid [he]_{872-the boatman} 's right . But [he]_{872-the boatman} brings a good report of the _ Good Fortune _ . [She]_874-she 's off [St Abb 's Head]_{17-st abb 's head} , with something like fifteen whales to [her]_874-she share . ' '_[874-she] [We]_875-we shall see how much is true , when [she]_874-she comes in . ' '_[874-she] That 'll be by the afternoon tide to - morrow . ' '_{[872-the boatman]} That 's [[my]_0-i cousin]_{876-my cousin} 's ship , ' said [Molly]_187-molly to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . '_{[872-the boatman]} [He]_{872-the boatman} 's specksioneer on board [the _ Good Fortune _]_{877-the _ good fortune _} . ' [An old man]_{5578-an old man} touched [her]_187-molly as [she]_187-molly spoke-- '_{[872-the boatman]} [I]_0-i humbly make [my]_0-i manners , [missus]_878-missus , but [I]_0-i 'm stone blind ; [[my]_{879-my old woman} lad]_{864-my lad} 's aboard [yon vessel outside t '_{[879-my old woman]} bar]_{5580-yon vessel outside t ' bar} ; and [[my]_0-i old woman]_{879-my old woman} is bed - fast . Will [she]_{879-my old woman} be long , think [ye]_880-ye , in making t ' harbour ? Because , if so be as [she]_{879-my old woman} were , [I]_{879-my old woman} 'd just make [my]_{879-my old woman} way back , and speak a word or two to [[my]_{879-my old woman} missus]_{5581-my missus} , who 'll be boiling o'er into some mak o '_{[879-my old woman]} mischief now [she]_{879-my old woman} knows [he]_881-he 's so near . May [I]_0-i be so bold as to ax if t ' [Crooked Negro]_{18-crooked negro} is covered yet ? '_{[883-the blind old man]} [Molly]_187-molly stood on tip - toe to try and see the black stone thus named ; but [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , stooping and peeping through the glimpses afforded between the arms of [the moving people]_{882-the moving people} , saw it first , and told [the blind old man]_{883-the blind old man} it was still above water . ' A watched pot , '_{[883-the blind old man]} said [he]_{883-the blind old man} , ' ne'er boils , [I]_{883-the blind old man} reckon . It 's ta'en a vast o '_{[883-the blind old man]} watter t ' cover that stone to - day . Anyhow , [I]_884-we 'll have time to go [home]_681-home and rate [[my]_884-we missus]_{5581-my missus} for worritin '_[884-we] hersen , as [I]_0-i 'll be bound [she]_{879-my old woman} 's done , for all as [I]_0-i bade [her]_{879-my old woman} not , but to keep easy and content . ' '_[884-we] [We]_884-we 'd better be off too , ' said [Molly]_187-molly , as an opening was made through the press to let out [the groping old man]_{5584-the groping old man} . '_[884-we] Eggs and butter is yet to sell , and tha ' cloak to be bought . '_[188-sylvia] ' Well , [I]_932-they suppose [we]_884-we had ! '_[932-they] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , rather regretfully ; for , though all the way into [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven [her]_188-sylvia head had been full of the purchase of this cloak , yet [she]_188-sylvia was of that impressible nature that takes the tone of feeling from [those surrounding]_{885-those surrounding} ; and though [she]_188-sylvia knew [no one on board]_{886-no one on board} [the Resolution]_{19-the resolution} , [she]_188-sylvia was just as anxious for the moment to see [her]_188-sylvia come into [harbour]_887-harbour as [any one in [the crowd who had a dear relation on board]_{889-the crowd who had a dear relation on board}]_{888-any one in the crowd who had a dear relation on board} . So [she]_188-sylvia turned reluctantly to follow [the more prudent Molly]_{890-the more prudent molly} along [the quay]_{891-the quay} back to [the Butter Cross]_{15-the butter cross} . It was a pretty scene , though it was too familiar to the eyes of all who then saw it for [them]_892-them to notice [its]_{15-the butter cross} beauty . The sun was low enough in the west to turn the mist that filled [the distant valley of [the river]_{491-the river}]_{893-the distant valley of the river} into golden haze . Above , on [either bank of [the Dee]_{192-dolly reid}]_{895-either bank of the dee} , there lay [the moorland heights swelling one behind the other]_{896-the moorland heights swelling one behind the other} ; the nearer , russet brown with the tints of the fading bracken ; the more distant , gray and dim against the rich autumnal sky . The red and fluted tiles of [the gabled houses]_{897-the gabled houses} rose in crowded irregularity on [one side of [the river]_{491-the river}]_{898-one side of the river} , while [the newer suburb]_{900-the newer suburb} was built in more orderly and less picturesque fashion on [the opposite cliff]_{901-the opposite cliff} . [The river]_{491-the river} itself was swelling and chafing with the incoming tide till [its]_{491-the river} vexed waters rushed over the very feet of [the watching crowd]_{903-the watching crowd} on [the staithes]_{829-the staithes} , as the great sea waves encroached more and more every minute . [The quay - side]_{905-the quay - side} was unsavourily ornamented with glittering fish - scales , for the hauls of fish were cleansed in the open air , and no sanitary arrangements existed for sweeping away any of the relics of this operation . The fresh salt breeze was bringing up the lashing , leaping tide from [the blue sea]_{906-the blue sea} beyond the bar . Behind [the returning girls]_{907-the returning girls} there rocked [the white - sailed ship]_{908-the white - sailed ship} , as if [she]_{908-the white - sailed ship} were all alive with eagerness for [her]_{908-the white - sailed ship} anchors to be heaved . How impatient [[her]_{908-the white - sailed ship} crew]_{696-her crew} of beating hearts were for that moment , how those on [land]_693-land sickened at the suspense , may be imagined , when [you]_911-you remember that for six long summer months [those sailors]_{912-those sailors} had been as if dead from all news of those [they]_{912-those sailors} loved ; shut up in [terrible , dreary Arctic seas]_{913-terrible , dreary arctic seas} from the hungry sight of [sweethearts]_{914-sweethearts} and [friends]_915-friends , [wives]_702-wives and [mothers]_917-mothers . [No one]_{634-no one} knew what might have happened . [The crowd on shore]_{919-the crowd on shore} grew silent and solemn before the dread of the possible news of death that might toll in upon [their]_{919-the crowd on shore} hearts with this uprushing tide . [The whalers]_{920-the whalers} went out into [the Greenland]_14-greenland seas full of [strong , hopeful men]_{921-strong , hopeful men} ; but [the whalers]_{920-the whalers} never returned as [they]_{920-the whalers} sailed forth . On [land]_693-land there are deaths among [two or three hundred men to be mourned over in every half - year 's space of time]_{924-two or three hundred men to be mourned over in every half - year 's space of time} . [Whose bones had been left to blacken on the gray and terrible icebergs]_{925-whose bones had been left to blacken on the gray and terrible icebergs} ? [Who lay still]_{926-who lay still} until [the sea]_{575-the sea} should give up its dead ? Who were [those who should come back to [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{928-those who should come back to monkshaven} never , no , never more ? Many a heart swelled with passionate , unspoken fear , as [the first whaler]_{929-the first whaler} lay off the bar on [her]_{929-the first whaler} return voyage . [Molly]_187-molly and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had left [the crowd]_{848-the crowd} in this hushed suspense . But fifty yards along [the staithe]_{931-the staithe} [they]_932-they passed [five or six girls with flushed faces and careless attire , who had mounted a pile of timber , placed there to season for ship - building]_{933-five or six girls with flushed faces and careless attire , who had mounted a pile of timber , placed there to season for ship - building} , from which , as from the steps of [a ladder or staircase]_{934-a ladder or staircase} , [they]_932-they could command [the harbour]_{846-the harbour} . [They]_932-they were wild and free in [their]_932-they gestures , and held each other by the hand , and swayed from side to side , stamping [their]_932-they feet in time , as [they]_932-they sang-- [Weel]_201-weel may the keel row , the keel row , the keel row , [Weel]_201-weel may the keel row that [[my]_0-i laddie]_{936-my laddie} 's in ! ' What for are [ye]_{938-our two girls} going off , now ? '_[932-they] [they]_932-they called out to [[our]_937-their two girls]_{938-our two girls} . ' [She]_{936-my laddie} 'll be in in ten minutes ! '_[187-molly] and without waiting for the answer which never came , [they]_932-they resumed [their]_932-they song . [Old sailors]_{939-old sailors} stood about in little groups , too proud to show [their]_{939-old sailors} interest in the adventures [they]_{939-old sailors} could no longer share , but quite unable to keep up any semblance of talk on indifferent subjects . [The town]_{480-the town} seemed very quiet and deserted as [Molly]_187-molly and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia entered the dark , [irregular Bridge Street]_{16-bridge street} , and [the market - place]_{5547-the market - place} was as empty of [people as before]_{942-people as before} . But the skeps and baskets and three - legged stools were all cleared away . ' [Market]_5585-market 's over for to - day , '_[187-molly] said [Molly Corney]_187-molly , in disappointed surprise . ' [We]_937-their mun make the best on't , and sell to [t '_[0-i] huxters]_{5586-t ' huxters} , and a hard bargain [they]_932-they 'll be for driving . [I]_0-i doubt mother'll be vexed . ' [She]_187-molly and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia went to [the corner shop]_{5587-the corner shop} to reclaim [their]_937-their baskets . [The man]_{5588-the man} had [his]_{5588-the man} joke at [them]_937-their for [their]_937-their delay . '_[0-i] Ay , ay ! lasses as has [sweethearts]_{914-sweethearts} a - coming [home]_681-home do n't care much what price [they]_{914-sweethearts} get for butter and eggs ! [I]_0-i dare say , now , there 's some un in yon ship that ' ud give as much as a shilling a pound for this butter if [he]_{5588-the man} only knowed who churned it ! '_[188-sylvia] This was to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , as [he]_0-i handed [her]_188-sylvia back [[her]_188-sylvia property]_{945-her property} . The fancy - free [Sylvia]_188-sylvia reddened , pouted , tossed back [her]_188-sylvia head , and hardly deigned a farewell word of thanks or civility to [the lame man]_{946-the lame man} ; [she]_188-sylvia was at an age to be affronted by any jokes on such a subject . [Molly]_187-molly took the joke without disclaimer and without offence . [She]_187-molly rather liked the unfounded idea of [her]_187-molly having [a sweetheart]_{947-a sweetheart} , and was rather surprised to think how devoid of foundation the notion was . If [she]_187-molly could have a new cloak as [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was going to have , then , indeed , there might be a chance ! Until some such good luck , it was as well to laugh and blush as if the surmise of [her]_187-molly having [a lover]_{948-a lover} was not very far from the truth , and so [she]_187-molly replied in something of the same strain as [the lame net - maker]_{949-the lame net - maker} to [his]_{946-the lame man} joke about the butter . ' [He]_{946-the lame man} 'll need it all , and more too , to grease [his]_{946-the lame man} tongue , if iver [he]_{946-the lame man} reckons to win [me]_188-sylvia for [[his]_{946-the lame man} wife]_{5589-his wife} ! '_[188-sylvia] When [they]_950-they were out of [the shop]_{951-the shop} , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia said , in a coaxing tone,-- ' [Molly]_187-molly , who is it ? Whose tongue 'll need greasing ? Just tell [me]_187-molly , and [I]_187-molly 'll never tell ! '_[187-molly] [She]_188-sylvia was so much in earnest that [Molly]_187-molly was perplexed . [She]_187-molly did not quite like saying that [she]_187-molly had alluded to [no one in particular]_{952-no one in particular} , only to [a possible sweetheart]_{953-a possible sweetheart} , so [she]_187-molly began to think [what young man]_{954-what young man} had made the most civil speeches to [her]_187-molly in [her]_187-molly life ; the list was not a long one to go over , for [[her]_187-molly father]_{955-her father} was not so well off as to make [her]_187-molly sought after for [her]_187-molly money , and [her]_187-molly face was rather of the homeliest . But [she]_187-molly suddenly remembered [[her]_187-molly cousin]_{956-her cousin} , the specksioneer , who had given [her]_187-molly two large shells , and taken a kiss from [her]_187-molly half - willing lips before [he]_{956-her cousin} went to [sea]_630-sea the last time . So [she]_187-molly smiled a little , and then said,-- ' Well ! [I]_202-kinraid dunno . It 's ill talking o '_{[202-kinraid]} these things afore one has made up [one]_629-one 's mind . And perhaps if [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid behaves hissen , [I]_0-i might be brought to listen . ' '_[959-yo] [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid ! who 's [he]_202-kinraid ? ' '_{[202-kinraid]} [[Yon]_959-yo specksioneer cousin o ' [mine]_0-i]_{5590-yon specksioneer cousin o ' mine} , as [I]_202-kinraid was talking on . '_{[202-kinraid]} ' And do [yo]_959-yo '_[188-sylvia] think [he]_202-kinraid cares for [yo]_959-yo ' ? '_[959-yo] asked [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , in a low , tender tone , as if touching on a great mystery . [Molly]_187-molly only said , ' Be quiet wi '_[187-molly] [yo]_959-yo ' , '_[187-molly] and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia could not make out whether [she]_187-molly cut the conversation so short because [she]_187-molly was offended , or because [they]_960-they had come to [the shop where [they]_960-they had to sell [their]_960-they butter and eggs]_{961-the shop where they had to sell their butter and eggs} . ' Now , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , if thou'll leave [me]_203-mother [thy]_962-thou basket , [I]_203-mother 'll make as good a bargain as iver [I]_203-mother can on ['em]_{5591-'em[203-mother]} ; and [thou]_962-thou can be off to choose this grand new cloak as is to be , afore it gets any darker . Where is [ta]_962-thou going to ? ' '_{[190-feyther]} [Mother]_203-mother said [I]_0-i 'd better go to [Foster 's]_204-jeremiah , ' answered [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , with a shade of annoyance in [her]_188-sylvia face . '_{[190-feyther]} [Feyther]_190-feyther said just anywhere . ' '_[188-sylvia] [Foster]_204-jeremiah 's is t ' best place ; [thou]_962-thou canst try anywhere afterwards . [I]_0-i 'll be at [Foster 's]_204-jeremiah in five minutes , for [I]_0-i reckon [we]_5592-we mun hasten a bit now . It 'll be near five o'clock . '_[0-i] [Sylvia]_188-sylvia hung [her]_188-sylvia head and looked very demure as [she]_188-sylvia walked off by [herself]_188-sylvia to [[Foster]_204-jeremiah 's shop in [the market - place]_{5547-the market - place}]_{963-foster 's shop in the market - place} . CHAPTER III BUYING [A NEW CLOAK Foster 's shop]_{965-a new cloak foster 's shop} was [the shop of [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{966-the shop of monkshaven} . [It]_{965-a new cloak foster 's shop} was kept by [two Quaker brothers]_{967-two quaker brothers} , who were now [old men]_{968-old men} ; and [[their]_{967-two quaker brothers} father]_{969-their father} had kept it before [them]_{967-two quaker brothers} ; probably [[his]_{969-their father} father]_{683-his father} before that . [People]_5560-people remembered [it]_{965-a new cloak foster 's shop} as [an old - fashioned dwelling - house]_{972-an old - fashioned dwelling - house} , with [a sort of supplementary shop with unglazed windows projecting from the lower story]_{973-a sort of supplementary shop with unglazed windows projecting from the lower story} . These openings had long been filled with panes of glass that at the present day would be accounted very small , but which seventy years ago were much admired for [their]_974-their size . [I]_0-i can best make [you]_975-you understand the appearance of [the place]_{976-the place} by bidding [you]_975-you think of the long openings in [[a butcher]_{977-a butcher} 's shop]_{978-a butcher 's shop} , and then to fill them up in [your]_975-you imagination with panes about eight inches by six , in a heavy wooden frame . There was one of these windows on each side the door - place , which was kept partially closed through the day by a low gate about a yard high . Half [the shop]_{951-the shop} was appropriated to [grocery]_980-grocery ; the other half to drapery , and a little mercery . [The good old brothers]_{981-the good old brothers} gave all [[their]_{981-the good old brothers} known customers]_{982-their known customers} a kindly welcome ; shaking hands with many of [them]_{982-their known customers} , and asking all after [[their]_{982-their known customers} families]_{983-their families} and domestic circumstances before proceeding to business . [They]_{981-the good old brothers} would not for [the world]_{984-the world} have had any sign of festivity at Christmas , and scrupulously kept [[their]_{981-the good old brothers} shop]_{985-their shop} open at that holy festival , ready [themselves]_{981-the good old brothers} to serve sooner than tax the consciences of [any of [[their]_{981-the good old brothers} assistants]_{987-their assistants}]_{986-any of their assistants} , only [nobody]_988-nobody ever came . But on New Year 's Day [they]_{981-the good old brothers} had a great cake , and wine , ready in the parlour behind [the shop]_{951-the shop} , of which [all who came in to buy anything]_{990-all who came in to buy anything} were asked to partake . Yet , though scrupulous in most things , it did not go against the consciences of [these good brothers]_{991-these good brothers} to purchase smuggled articles . There was a back way from [the river - side]_{992-the river - side} , up a covered entry , to [the yard - door of [the Fosters]_{994-the fosters}]_{993-the yard - door of the fosters} , and a peculiar kind of knock at this door always brought out either [John]_205-john or [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah , or if not [them]_{981-the good old brothers} , [[their]_{981-the good old brothers} shopman]_{995-their shopman} , [Philip Hepburn]_191-philip ; and the same cake and wine that [[the excise officer]_{996-the excise officer} 's wife]_{997-the excise officer 's wife} might just have been tasting , was brought out in [the back parlour]_{998-the back parlour} to treat [the smuggler]_{999-the smuggler} . There was a little locking of doors , and drawing of the green silk curtain that was supposed to shut out [the shop]_{951-the shop} , but really all this was done very much for form 's sake . [Everybody in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{1001-everybody in monkshaven} smuggled who could , and [every one]_{565-every one} wore smuggled goods who could , and great reliance was placed on [the excise officer]_{996-the excise officer} 's neighbourly feelings . The story went that [John]_205-john and [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah were so rich that [they]_{981-the good old brothers} could buy up [all [the new town]_{1005-the new town} across [the bridge]_{1006-the bridge}]_{1004-all the new town across the bridge} . [They]_{981-the good old brothers} had certainly begun to have a kind of primitive bank in connection with [[their]_{981-the good old brothers} shop]_{985-their shop} , receiving and taking care of such money as [people]_5560-people did not wish to retain in [[their]_5560-people houses]_{723-their houses} for fear of [burglars]_{1010-burglars} . [No one]_{634-no one} asked [them]_{981-the good old brothers} for interest on the money thus deposited , nor did [they]_{981-the good old brothers} give any ; but , on the other hand , if [any of [[their]_{981-the good old brothers} customers]_{1013-their customers} , on whose character [they]_{981-the good old brothers} could depend]_{1012-any of their customers , on whose character they could depend} , wanted a little advance , [the Fosters]_{206-the fosters} , after due inquiries made , and in some cases due security given , were not unwilling to lend a moderate sum without charging a penny for the use of [their]_{981-the good old brothers} money . All the articles [they]_{981-the good old brothers} sold were as good as [they]_{981-the good old brothers} knew how to choose , and for [them]_{981-the good old brothers} [they]_{981-the good old brothers} expected and obtained ready money . It was said that [they]_{981-the good old brothers} only kept on [the shop]_{951-the shop} for [their]_{981-the good old brothers} amusement . [Others]_540-others averred that there was some plan of a marriage running in [the brothers]_{1016-the brothers} ' heads -- a marriage between [William Coulson]_207-coulson , [[Mr. Jeremiah]_{208-mr. jeremiah} 's wife 's nephew]_{5593-mr. jeremiah 's wife 's nephew} ( [Mr. Jeremiah]_{208-mr. jeremiah} was [a widower]_{5594-a widower} ) , and [Hester Rose , whose mother was [some kind of distant relation]_{5596-some kind of distant relation} , and who served in [the shop]_{951-the shop} along with [William Coulson]_207-coulson and [Philip Hepburn]_191-philip]_{5595-hester rose , whose mother was some kind of distant relation , and who served in the shop along with william coulson and philip hepburn} . Again , this was denied by [those who averred that [Coulson]_207-coulson]_{5598-those who averred that coulson} was [no blood relation]_{5599-no blood relation} , and that if [the Fosters]_{994-the fosters} had intended to do anything considerable for [Hester]_209-hester , [they]_{994-the fosters} would never have allowed [her]_209-hester and [[her]_209-hester mother]_{5519-her mother} to live in such a sparing way , ekeing out [their]_{994-the fosters} small income by having [Coulson]_207-coulson and [Hepburn]_191-philip for [lodgers]_5602-lodgers . No ; [John]_205-john and [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah would leave all [their]_{994-the fosters} money to [some hospital]_{5603-some hospital} or to [some charitable institution]_{5604-some charitable institution} . But , of course , there was a reply to this ; when are there not many sides to an argument about a possibility concerning which no facts are known ? Part of the reply turned on this : [the old gentlemen]_{5605-the old gentlemen} had , probably , some deep plan in [their]_{5605-the old gentlemen} heads in permitting [[their]_{5605-the old gentlemen} cousin]_{5606-their cousin} to take [Coulson]_207-coulson and [Hepburn]_191-philip as [lodgers]_5602-lodgers , [the one a kind of nephew]_{5608-the one a kind of nephew} , the other , though so young , [the head man in [the shop]_{951-the shop}]_{5609-the head man in the shop} ; if [either of [them]_{5605-the old gentlemen}]_{5611-either of them} took a fancy to [Hester]_209-hester , how agreeably matters could be arranged ! All this time [Hester]_209-hester is patiently waiting to serve [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , who is standing before [her]_209-hester a little shy , a little perplexed and distracted , by the sight of so many pretty things . [Hester]_209-hester was [a tall young woman]_{5612-a tall young woman} , sparely yet largely formed , of a grave aspect , which made [her]_209-hester look older than [she]_209-hester really was . [Her]_209-hester thick brown hair was smoothly taken off [her]_209-hester broad forehead , and put in a very orderly fashion , under [her]_209-hester linen cap ; [her]_209-hester face was a little square , and [her]_209-hester complexion sallow , though the texture of [her]_209-hester skin was fine . [Her]_209-hester gray eyes were very pleasant , because they looked at [you]_5613-you so honestly and kindly ; [her]_209-hester mouth was slightly compressed , as most have it who are in the habit of restraining [their]_5614-their feelings ; but when [she]_209-hester spoke [you]_5613-you did not perceive this , and [her]_209-hester rare smile slowly breaking forth showed [her]_209-hester white even teeth , and when accompanied , as it generally was , by a sudden uplifting of [her]_209-hester soft eyes , it made [her]_209-hester countenance very winning . [She]_209-hester was dressed in stuff of sober colours , both in accordance with [her]_209-hester own taste , and in unasked compliance with the religious customs of [the Fosters]_{206-the fosters} ; but [Hester]_209-hester [herself]_209-hester was not [a Friend]_{5615-a friend} . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , standing opposite , not looking at [Hester]_209-hester , but gazing at the ribbons in the shop window , as if hardly conscious that [any one]_{776-any one} awaited the expression of [her]_188-sylvia wishes , was a great contrast ; ready to smile or to pout , or to show [her]_188-sylvia feelings in any way , with a character as undeveloped as [a child]_{5617-a child} 's , affectionate , wilful , naughty , tiresome , charming , anything , in fact , at present that the chances of an hour called out . [Hester]_209-hester thought [her]_209-hester customer [the prettiest creature ever seen]_{5618-the prettiest creature ever seen} , in the moment [she]_209-hester had for admiration before [Sylvia]_188-sylvia turned round and , recalled to [herself]_188-sylvia , began,-- '_[0-i] Oh , [I]_0-i beg [your]_0-i pardon , [miss]_1017-miss ; [I]_0-i was thinking what may the price of yon crimson ribbon be ? ' [Hester]_209-hester said nothing , but went to examine [the shop]_{951-the shop} - mark . '_[0-i] Oh ! [I]_0-i did not mean that [I]_0-i wanted any , [I]_0-i only want some stuff for a cloak . Thank [you]_0-i , [miss]_1017-miss , but [I]_0-i am very sorry -- some duffle , please . ' [Hester]_209-hester silently replaced the ribbon and went in search of the duffle . While [she]_188-sylvia was gone [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was addressed by [the very person [she]_188-sylvia most wished to avoid , and whose absence [she]_188-sylvia had rejoiced over on first entering [the shop]_{951-the shop}]_{5620-the very person she most wished to avoid , and whose absence she had rejoiced over on first entering the shop} , [[her]_188-sylvia cousin]_{956-her cousin} [Philip Hepburn]_191-philip . [He]_191-philip was [a serious - looking young man]_{5623-a serious - looking young man} , tall , but with a slight stoop in [his]_191-philip shoulders , brought on by [his]_191-philip occupation . [He]_191-philip had thick hair standing off from [his]_191-philip forehead in a peculiar but not unpleasing manner ; a long face , with a slightly aquiline nose , dark eyes , and a long upper lip , which gave a disagreeable aspect to a face that might otherwise have been good - looking . '_[0-i] Good day , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , ' [he]_191-philip said ; '_[0-i] what are [you]_188-sylvia wanting ? How are all at [home]_681-home ? Let [me]_0-i help [you]_188-sylvia ! ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia pursed up [her]_188-sylvia red lips , and did not look at [him]_0-i as [she]_188-sylvia replied , '_[188-sylvia] [I]_0-i 'm very well , and so is [mother]_684-mother ; [feyther]_5625-feyther 's got a touch of rheumatiz , and there 's [a young woman]_{5626-a young woman} getting what [I]_0-i want . '_[0-i] [She]_188-sylvia turned a little away from [him]_0-i when [she]_188-sylvia had ended this sentence , as if it had comprised all [she]_188-sylvia could possibly have to say to [him]_0-i . But [he]_0-i exclaimed , ' [You]_188-sylvia wo n't know how to choose , '_[0-i] and , seating [himself]_0-i on the counter , [he]_0-i swung [himself]_0-i over after the fashion of [shop - men]_{1020-shop - men} . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia took no notice of [him]_0-i , but pretended to be counting over [her]_188-sylvia money . ' What do [you]_188-sylvia want , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ? '_[0-i] asked [he]_0-i , at last annoyed at [her]_188-sylvia silence . ' [I]_0-i do n't like to be called " [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ; " [my]_0-i name is [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; and [I]_0-i 'm_[0-i] wanting duffle for a cloak , if [you]_188-sylvia must know . ' [Hester]_209-hester now returned , with [a shop - boy]_{5627-a shop - boy} helping [her]_188-sylvia to drag along the great rolls of scarlet and gray cloth . '_[0-i] Not that , ' said [Philip]_191-philip , kicking the red duffle with [his]_191-philip foot , and speaking to [the lad]_{5628-the lad} . '_[188-sylvia] It 's the gray [you]_188-sylvia want , is it not , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ? ' [He]_0-i used the name [he]_0-i had had [the cousin]_{5629-the cousin} 's right to call [her]_{5629-the cousin} by since [her]_{5629-the cousin} childhood , without remembering [her]_{5629-the cousin} words on the subject not five minutes before ; but [she]_{5629-the cousin} did , and was vexed . '_[0-i] Please , [miss]_1017-miss , it is the scarlet duffle [I]_0-i want ; do n't let [him]_0-i take it away . ' [Hester]_209-hester looked up at both [their]_5630-their countenances , a little wondering what was [their]_5630-their position with regard to each other ; for this , then , was [the beautiful little cousin about whom [Philip]_191-philip had talked to [[her]_{5629-the cousin} mother]_{5519-her mother} , as sadly spoilt , and shamefully ignorant]_{5631-the beautiful little cousin about whom philip had talked to her mother , as sadly spoilt , and shamefully ignorant} ; [a lovely little dunce]_{5633-a lovely little dunce} , and so forth . [Hester]_209-hester had pictured [Sylvia Robson]_188-sylvia , somehow , as very different from what [she]_188-sylvia was : younger , more stupid , not half so bright and charming ( for , though [she]_188-sylvia was now both pouting and cross , it was evident that this was not [her]_188-sylvia accustomed mood ) . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia devoted [her]_188-sylvia attention to the red cloth , pushing aside the gray . [Philip Hepburn]_191-philip was vexed at [his]_191-philip advice being slighted ; and yet [he]_191-philip urged it afresh . '_[0-i] This is [a respectable , quiet - looking article that will go well with any colour]_{1022-a respectable , quiet - looking article that will go well with any colour} ; [[you]_1023-you niver]_{1024-you niver} will be so foolish as to take what will mark with every drop of rain . ' '_[188-sylvia] [I]_0-i 'm sorry [you]_191-philip sell such good - for - nothing things , '_[209-hester] replied [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , conscious of [her]_188-sylvia advantage , and relaxing a little ( as little as [she]_188-sylvia possibly could ) of [her]_188-sylvia gravity . [Hester]_209-hester came in now . ' [He]_191-philip means to say that this cloth will lose its first brightness in wet or damp ; but it will always be a good article , and the colour will stand a deal of wear . [Mr. Foster]_{210-mr. foster} would not have had it in [[his]_191-philip shop]_{5634-his shop} else . '_[209-hester] [Philip]_191-philip did not like that [even a reasonable peace - making interpreter]_{1025-even a reasonable peace - making interpreter} should come between [him]_191-philip and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , so [he]_191-philip held [his]_191-philip tongue in indignant silence . [Hester]_209-hester went on : ' To be sure , this gray is the closer make , and would wear the longest . '_[188-sylvia] ' [I]_188-sylvia do n't care , '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , still rejecting the dull gray . ' [I]_191-philip like this best . Eight yards , if [you]_191-philip please , [miss]_1017-miss . '_[191-philip] ' A cloak takes nine yards , at least , '_[188-sylvia] said [Philip]_191-philip , decisively . ' [Mother]_203-mother told [me]_188-sylvia eight , '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , secretly conscious that [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} would have preferred the more sober colour ; and feeling that as [she]_188-sylvia had had [her]_188-sylvia own way in that respect , [she]_188-sylvia was bound to keep to the directions [she]_188-sylvia had received as to the quantity . But , indeed , [she]_188-sylvia would not have yielded to [Philip]_191-philip in anything that [she]_188-sylvia could help . There was a sound of [children]_572-children 's feet running up [the street]_{673-the street} from [the river - side]_{992-the river - side} , shouting with excitement . At the noise , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia forgot [her]_188-sylvia cloak and [her]_188-sylvia little spirit of vexation , and ran to the half - door of [the shop]_{951-the shop} . [Philip]_191-philip followed because [she]_188-sylvia went . [Hester]_209-hester looked on with passive , kindly interest , as soon as [she]_209-hester had completed [her]_209-hester duty of measuring . [One of [those girls whom [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had seen as [she]_188-sylvia and [Molly]_187-molly left [the crowd]_{848-the crowd} on [the quay]_{891-the quay}]_{1032-those girls whom sylvia had seen as she and molly left the crowd on the quay}]_{1031-one of those girls whom sylvia had seen as she and molly left the crowd on the quay} , came quickly up [the street]_{673-the street} . [Her]_{1031-one of those girls whom sylvia had seen as she and molly left the crowd on the quay} face , which was handsome enough as to feature , was whitened with excess of passionate emotion , [her]_{1031-one of those girls whom sylvia had seen as she and molly left the crowd on the quay} dress untidy and flying , [her]_{1031-one of those girls whom sylvia had seen as she and molly left the crowd on the quay} movements heavy and free . [She]_{1031-one of those girls whom sylvia had seen as she and molly left the crowd on the quay} belonged to [the lowest class of seaport inhabitants]_{1036-the lowest class of seaport inhabitants} . As [she]_{1031-one of those girls whom sylvia had seen as she and molly left the crowd on the quay} came near , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia saw that the tears were streaming down [her]_188-sylvia cheeks , quite unconsciously to [herself]_188-sylvia . [She]_188-sylvia recognized [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's face , full of interest as it was , and stopped [her]_188-sylvia clumsy run to speak to [the pretty , sympathetic creature]_{1037-the pretty , sympathetic creature} . ' [She]_{1037-the pretty , sympathetic creature} 's o'er t '_{[1037-the pretty , sympathetic creature]} bar ! [She]_{1037-the pretty , sympathetic creature} 's o'er t ' bar ! [I]_188-sylvia 'm_[188-sylvia] boun ' to tell [mother]_684-mother ! '_[191-philip] [She]_188-sylvia caught at [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's hand , and shook it , and went on breathless and gasping . ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , how came [you]_188-sylvia to know [that girl]_{5637-that girl} ? '_[191-philip] asked [Philip]_191-philip , sternly . ' [She]_{5637-that girl} 's not one for [you]_188-sylvia to be shaking hands with . [She]_{5637-that girl} 's known all down [t '_{[211-newcastle]} quay - side]_{5638-t ' quay - side} as " [Newcastle Bess]_{211-newcastle} . " ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i ca n't help it , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , half inclined to cry at [his]_191-philip manner even more than [his]_191-philip words . '_[188-sylvia] When [folk]_1038-folk are glad [I]_0-i ca n't help being glad too , and [I]_0-i just put out [my]_0-i hand , and [she]_188-sylvia put out [hers]_188-sylvia . To think [o]_1039-o ' yon ship come in at last ! And if [yo'd]_1041-yo'd been down seeing all [t '_[1041-yo'd] folk]_{5639-t ' folk} looking and looking [their]_1038-folk eyes out , as if [they]_1038-folk feared [they]_1038-folk should die afore [she]_188-sylvia came in and brought home [the lads [they]_1038-folk loved]_{1040-the lads they loved} , [yo'd]_1041-yo'd [ha]_1042-ha ' shaken hands wi '_[1045-they] [that lass]_{1043-that lass} too , and no great harm done . [I]_0-i never set [eyne]_1044-eyne upon [her]_188-sylvia till half an hour ago on [th ' staithes]_{5565-th ' staithes} , and maybe [I]_209-hester 'll niver see [her]_188-sylvia again . '_[209-hester] [Hester]_209-hester was still behind the counter , but had moved so as to be near the window ; so [she]_209-hester heard what [they]_1045-they were saying , and now put in [her]_209-hester word : ' [She]_188-sylvia ca n't be altogether bad , for [she]_188-sylvia thought o '_[188-sylvia] telling [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} first thing , according to what [she]_188-sylvia said . ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia gave [Hester]_209-hester a quick , grateful look . But [Hester]_209-hester had resumed [her]_209-hester gaze out of the window , and did not see the glance . And now [Molly Corney]_187-molly joined [them]_1045-they , hastily bursting into [the shop]_{951-the shop} . '_[188-sylvia] Hech ! ' said [she]_187-molly . '_[188-sylvia] Hearken ! how [they]_1045-they 're crying and shouting down on [t '_[188-sylvia] quay]_{5642-t ' quay} . T ' gang 's among 'em_[188-sylvia] like t ' day of judgment . Hark ! '_[0-i] [No one]_{634-no one} spoke , [no one]_{634-no one} breathed , [I]_0-i had almost said no heart beat for listening . Not long ; in an instant there rose the sharp simultaneous cry of [many people]_{1049-many people} in rage and despair . Inarticulate at that distance , it was yet an intelligible curse , and the roll , and the roar , and the irregular tramp came nearer and nearer . ' [They]_1045-they 're_{[212-king george]} taking 'em to t '_{[212-king george]} Randyvowse , ' said [Molly]_187-molly . '_{[212-king george]} Eh ! [I]_0-i wish [I]_0-i 'd [King George]_{212-king george} here just to tell [him]_{212-king george} [my]_0-i mind . ' [The girl]_{5643-the girl} clenched [her]_{5643-the girl} hands , and set [her]_{5643-the girl} teeth . '_{[917-mothers]} It 's terrible hard ! ' said [Hester]_209-hester ; '_{[917-mothers]} there 's [mothers]_917-mothers , and [wives]_702-wives , looking out for 'em , as if [they]_1045-they were stars dropt out o '_{[212-king george]} t ' lift . '_{[212-king george]} ' But can [we]_1052-we do nothing for 'em_{[212-king george]} ? ' cried [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . '_{[212-king george]} Let [us]_1052-we go into t ' thick of it and do a bit of help ; [I]_188-sylvia ca n't stand quiet and see '_[188-sylvia] t ! ' Half crying , [she]_{5643-the girl} pushed forwards to the door ; but [Philip]_191-philip held [her]_{5643-the girl} back . '_{[1082-a woman]} [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ! [you]_188-sylvia must not . Do n't be silly ; it 's the law , and [no one]_{634-no one} can do aught against it , least of all [women]_1054-women and [lasses]_1055-lasses . By this time [the vanguard of [the crowd]_{848-the crowd}]_{1056-the vanguard of the crowd} came pressing up [Bridge Street]_{16-bridge street} , past the windows of [[Foster]_{210-mr. foster} 's shop]_{1058-foster 's shop} . [It]_{1056-the vanguard of the crowd} consisted of [wild , half - amphibious boys]_{1059-wild , half - amphibious boys} , slowly moving backwards , as [they]_{1059-wild , half - amphibious boys} were compelled by the pressure of the coming multitude to go on , and yet anxious to defy and annoy [the gang]_{1060-the gang} by insults , and curses half choked with [their]_{1059-wild , half - amphibious boys} indignant passion , doubling [their]_{1059-wild , half - amphibious boys} fists in the very faces of [the gang who came on with measured movement]_{1061-the gang who came on with measured movement} , armed to the teeth , [their]_{1059-wild , half - amphibious boys} faces showing white with repressed and determined energy against the bronzed countenances of [the half - dozen sailors , who were all [they]_{1062-the half - dozen sailors , who were all they had thought it wise to pick out of the whaler 's crew} had thought it wise to pick out of [the whaler 's crew]_{1063-the whaler 's crew}]_{1062-the half - dozen sailors , who were all they had thought it wise to pick out of the whaler 's crew} , this being the first time an Admiralty warrant had been used in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven for many years ; not since the close of the American war , in fact . [One of [the men]_{1065-the men}]_{1064-one of the men} was addressing to [[his]_{1064-one of the men} townspeople]_{1066-his townspeople} , in a high pitched voice , an exhortation which [few]_1067-few could hear , for , pressing around this nucleus of cruel wrong , were [women]_1054-women crying aloud , throwing up [their]_1054-women arms in imprecation , showering down abuse as hearty and rapid as if [they]_1054-women had been [a Greek chorus]_{1069-a greek chorus} . [Their]_1054-women wild , famished eyes were strained on faces [they]_1054-women might not kiss , [their]_1054-women cheeks were flushed to purple with anger or else livid with impotent craving for revenge . [Some of [them]_1054-women]_{1070-some of them} looked scarce human ; and yet an hour ago these lips , now tightly drawn back so as to show the teeth with the unconscious action of [an enraged wild animal]_{1071-an enraged wild animal} , had been soft and gracious with the smile of hope ; eyes , that were fiery and bloodshot now , had been loving and bright ; hearts , never to recover from the sense of injustice and cruelty , had been trustful and glad only one short hour ago . There were [men there]_{1072-men there} , too , sullen and silent , brooding on remedial revenge ; but not many , the greater proportion of [this class]_{1073-this class} being away in [the absent whalers]_{1074-the absent whalers} . [The stormy multitude]_{1075-the stormy multitude} swelled into [the market - place]_{5547-the market - place} and formed [a solid crowd there]_{1077-a solid crowd there} , while [the press - gang]_{708-the press - gang} steadily forced [their]_{708-the press - gang} way on into [High Street]_{13-high street} , and on to [the rendezvous]_{1079-the rendezvous} . A low , deep growl went up from the dense mass , as [some]_537-some had to wait for space to follow [the others]_{1081-the others} -- now and then going up , as a lion 's growl goes up , into a shriek of rage . [A woman]_{1082-a woman} forced [her]_{1082-a woman} way up from [the bridge]_{1006-the bridge} . [She]_{1082-a woman} lived some little way in [the country]_{574-the country} , and had been late in hearing of the return of the whaler after [her]_{1082-a woman} six months ' absence ; and on rushing down to [the quay - side]_{905-the quay - side} , [she]_{1082-a woman} had been told by a score of busy , sympathizing voices , that [[her]_{1082-a woman} husband]_{5645-her husband} was kidnapped for the service of [the Government]_{5646-the government} . [She]_{1082-a woman} had need pause in [the market - place]_{5547-the market - place} , the outlet of which was crammed up . Then [she]_{1082-a woman} gave tongue for the first time in such a fearful shriek , [you]_5648-you could hardly catch the words [she]_{1082-a woman} said . '_[1085-they] [Jamie]_213-jem ! [Jamie]_213-jem ! will [they]_1085-they not let [you]_213-jem to [me]_0-i ? ' Those were the last words [Sylvia]_188-sylvia heard before [her]_188-sylvia own hysterical burst of tears called [every one]_{565-every one} 's attention to [her]_188-sylvia . [She]_188-sylvia had been very busy about household work in the morning , and much agitated by all [she]_188-sylvia had seen and heard since coming into [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven ; and so it ended in this . [Molly]_187-molly and [Hester]_209-hester took [her]_188-sylvia through [the shop]_{951-the shop} into [the parlour beyond]_{5651-the parlour beyond} -- [[John Foster]_205-john 's parlour]_{5652-john foster 's parlour} , for [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah , [the elder brother]_{5653-the elder brother} , lived in [a house of [his]_204-jeremiah own]_{5654-a house of his own} on [the other side of [the water]_{5656-the water}]_{5655-the other side of the water} . [It]_{5651-the parlour beyond} was [a low , comfortable room]_{5657-a low , comfortable room} , with great beams running across the ceiling , and papered with the same paper as the walls -- a piece of elegant luxury which took [Molly]_187-molly 's fancy mightily ! [This parlour]_{5658-this parlour} looked out on [the dark courtyard in which there grew two or three poplars]_{5659-the dark courtyard in which there grew two or three poplars} , straining upwards to the light ; and through an open door between the backs of [two houses]_{5660-two houses} could be seen a glimpse of the dancing , heaving river , with [such ships]_{5661-such ships} or fishing cobles as happened to be moored in [the waters above [the bridge]_{1006-the bridge}]_{5662-the waters above the bridge} . [They]_5664-they placed [Sylvia]_188-sylvia on the broad , old - fashioned sofa , and gave [her]_188-sylvia water to drink , and tried to still [her]_188-sylvia sobbing and choking . [They]_5664-they loosed [her]_188-sylvia hat , and copiously splashed [her]_188-sylvia face and clustering chestnut hair , till at length [she]_188-sylvia came to [herself]_188-sylvia ; restored , but dripping wet . [She]_188-sylvia sate up and looked at [them]_5664-they , smoothing back [her]_188-sylvia tangled curls off [her]_188-sylvia brow , as if to clear both [her]_188-sylvia eyes and [her]_188-sylvia intellect . '_[1087-you] Where am [I?--oh]_1086-i?--oh , [I]_0-i know ! Thank [you]_1087-you . It was very silly , but somehow it seemed so sad ! ' And here [she]_188-sylvia was nearly going off again , but [Hester]_209-hester said-- '_{[1088-my poor lass]} Ay , it were sad , [[my]_0-i poor lass]_{1088-my poor lass} -- if [I]_0-i may call [you]_{1088-my poor lass} so , for [I]_0-i do n't rightly know [your]_{1088-my poor lass} name -- but it 's best not think on it for [we]_1089-we can do no mak ' o '_{[1088-my poor lass]} good , and it 'll [mebbe]_0-i set [you]_{1088-my poor lass} off again . [[Yo're Philip Hepburn]_191-philip 's cousin]_{1090-yo're philip hepburn 's cousin} , [I]_0-i reckon , and [yo]_{1088-my poor lass} ' bide at [Haytersbank Farm]_{24-haytersbank farm} ? '_[187-molly] ' Yes ; [she]_188-sylvia 's [Sylvia Robson]_188-sylvia , '_[187-molly] put in [Molly]_187-molly , not seeing that [Hester]_209-hester 's purpose was to make [Sylvia]_188-sylvia speak , and so to divert [her]_187-molly attention from the subject which had set [her]_187-molly off into hysterics . ' And [we]_1091-we came in for market , '_[187-molly] continued [Molly]_187-molly , ' and for t '_[187-molly] buy t ' new cloak as [her]_188-sylvia feyther 's going to give [her]_188-sylvia ; and , for sure , [I]_191-philip thought [we]_1091-we was [i]_191-philip '_[191-philip] luck 's way when [we]_1091-we saw [t ' first whaler]_{5665-t ' first whaler} , and [niver]_5666-niver dreaming as t '_[187-molly] press - gang ' ud be so marred . '_{[956-her cousin]} [She]_187-molly , too , began to cry , but [her]_187-molly little whimper was stopped by the sound of the opening door behind [her]_187-molly . It was [Philip]_191-philip , asking [Hester]_209-hester by a silent gesture if [he]_191-philip might come in . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia turned [her]_188-sylvia face round from the light , and shut [her]_188-sylvia eyes . [[Her]_188-sylvia cousin]_{956-her cousin} came close up to [her]_188-sylvia on tip - toe , and looked anxiously at what [he]_{956-her cousin} could see of [her]_188-sylvia averted face ; then [he]_{956-her cousin} passed [his]_{956-her cousin} hand so slightly over [her]_188-sylvia hair that [he]_{956-her cousin} could scarcely be said to touch it , and murmured-- ' [Poor lassie]_{5667-poor lassie} ! it 's a pity [she]_{5667-poor lassie} came to - day , for it 's a long walk in this heat ! '_[191-philip] But [Sylvia]_188-sylvia started to [her]_188-sylvia feet , almost pushing [him]_{956-her cousin} along . [Her]_188-sylvia quickened senses heard an approaching step through [the courtyard]_{1093-the courtyard} before any of [the others]_{1081-the others} were aware of the sound . In a minute afterwards , the glass - door at one corner of [the parlour]_{1095-the parlour} was opened from the outside , and [Mr. John]_214-john stood looking in with some surprise at [the group collected in [[his]_214-john usually empty parlour]_{1097-his usually empty parlour}]_{1096-the group collected in his usually empty parlour} . ' It 's [[my]_191-philip cousin]_{876-my cousin} , '_[191-philip] said [Philip]_191-philip , reddening a little ; ' [she]_188-sylvia came wi '_[191-philip] [[her]_188-sylvia friend]_{5539-her friend} in to [market]_5585-market , and to make purchases ; and [she]_188-sylvia 's got a turn wi ' seeing [the press - gang]_{708-the press - gang} go past carrying [some of [the crew of [the whaler]_{5672-the whaler}]_{5671-the crew of the whaler} to [the Randyvowse]_{5673-the randyvowse}]_{5670-some of the crew of the whaler to the randyvowse} . '_[191-philip] Ay , ay , ' said [Mr. John]_214-john , quickly passing on into [the shop]_{951-the shop} on tip - toe , as if [he]_214-john were afraid [he]_214-john were intruding in [[his]_214-john own premises]_{5675-his own premises} , and beckoning [Philip]_191-philip to follow [him]_214-john [there]_5676-there . '_{[204-jeremiah]} Out of strife cometh strife . [I]_0-i guessed something of the sort was up from what [I]_0-i heard on [t ' bridge]_{5677-t ' bridge} as [I]_204-jeremiah came across fra '_{[204-jeremiah]} brother [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah 's . ' Here [he]_204-jeremiah softly shut the door between [the parlour]_{1095-the parlour} and [the shop]_{951-the shop} . '_[0-i] It beareth hard on [th ' expectant women]_{5680-th ' expectant women} and [childer]_5681-childer ; nor is it to be wondered at that [they]_5682-they , being unconverted , rage together ( [poor creatures]_{5683-poor creatures} ! ) like [the very heathen]_{5684-the very heathen} . [Philip]_191-philip , '_[0-i] [he]_0-i said , coming nearer to [[his]_0-i ' head young man]_{5685-his ' head young man} , '_[191-philip] ' keep [Nicholas]_215-nicholas and [Henry]_216-donkin at work in [the ware - room]_{5686-the ware - room} [upstairs]_{5687-upstairs} until this riot be over , for it would grieve [me]_191-philip if [they]_5682-they were misled into violence . '_[191-philip] [Philip]_191-philip hesitated . ' Speak out , [man]_5688-man ! Always ease an uneasy heart , and never let it get hidebound . '_[0-i] ' [I]_{1100-the good old man} had thought to convoy [[my]_{1100-the good old man} cousin]_{876-my cousin} and [the other young woman]_{5690-the other young woman} [home]_681-home , for [the town]_{480-the town} is like to be rough , and it 's getting dark . '_{[1100-the good old man]} ' And [thou]_5693-thou shalt , [[my]_{1100-the good old man} lad]_{864-my lad} , '_{[1100-the good old man]} said [the good old man]_{1100-the good old man} ; ' and [I]_191-philip [myself]_191-philip will try and restrain the natural inclinations of [Nicholas]_215-nicholas and [Henry]_216-donkin . '_[191-philip] But when [he]_191-philip went to find [the shop - boys]_{1101-the shop - boys} with a gentle homily on [his]_191-philip lips , [those to whom it should have been addressed]_{1102-those to whom it should have been addressed} were absent . In consequence of the riotous state of things , [all the other shops in [the market - place]_{5547-the market - place}]_{1103-all the other shops in the market - place} had put [their]_{1103-all the other shops in the market - place} shutters up ; and [Nicholas]_215-nicholas and [Henry]_216-donkin , in the absence of [[their]_1105-their superiors]_{1106-their superiors} , had followed the example of [[their]_1105-their neighbours]_{1107-their neighbours} , and , as business was over , [they]_1105-their had hardly waited to put the goods away , but had hurried off to help [[their]_1105-their townsmen]_{1108-their townsmen} in any struggle that might ensue . There was no remedy for it , but [Mr. John]_214-john looked rather discomfited . The state of the counters , and of the disarranged goods , was such also as would have irritated [any man]_{1109-any man} as orderly but less sweet - tempered . All [he]_191-philip said on the subject was : ' [The old Adam]_217-adam ! [the old Adam]_{5695-the old adam} ! '_[191-philip] but [he]_191-philip shook [his]_191-philip head long after [he]_191-philip had finished speaking . ' Where is [William Coulson]_207-coulson ? '_[191-philip] [he]_191-philip next asked . ' Oh ! [I]_191-philip remember . [He]_207-coulson was not to come back from [York]_12-york till the night closed in . '_[191-philip] [Philip]_191-philip and [[his]_191-philip master]_{1110-his master} arranged [the shop]_{951-the shop} in the exact order [the old man]_{1112-the old man} loved . Then [he]_191-philip recollected the wish of [[his]_191-philip subordinate]_{1113-his subordinate} , and turned round and said-- ' Now go with [[thy]_191-philip cousin]_{5696-thy cousin} and [[her]_{5696-thy cousin} friend]_{5539-her friend} . [Hester]_209-hester is [here]_5537-here , and [old Hannah]_218-coulson . [I]_191-philip [myself]_191-philip will take [Hester]_209-hester home , if need be . But for the present [I]_191-philip think [she]_209-hester had best tarry here , as it is n't many steps to [[[her]_209-hester mother]_{5519-her mother} 's house]_{5700-her mother 's house} , and [we]_5701-we may need [her]_209-hester help if any of [those poor creatures]_{5702-those poor creatures} fall into suffering wi '_[191-philip] [their]_1114-their violence . ' With this , [Mr. John]_214-john knocked at the door of [the parlour]_{1095-the parlour} , and waited for permission to enter . With old - fashioned courtesy [he]_214-john told [the two strangers]_{5704-the two strangers} how glad [he]_214-john was that [[his]_214-john room]_{5705-his room} had been of service to [them]_{5704-the two strangers} ; that [he]_214-john would never have made so bold as to pass through [it]_{5705-his room} , if [he]_214-john had been aware how [it]_{5705-his room} was occupied . And then going to a corner cupboard , high up in the wall , [he]_214-john pulled a key out of [his]_214-john pocket and unlocked [his]_214-john little store of wine , and cake , and spirits ; and insisted that [they]_{5704-the two strangers} should eat and drink while waiting for [Philip]_191-philip , who was taking some last measures for the security of [the shop]_{951-the shop} during the night . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia declined everything , with less courtesy than [she]_188-sylvia ought to have shown to the offers of [the hospitable old man]_{5707-the hospitable old man} . [Molly]_187-molly took wine and cake , leaving a good half of both , according to the code of manners in [that part of [the country]_{574-the country}]_{5708-that part of the country} ; and also because [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was continually urging [her]_187-molly to make haste . For the latter disliked the idea of [[her]_188-sylvia cousin]_{956-her cousin} 's esteeming it necessary to accompany [them]_{5704-the two strangers} [home]_681-home , and wanted to escape from [him]_{956-her cousin} by setting off before [he]_{956-her cousin} returned . But any such plans were frustrated by [Philip]_191-philip 's coming back into [the parlour]_{1095-the parlour} , full of grave content , which brimmed over from [his]_191-philip eyes , with the parcel of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's obnoxious red duffle under [his]_191-philip arm ; anticipating so keenly the pleasure awaiting [him]_191-philip in the walk , that [he]_191-philip was almost surprised by the gravity of [[his]_191-philip companions]_{535-his companions} as [they]_{535-his companions} prepared for it . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was a little penitent for [her]_188-sylvia rejection of [Mr. John]_214-john 's hospitality , now [she]_188-sylvia found out how unavailing for its purpose such rejection had been , and tried to make up by a modest sweetness of farewell , which quite won [his]_191-philip heart , and made [him]_191-philip praise [her]_188-sylvia up to [Hester]_209-hester in a way to which [she]_188-sylvia , observant of all , could not bring [herself]_188-sylvia fully to respond . What business had [the pretty little creature]_{5714-the pretty little creature} to reject kindly - meant hospitality in the pettish way [she]_188-sylvia did , thought [Hester]_209-hester . And , oh ! what business had [she]_188-sylvia to be so ungrateful and to try and thwart [Philip]_191-philip in [his]_191-philip thoughtful wish of escorting [them]_{535-his companions} through [the streets of [the rough , riotous town]_{5716-the rough , riotous town}]_{5715-the streets of the rough , riotous town} ? What did it all mean ? CHAPTER IV [PHILIP]_191-philip HEPBURN The coast on [that part of [the island]_{639-the island} to which this story refers]_{5717-that part of the island to which this story refers} is bordered by [rocks and cliffs]_{5719-rocks and cliffs} . [The inland country immediately adjacent to [the coast]_{633-the coast}]_{5720-the inland country immediately adjacent to the coast} is level , flat , and bleak ; it is only where [the long stretch of dyke - enclosed fields]_{5722-the long stretch of dyke - enclosed fields} terminates abruptly in a sheer descent , and [the stranger]_{5723-the stranger} sees [the ocean]_{640-the ocean} creeping up the sands far below [him]_{5723-the stranger} , that [he]_{5723-the stranger} is aware on how great an elevation [he]_{5723-the stranger} has been . Here and there , as [I]_191-philip have said , a cleft in [the level land]_{5725-the level land} ( thus running out into [the sea]_{575-the sea} in [steep promontories]_{5727-steep promontories} ) occurs -- what [they]_5728-they would call a '_[191-philip] chine ' in [the Isle of Wight]_{25-the isle of wight} ; but instead of the soft south wind stealing up [the woody ravine]_{5729-the woody ravine} , as it does there , the eastern breeze comes piping shrill and clear along [these northern chasms]_{5730-these northern chasms} , keeping the trees that venture to grow on the sides down to the mere height of scrubby brushwood . The descent to [the shore]_{855-the shore} through these '_[191-philip] bottoms ' is in most cases very abrupt , too much so for a cartway , or even a bridle - path ; but [people]_5560-people can pass up and down without difficulty , by the help of a few rude steps hewn here and there out of the rock . Sixty or seventy years ago ( not to speak of much later times ) [the farmers who owned or hired [the land which lay directly on the summit of [these cliffs]_{5735-these cliffs}]_{5734-the land which lay directly on the summit of these cliffs}]_{5733-the farmers who owned or hired the land which lay directly on the summit of these cliffs} were [smugglers]_{5736-smugglers} to the extent of [their]_{5733-the farmers who owned or hired the land which lay directly on the summit of these cliffs} power , only partially checked by the coast - guard distributed , at pretty nearly equal interspaces of eight miles , all along [the north - eastern seaboard]_{5737-the north - eastern seaboard} . [Still sea - wrack]_{5738-still sea - wrack} was a good manure , and there was no law against carrying it up in great osier baskets for the purpose of tillage , and many a secret thing was lodged in hidden crevices in the rocks till [the farmer]_{609-the farmer} sent [trusty people]_{5740-trusty people} down to [the shore]_{855-the shore} for a good supply of sand and seaweed for [[his]_{609-the farmer} land]_{5742-his land} . [One of [the farms on [the cliff]_{5745-the cliff}]_{5744-the farms on the cliff}]_{5743-one of the farms on the cliff} had lately been taken by [[Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's father]_{5746-sylvia 's father} . [He]_{5746-sylvia 's father} was [a man who had roamed about a good deal -- been [sailor]_739-sailor , [smuggler]_{5749-smuggler} , [horse - dealer]_{5750-horse - dealer} , and [farmer in turns]_{5751-farmer in turns} ; [a sort of fellow possessed by a spirit of adventure and love of change]_{5752-a sort of fellow possessed by a spirit of adventure and love of change} , which did [him]_{5746-sylvia 's father} and [[his]_{5746-sylvia 's father} own family]_{5753-his own family}]_{5747-a man who had roamed about a good deal -- been sailor , smuggler , horse - dealer , and farmer in turns ; a sort of fellow possessed by a spirit of adventure and love of change , which did him and his own family} more harm than [anybody else]_{5754-anybody else} . [He]_{5746-sylvia 's father} was just [the kind of man that all [[his]_{5746-sylvia 's father} neighbours]_{5756-his neighbours} found fault with , and all [[his]_{5746-sylvia 's father} neighbours]_{5756-his neighbours} liked]_{5755-the kind of man that all his neighbours found fault with , and all his neighbours liked} . Late in life ( for such [an imprudent man]_{5758-an imprudent man} as [he]_{5746-sylvia 's father} , was [one of a class who generally we d , trusting to chance and luck for the provision for a family]_{5759-one of a class who generally we d , trusting to chance and luck for the provision for a family} ) , [farmer Robson]_188-sylvia married [a woman whose only want of practical wisdom]_{5760-a woman whose only want of practical wisdom} consisted in taking [him]_{5746-sylvia 's father} for [a husband]_{5761-a husband} . [She]_{5760-a woman whose only want of practical wisdom} was [[Philip Hepburn]_191-philip 's aunt]_{5762-philip hepburn 's aunt} , and had had the charge of [him]_{5746-sylvia 's father} until [she]_{5760-a woman whose only want of practical wisdom} married from [[[her]_{5760-a woman whose only want of practical wisdom} widowed brother]_{5763-her widowed brother} 's house]_{5764-her widowed brother 's house} . [He]_{5746-sylvia 's father} it was who had let [her]_{5760-a woman whose only want of practical wisdom} know when [Haytersbank Farm]_{24-haytersbank farm} had been to let ; esteeming [it]_{24-haytersbank farm} [a likely piece of land for [[his]_{5746-sylvia 's father} uncle]_{5766-his uncle} to settle down upon , after a somewhat unprosperous career of horse - dealing]_{5765-a likely piece of land for his uncle to settle down upon , after a somewhat unprosperous career of horse - dealing} . [The farmhouse]_{5767-the farmhouse} lay in the shelter of a very slight green hollow scarcely scooped out of [the pasture field by which [it]_{5767-the farmhouse} was surrounded]_{5768-the pasture field by which it was surrounded} ; the short crisp turf came creeping up to the very door and windows , without any attempt at [a yard or garden]_{5769-a yard or garden} , or any nearer enclosure of [the buildings]_{5770-the buildings} than the stone dyke that formed the boundary of [the field itself]_{5771-the field itself} . [The buildings]_{5770-the buildings} were long and low , in order to avoid the rough violence of the winds that swept over that wild , bleak spot , both in winter and summer . It was well for [the inhabitants of [that house]_{5774-that house}]_{5773-the inhabitants of that house} that coal was extremely cheap ; otherwise [a southerner]_{5775-a southerner} might have imagined that [they]_{5773-the inhabitants of that house} could never have survived the cutting of the bitter gales that piped all round , and seemed to seek out every crevice for admission into [the house]_{5492-the house} . But [the interior]_{5777-the interior} was warm enough when once [you]_5778-you had mounted the long bleak lane , full of round rough stones , enough to lame any horse unaccustomed to [such roads]_{5779-such roads} , and had crossed [the field]_{5780-the field} by [the little dry , hard footpath]_{5781-the little dry , hard footpath} , which tacked about so as to keep from directly facing the prevailing wind . [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} was [a Cumberland woman]_{5782-a cumberland woman} , and as such , was [a cleaner housewife]_{5783-a cleaner housewife} than [the farmers '_[220-bell] wives of [that north - eastern coast]_{1115-that north - eastern coast}]_{5784-the farmers ' wives of that north - eastern coast} , and was often shocked at [their]_1116-their ways , showing it more by [her]_1117-her looks than by [her]_1117-her words , for [she]_1117-her was not [a great talker]_{1118-a great talker} . This fastidiousness in such matters made [[her]_1117-her own house]_{1119-her own house} extremely comfortable , but did not tend to render [her]_1117-her popular among [[her]_1117-her neighbours]_{1120-her neighbours} . Indeed , [Bell Robson]_220-bell piqued [herself]_220-bell on [her]_220-bell housekeeping generally , and once in - doors in [the gray , bare stone house]_{1121-the gray , bare stone house} , there were plenty of comforts to be had besides cleanliness and warmth . The great rack of clap - bread hung overhead , and [Bell Robson]_220-bell 's preference of this kind of oat - cake over the leavened and partly sour kind used in [Yorkshire]_26-yorkshire was another source of [her]_220-bell unpopularity . Flitches of bacon and ' hands '_[220-bell] ( _ i.e. _ , shoulders of cured pork , the legs or hams being sold , as fetching a better price ) abounded ; and for [any visitor who could stay]_{1122-any visitor who could stay} , neither cream nor finest wheaten flour was wanting for ' turf cakes '_[220-bell] and ' singing hinnies , '_{[1127-his quiet , taciturn wife]} with which it is the delight of [the northern housewives]_{1123-the northern housewives} to regale [the honoured guest]_{1124-the honoured guest} , as [he]_{1124-the honoured guest} sips [their]_{1123-the northern housewives} high - priced tea , sweetened with dainty sugar . This night [farmer Robson]_220-bell was fidgeting in and out of [[his]_{1124-the honoured guest} house]_{1125-his house} - door , climbing the little eminence in [the field]_{5780-the field} , and coming down disappointed in a state of fretful impatience . [[His]_{1124-the honoured guest} quiet , taciturn wife]_{1127-his quiet , taciturn wife} was a little put out by [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's non - appearance too ; but [she]_{1127-his quiet , taciturn wife} showed [her]_{1127-his quiet , taciturn wife} anxiety by being shorter than usual in [her]_{1127-his quiet , taciturn wife} replies to [his]_{1124-the honoured guest} perpetual wonders as to where [the lass]_{1128-the lass} could have been tarrying , and by knitting away with extra diligence . ' [I]_{5589-his wife} 've a vast o '_{[5589-his wife]} mind to go down to [[Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven [mysen]_1130-mysen]_{1129-monkshaven mysen} , and see after [t ' child]_{5785-t ' child} . It 's well on for seven . '_{[5589-his wife]} ' No , [Dannel]_221-dannel , '_{[5589-his wife]} said [[his]_{1124-the honoured guest} wife]_{5589-his wife} ; ' thou'd best not . [Thy]_{5785-t ' child} leg has been paining [thee]_{5785-t ' child} this week past , and [thou'rt]_{5785-t ' child} not up to such a walk . [I]_222-kester 'll rouse [Kester]_222-kester , and send [him]_222-kester off , if [thou]_{5785-t ' child} think'st there 's need on it . '_[222-kester] ' A'll noan ha '_{[5589-his wife]} [Kester]_222-kester roused . Who 's to go afield betimes after t ' sheep in t '_[223-daniel] morn , if [he]_222-kester 's ca'ed up to - neet ? [He]_222-kester 'd miss [t ' lass]_{5786-t ' lass} , and find [a public - house]_{5787-a public - house} , a reckon , '_[223-daniel] said [Daniel]_223-daniel , querulously . ' [I]_220-bell 'm_[220-bell] not afeard o ' [Kester]_222-kester , '_[220-bell] replied [Bell]_220-bell . ' [He]_222-kester 's a good one for knowing [folk]_1038-folk [i]_{5786-t ' lass} '_{[5786-t ' lass]} th ' dark . But if [thou'd]_{5785-t ' child} rather , [I]_220-bell 'll put on [my]_220-bell hood and cloak and just go to [th '_[220-bell] end o ' [th '_{[5786-t ' lass]} lane]_{5790-th ' lane}]_{5789-th ' end o ' th ' lane} , if [thou'lt]_1132-thou'lt have an eye to th ' milk , and see as it does na '_{[5786-t ' lass]} boil o'er , for [she]_1133-her canna stomach it if it 's bishopped e'er so little . ' Before [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} , however , had put away [her]_{219-mrs. robson} knitting , voices were heard at a good distance down [the lane]_{5791-the lane} , but coming nearer every moment , and once more [Daniel]_223-daniel climbed the little brow to look and to listen . '_[223-daniel] It 's a ' reet ! '_[223-daniel] said [he]_223-daniel , hobbling quickly down . ' [Niver]_224-niver fidget [theesel]_5792-theesel '_{[1132-thou'lt]} wi ' gettin '_[0-i] ready to go search for [her]_1133-her . [I]_0-i 'll tak ' [thee]_1133-her a bet it 's [Philip Hepburn]_191-philip 's voice , convoying [her]_1133-her [home]_681-home , just as [I]_0-i said [he]_191-philip would , an hour sin '_[0-i] . ' [Bell]_220-bell did not answer , as [she]_220-bell might have done , that this probability of [Philip]_191-philip 's bringing [Sylvia]_188-sylvia [home]_681-home had been [her]_220-bell own suggestion , set aside by [[her]_220-bell husband]_{5645-her husband} as utterly unlikely . Another minute and the countenances of [both parents]_{5796-both parents} imperceptibly and unconsciously relaxed into pleasure as [Sylvia]_188-sylvia came in . [She]_188-sylvia looked very rosy from the walk , and the October air , which began to be frosty in the evenings ; there was a little cloud over [her]_188-sylvia face at first , but it was quickly dispersed as [she]_188-sylvia met the loving eyes of [home]_681-home . [Philip]_191-philip , who followed [her]_188-sylvia , had an excited , but not altogether pleased look about [him]_191-philip . [He]_191-philip received a hearty greeting from [Daniel]_223-daniel , and a quiet one from [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} . '_[0-i] Tak ' off [thy]_191-philip pan o '_[0-i] milk , [missus]_878-missus , and set on t ' kettle . Milk may do for [wenches]_5799-wenches , but [Philip]_191-philip and [me]_0-i is for a drop o '_[0-i] good [Hollands]_225-hollands and watter this cold night . [I]_0-i 'm a'most chilled to [t '_[0-i] marrow]_{5800-t ' marrow} wi ' looking out for [thee]_191-philip , [lass]_799-lass , for [t '_[0-i] mother]_{5802-t ' mother} was in a peck o ' troubles about [thy]_191-philip none coining [home]_681-home [i]_0-i '_[0-i] t ' dayleet , and [I]_0-i 'd to keep hearkening out on t '_[0-i] browhead . ' This was entirely untrue , and [Bell]_220-bell knew it to be so ; but [[her]_220-bell husband]_{5645-her husband} did not . [He]_{5645-her husband} had persuaded [himself]_{5645-her husband} now , as [he]_{5645-her husband} had done often before , that what [he]_{5645-her husband} had in reality done for [his]_{5645-her husband} own pleasure or satisfaction , [he]_{5645-her husband} had done in order to gratify [some one else]_{5805-some one else} . '_[188-sylvia] [The town]_{480-the town} was rough with a riot between [the press - gang]_{708-the press - gang} and [the whaling folk]_{1137-the whaling folk} ; and [I]_0-i thought [I]_0-i 'd best see [Sylvia]_188-sylvia [home]_681-home . ' '_[188-sylvia] Ay , ay , [lad]_1139-lad ; always welcome , if it 's only as an excuse for t ' liquor . But t '_{[5807-t ' cursed old press - gang]} whalers , say'st ta ? Why , is t ' whalers in ? There was none [i]_0-i '_[0-i] sight yesterday , when [I]_0-i were down on [t ' shore]_{5806-t ' shore} . It 's early days for 'em_[0-i] as yet . And [t ' cursed old press - gang]_{5807-t ' cursed old press - gang} 's agate again , doing [its]_{5807-t ' cursed old press - gang} devil 's work ! '_[0-i] [His]_0-i face changed as [he]_0-i ended [his]_0-i speech , and showed a steady passion of old hatred . ' Ay , [missus]_878-missus , [yo]_1140-yo '_[0-i] may look . [I]_0-i wunnot pick and choose [my]_0-i words , noather for [yo]_1140-yo ' nor for [nobody]_988-nobody , when [I]_0-i speak o '_[0-i] that daumed gang . [I]_0-i 'm none ashamed o '_[0-i] [my]_0-i words . [They]_1141-they 're true , and [I]_0-i 'm_[0-i] ready to prove 'em . Where 's [my]_0-i forefinger ? Ay ! and as good a top - joint of a thumb as [iver]_5810-iver [a man]_{5486-a man} had ? [I]_0-i wish [I]_0-i 'd kept ['em]_{5812-'em[0-i]} [i]_0-i ' sperits , as [they]_5812-'em done things at t '_[0-i] ' potticary 's , just to show [t '_[0-i] lass]_{5786-t ' lass} what flesh and bone [I]_0-i made away wi ' to get free . [I]_0-i ups wi '_[0-i] a hatchet when [I]_0-i saw as [I]_0-i were fast a - board [a man]_{5486-a man} - o'-war standing out for [sea]_630-sea -- it were in t ' time o '_[0-i] the war wi ' [Amerikay]_27-amerikay , an '_[0-i] [I]_0-i could na stomach the thought o ' being murdered [i]_1144-i '_[1144-i] [my]_0-i own language -- so [I]_0-i ups [wi]_1144-i ' a hatchet , and [I]_1145-i says to [Bill Watson]_{226-bill watson} , says [I]_1145-i , " Now , [[my]_1145-i lad]_{864-my lad} , if [thou'll]_5815-thou'll do [me]_1145-i a kindness , [I]_1145-i 'll pay [thee]_{864-my lad} back , [niver]_5816-niver fear , and [they]_5817-they 'll be glad enough to get shut on [us]_5818-us , and send [us]_5818-us to [old England]_{5819-old england} again . Just come down with a will . " Now , [missus]_878-missus , why ca n't [ye]_878-missus sit still and listen to [me]_1145-i , '_[1145-i] stead o ' pottering after pans and what not ? '_[188-sylvia] said [he]_1145-i , speaking crossly to [[his]_1145-i wife]_{5589-his wife} , who had heard the story scores of times , and , it must be confessed , was making some noise in preparing bread and milk for [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's supper . [Bell]_220-bell did not say a word in reply , but [Sylvia]_188-sylvia tapped [his]_1145-i shoulder with a pretty little authoritative air . ' It 's for [me]_191-philip , [feyther]_5625-feyther . [I]_191-philip 'm_[191-philip] just keen - set for [my]_0-i supper . Once let [me]_0-i get quickly set down to it , and [Philip]_191-philip there to [his]_191-philip glass o ' grog , and [you]_878-missus 'll never have such listeners in [your]_878-missus life , and [mother]_684-mother 's mind will be at ease too . '_[188-sylvia] ' [Eh]_5823-eh ! [thou]_1147-thee 's [a wilfu '_[191-philip] wench]_{5824-a wilfu ' wench} , ' said [the proud father]_{5825-the proud father} , giving [her]_188-sylvia a great slap on [her]_188-sylvia back . '_[191-philip] Well ! set [thee]_1147-thee down to [thy]_1147-thee victual , and be quiet wi ' [thee]_1147-thee , for [I]_0-i want to finish [my]_0-i tale to [Philip]_191-philip . But , perhaps , [I]_0-i 've telled it [yo]_1147-thee '_[0-i] afore ? ' said [he]_0-i , turning round to question [Hepburn]_191-philip . [Hepburn]_191-philip could not say that [he]_191-philip had not heard it , for [he]_191-philip piqued [himself]_191-philip on [his]_191-philip truthfulness . But instead of frankly and directly owning this , [he]_191-philip tried to frame a formal little speech , which would soothe [Daniel]_223-daniel 's mortified vanity ; and , of course , it had the directly opposite effect . [Daniel]_223-daniel resented being treated like [a child]_{5617-a child} , and yet turned [his]_223-daniel back on [Philip]_191-philip with all the wilfulness of one . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia did not care for [[her]_188-sylvia cousin]_{956-her cousin} , but hated the discomfort of having [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} displeased ; so [she]_188-sylvia took up [her]_188-sylvia tale of adventure , and told [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} and [mother]_684-mother of [her]_188-sylvia afternoon 's proceedings . [Daniel]_223-daniel pretended not to listen at first , and made ostentatious noises with [his]_223-daniel spoon and glass ; but by - and - by [he]_223-daniel got quite warm and excited about the doings of [the press - gang]_{708-the press - gang} , and scolded both [Philip]_191-philip and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia for not having learnt more particulars as to what was the termination of the riot . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i 've been whaling [mysel]_0-i ' , '_[0-i] said [he]_0-i ; ' and [I]_0-i 've heerd tell as [whalers]_5832-whalers wear knives , and [I]_0-i 'd [ha]_5833-ha '_[0-i] gi'en t ' gang a taste o '_[0-i] [my]_0-i whittle , if [I]_0-i 'd been cotched up just as [I]_0-i 'd set [my]_0-i foot a - shore . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't know , ' said [Philip]_191-philip ; '_{[1149-the french]} [we]_1148-we 're at war wi '_[0-i] [the French]_{1149-the french} , and [we]_1148-we should n't like to be beaten ; and yet if [our]_1148-we numbers are not equal to [theirs]_{1149-the french} , [we]_1148-we stand a strong chance of it . ' '_[0-i] Not a bit on't -- so be d -- d ! ' said [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel , bringing down [his]_223-daniel fist with such violence on the round deal table , that the glasses and earthenware shook again . '_[0-i] Yo'd not strike [a child]_{5617-a child} or [a woman]_{1082-a woman} , for sure ! yet it ' ud be like it , if [we]_1148-we did na '_[0-i] give [the Frenchies]_{1152-the frenchies} some ' vantages -- if [we]_1148-we took ['em]_{5834-'em[0-i]} wi ' equal numbers . It 's not fair play , and that 's one place where t '_[0-i] shoe pinches . It 's not fair play two ways . It 's not fair play to cotch up [men]_662-men as has no call for fightin ' at [another man]_{5835-another man} 's biddin '_[0-i] , though [they]_662-men 've no objection to fight a bit on [their]_662-men own account and [who are just landed]_{1154-who are just landed} , all keen after bread i'stead o ' biscuit , and flesh - meat i'stead o '_[0-i] junk , and beds i'stead o ' hammocks . ( [I]_0-i make naught o '_[0-i] t ' sentiment side , for [I]_0-i were niver gi'en up to such carnal - mindedness and poesies . ) It 's noane fair to cotch 'em_[0-i] up and put ['em]_5834-'em in a stifling hole , all lined with metal for fear [they]_662-men should whittle [their]_662-men way out , and send ['em]_{5834-'em[0-i]} off to [sea]_630-sea for years an ' years to come . And again it 's no fair play to [t '_[0-i] French]_{5836-t ' french} . Four o ' [them]_{5836-t ' french} is rightly matched wi '_[0-i] one o ' [us]_1148-we ; and if [we]_1148-we go an '_[0-i] fight 'em four to four it 's like as if [yo]_5837-yo '_[0-i] fell to beatin ' [Sylvie]_188-sylvia [there]_5676-there , or [little Billy Croxton]_{227-little billy croxton} , as is n't breeched . And that 's [my]_0-i mind . [Missus]_5839-missus , where 's t '_[0-i] pipe ? ' [Philip]_191-philip did not smoke , so took [his]_191-philip turn at talking , a chance [he]_191-philip seldom had with [Daniel]_223-daniel , unless [the latter]_{5840-the latter} had [his]_191-philip pipe between [his]_191-philip lips . So after [Daniel]_223-daniel had filled it , and used [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's little finger as a stopper to ram down the tobacco -- a habit of [his]_191-philip to which [she]_188-sylvia was so accustomed that [she]_188-sylvia laid [her]_188-sylvia hand on the table by [him]_191-philip , as naturally as [she]_188-sylvia would have fetched [him]_191-philip [his]_191-philip spittoon when [he]_191-philip began to smoke -- [Philip]_191-philip arranged [his]_191-philip arguments , and began-- '_{[1159-government]} [I]_0-i 'm for fair play wi '_[0-i] the French as much as [any man]_{1109-any man} , as long as [we]_1157-we can be sure o ' beating [them]_1158-them ; but , [I]_0-i say , make sure o '_[0-i] that , and then give [them]_1158-them ivery advantage . Now [I]_0-i reckon [Government]_{1159-government} is not sure as yet , for [i]_0-i ' the papers [it]_5841-it said as [half th '_[0-i] ships [i]_0-i ' th '_[0-i] Channel]_{5842-half th ' ships i ' th ' channel} had n't got [[their]_1160-their proper complement o ' [men]_662-men]_{5843-their proper complement o ' men} ; and all as [I]_0-i say is , let [Government]_{1159-government} judge a bit for [us]_1157-we ; and if [they]_{1159-government} say [they]_{1159-government} 're_[0-i] hampered for want o ' [men]_662-men , why [we]_1157-we must make it up somehow . [John]_214-john and [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah pay in taxes , and [Militiaman]_{5847-militiaman} pays in person ; and if [sailors]_5848-sailors can not pay in taxes , and will not pay in person , why [they]_{1159-government} must be made to pay ; and that 's what [th '_[0-i] press - gang]_{5849-th ' press - gang} is for , [I]_0-i reckon . For [my]_0-i part , when [I]_0-i read o ' the way [those French chaps]_{5850-those french chaps} are going on , [I]_0-i 'm_[0-i] thankful to be governed by [King George]_{212-king george} and a British Constitution . ' [Daniel]_223-daniel took [his]_223-daniel pipe out of [his]_223-daniel mouth at this . '_[0-i] And when did [I]_0-i say a word again [King George]_{212-king george} and the Constitution ? [I]_0-i only ax 'em to govern [me]_0-i as [I]_0-i judge best , and that 's what [I]_0-i call representation . When [I]_0-i gived [my]_0-i vote to [Measter Cholmley]_{228-measter cholmley} to go up to [t '_[0-i] Parliament House]_{5851-t ' parliament house} , [I]_0-i as good as said , ' Now [yo]_1162-sir '_[0-i] go up [theer]_1161-theer , [sir]_1162-sir , and tell ['em]_1162-sir what [I]_0-i , [Dannel Robson]_221-dannel , think right , and what [I]_0-i , [Dannel Robson]_221-dannel , wish to have done . '_[0-i] Else [I]_0-i 'd be darned if [I]_0-i 'd ha ' gi'en [my]_0-i vote to [him]_{229-seth robson} or [any other man]_{5852-any other man} . And div [yo]_1167-yo '_[0-i] think [I]_0-i want [Seth Robson]_{229-seth robson} ( as is [[[my]_0-i own brother]_{1163-my own brother} 's son]_{1164-my own brother 's son} , and mate to [a collier]_{1165-a collier} ) to be cotched up by [a press - gang]_{1166-a press - gang} , and ten to one [his]_{229-seth robson} wages all unpaid ? Div [yo]_1167-yo ' think [I]_0-i 'd send up [Measter Cholmley]_{228-measter cholmley} to speak up for that piece o '_[0-i] work ? Not [I.]_0-i ' [He]_0-i took up [his]_0-i pipe again , shook out the ashes , puffed it into a spark , and shut [his]_0-i eyes , preparatory to listening . '_{[1170-nation]} But , asking pardon , laws is made for the good of [the nation]_{1168-the nation} , not for [your]_1167-yo good or [mine]_1169-mine . ' [Daniel]_223-daniel could not stand this . [He]_223-daniel laid down [his]_0-i pipe , opened [his]_0-i eyes , stared straight at [Philip]_191-philip before speaking , in order to enforce [his]_0-i words , and then said slowly-- '_[1172-he] [Nation]_1170-nation here ! [nation]_1170-nation [theere]_1170-nation ! [I]_0-i 'm [a man]_{5486-a man} and [yo're]_1170-nation another , but [nation]_1170-nation 's nowheere . If [Measter Cholmley]_{228-measter cholmley} talked to [me]_1173-me [i]_1173-me '_[1173-me] that fashion , [he]_1172-he 'd look long for another vote frae [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i can make out [King George]_{212-king george} , and [Measter Pitt]_{230-measter pitt} , and [yo]_1173-me ' and [me]_{5519-her mother} , but [nation]_1170-nation ! [nation]_1170-nation , go hang ! '_{[5519-her mother]} [Philip]_191-philip , who sometimes pursued an argument longer than was politic for [himself]_191-philip , especially when [he]_191-philip felt sure of being on the conquering side , did not see that [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel was passing out of the indifference of conscious wisdom into that state of anger which ensues when a question becomes personal in some unspoken way . [Robson]_223-daniel had contested this subject once or twice before , and had the remembrance of former disputes to add to [his]_223-daniel present vehemence . So it was well for the harmony of the evening that [Bell]_220-bell and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia returned from [the kitchen]_{1174-the kitchen} to sit in [the house - place]_{1175-the house - place} . [They]_1176-they had been to wash up the pans and basins used for supper ; [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had privately shown off [her]_188-sylvia cloak , and got over [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's shake of the head at its colour with a coaxing kiss , at the end of which [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} had adjusted [her]_{5519-her mother} cap with a ' There ! there ! ha '_{[5519-her mother]} done wi ' [thee]_188-sylvia , '_[188-sylvia] but had no more heart to show [her]_{5519-her mother} disapprobation ; and now [they]_1176-they came back to [their]_1176-they usual occupations until it should please [[their]_1176-they visitor]_{1179-their visitor} to go ; then [they]_1176-they would rake the fire and be off to bed ; for neither [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's spinning nor [Bell]_220-bell 's knitting was worth candle - light , and morning hours are precious in a dairy . [People]_5560-people speak of the way in which harp - playing sets off a graceful figure ; spinning is almost as becoming an employment . [A woman]_{1082-a woman} stands at the great wool - wheel , one arm extended , the other holding the thread , [her]_{1082-a woman} head thrown back to take in all the scope of [her]_{1082-a woman} occupation ; or if it is the lesser spinning - wheel for flax -- and it was this that [Sylvia]_188-sylvia moved forwards to - night -- the pretty sound of the buzzing , whirring motion , the attitude of [the spinner]_{1182-the spinner} , foot and hand alike engaged in the business -- the bunch of gay coloured ribbon that ties the bundle of flax on the rock -- all make it into a picturesque piece of domestic business that may rival harp - playing any day for the amount of softness and grace which it calls out . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's cheeks were rather flushed by the warmth of [the room]_{1183-the room} after the frosty air . The blue ribbon with which [she]_188-sylvia had thought it necessary to tie back [her]_188-sylvia hair before putting on [her]_188-sylvia hat to go to [market]_5585-market had got rather loose , and allowed [her]_188-sylvia disarranged curls to stray in a manner which would have annoyed [her]_188-sylvia extremely , if [she]_188-sylvia had been [upstairs]_{5687-upstairs} to look at [herself]_188-sylvia in the glass ; but although they were not set in the exact fashion which [Sylvia]_188-sylvia esteemed as correct , they looked very pretty and luxuriant . [Her]_188-sylvia little foot , placed on the ' traddle '_[188-sylvia] , was still encased in its smartly buckled shoe -- not slightly to [her]_188-sylvia discomfort , as [she]_188-sylvia was unaccustomed to be shod in walking far ; only as [Philip]_191-philip had accompanied [them]_1186-them [home]_681-home , neither [she]_188-sylvia nor [Molly]_187-molly had liked to go barefoot . [Her]_188-sylvia round mottled arm and ruddy taper hand drew out the flax with nimble , agile motion , keeping time to the movement of the wheel . All this [Philip]_191-philip could see ; the greater part of [her]_188-sylvia face was lost to [him]_191-philip as [she]_188-sylvia half averted it , with a shy dislike to the way in which [she]_188-sylvia knew from past experience that [cousin [Philip]_191-philip]_{1188-cousin philip} always stared at [her]_188-sylvia . And avert it as [she]_188-sylvia would [she]_188-sylvia heard with silent petulance the harsh screech of [Philip]_191-philip 's chair as [he]_191-philip heavily dragged it on the stone floor , sitting on it all the while , and felt that [he]_191-philip was moving round so as to look at [her]_188-sylvia as much as was in [his]_191-philip power , without absolutely turning [his]_191-philip back on either [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} or [mother]_684-mother . [She]_188-sylvia got [herself]_188-sylvia ready for the first opportunity of contradiction or opposition . ' Well , [wench]_5567-wench ! and has ta bought this grand new cloak ? '_[191-philip] ' Yes , [feyther]_190-feyther . It 's a scarlet one . '_[188-sylvia] ' Ay , ay ! and what does [mother]_684-mother say ? '_[188-sylvia] ' Oh , [mother]_684-mother 's content , '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , a little doubting in [her]_188-sylvia heart , but determined to defy [Philip]_191-philip at all hazards . ' [Mother]_203-mother 'll put up with it if it does na spot would be nearer fact , [I]_188-sylvia 'm_[188-sylvia] thinking , ' said [Bell]_220-bell , quietly . '_[188-sylvia] [I]_0-i wanted [Sylvia]_188-sylvia to take the gray , ' said [Philip]_191-philip . '_{[190-feyther]} And [I]_0-i chose the red ; it 's so much gayer , and [folk]_1038-folk can see [me]_0-i the farther off . [Feyther]_190-feyther likes to see [me]_0-i at first turn o ' t '_{[190-feyther]} lane , do n't [yo]_1192-yo ' , [feyther]_5625-feyther ? and [I]_0-i 'll niver turn out when it 's boun '_[0-i] for to rain , so it shall niver get a spot near it , [mammy]_1193-mammy . ' '_[220-bell] [I]_0-i reckoned it were to wear [i]_0-i ' bad weather , '_[220-bell] said [Bell]_220-bell . ' Leastways that were the pretext for coaxing [feyther]_190-feyther out o '_[220-bell] it . ' [She]_220-bell said it in a kindly tone , though the words became a prudent rather than [a fond mother]_{5861-a fond mother} . But [Sylvia]_188-sylvia understood [her]_220-bell better than [Daniel]_223-daniel did as it appeared . '_[188-sylvia] Hou'd [thy]_188-sylvia tongue , [mother]_684-mother . [She]_188-sylvia niver spoke a pretext at all . ' [He]_223-daniel did not rightly know what a '_[188-sylvia] pretext ' was : [Bell]_220-bell was [a touch better educated than [[her]_220-bell husband]_{5645-her husband}]_{5862-a touch better educated than her husband} , but [he]_223-daniel did not acknowledge this , and made a particular point of differing from [her]_220-bell whenever [she]_220-bell used a word beyond [his]_223-daniel comprehension . '_[188-sylvia] [She]_188-sylvia 's [a good lass]_{1195-a good lass} at times ; and if [she]_188-sylvia liked to wear a yellow - orange cloak [she]_188-sylvia should have it . Here 's [Philip]_191-philip here , as stands up for laws and press - gangs , [I]_0-i 'll set [him]_191-philip to find [us]_1196-our a law again pleasing [[our]_1196-our lass]_{1197-our lass} ; and [she]_188-sylvia [our]_1196-our only one . [Thou]_1198-thou dostn't think on that , [mother]_684-mother ! [Bell]_220-bell did think of that often ; oftener than [[her]_220-bell husband]_{5645-her husband} , perhaps , for [she]_220-bell remembered every day , and many times a day , [the little one that had been born and had died while [[its]_{1201-the little one that had been born and had died while its father was away on some long voyage} father]_{1202-its father} was away on some long voyage]_{1201-the little one that had been born and had died while its father was away on some long voyage} . But it was not [her]_220-bell way to make replies . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , who had more insight into [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's heart than [Daniel]_223-daniel , broke in with a new subject . ' Oh ! as for [Philip]_191-philip , [he]_191-philip 's been preaching up laws all t '_[191-philip] way [home]_681-home . [I]_0-i said naught , but let [Molly]_187-molly hold [her]_187-molly own ; or else [I]_0-i could ha ' told a tale about silks an '_[191-philip] lace an ' things . '_[223-daniel] [Philip]_191-philip 's face flushed . Not because of the smuggling ; [every one]_{565-every one} did that , only it was considered polite to ignore it ; but [he]_{5645-her husband} was annoyed to perceive how quickly [[his]_{5645-her husband} little cousin]_{1206-his little cousin} had discovered that [his]_{5645-her husband} practice did not agree with [his]_{5645-her husband} preaching , and vexed , too , to see how delighted [she]_{1206-his little cousin} was to bring out the fact . [He]_{5645-her husband} had some little idea , too , that [[his]_{5645-her husband} uncle]_{5766-his uncle} might make use of [his]_{5645-her husband} practice as an argument against the preaching [he]_{5766-his uncle} had lately been indulging in , in opposition to [Daniel]_223-daniel ; but [Daniel]_223-daniel was too far gone in [[his]_223-daniel Hollands - and - water]_225-hollands to do more than enunciate [his]_223-daniel own opinions , which [he]_223-daniel did with hesitating and laboured distinctness in the following sentence : ' What [I]_{1210-coast - guards} think and say is this . Laws is made for to keep [some folks]_{5864-some folks} fra '_{[1210-coast - guards]} harming [others]_540-others . [Press - gangs]_{725-press - gangs} and [coast - guards]_{1210-coast - guards} harm [me]_0-i [i]_0-i ' [my]_0-i business , and keep [me]_0-i fra '_[0-i] getting what [I]_0-i want . [Theerefore]_{1211-theerefore} , what [I]_0-i think and say is this : [Measter Cholmley]_{228-measter cholmley} should put down press - gangs and [coast - guards]_{1210-coast - guards} . If that [theere]_1213-theere is n't reason [I]_0-i ax [yo]_1214-yo ' to tell [me]_{228-measter cholmley} what is ? an '_{[228-measter cholmley]} if [Measter Cholmley]_{228-measter cholmley} do n't do what [I]_0-i ax [him]_{228-measter cholmley} , [he]_{228-measter cholmley} may go whistle for [my]_0-i vote , [he]_{228-measter cholmley} may . ' At this period in [his]_{228-measter cholmley} conversation , [Bell Robson]_220-bell interfered ; not in the least from any feeling of disgust or annoyance , or dread of what [he]_{228-measter cholmley} might say or do if [he]_{228-measter cholmley} went on drinking , but simply as a matter of health . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , too , was in no way annoyed ; not only with [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} , but with [every man whom [she]_188-sylvia knew , excepting [[her]_188-sylvia cousin]_{956-her cousin} [Philip]_191-philip]_{5866-every man whom she knew , excepting her cousin philip} , was it a matter of course to drink till [their]_5868-their ideas became confused . So [she]_188-sylvia simply put [her]_188-sylvia wheel aside , as preparatory to going to bed , when [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} said , in a more decided tone than that which [she]_{5519-her mother} had used on any other occasion but this , and similar ones-- '_{[228-measter cholmley]} Come , [measter]_1215-measter , [you]_1215-measter 've had as much as is good for [you]_1215-measter . ' '_[1218-yo] Let a ' be ! Let a '_[1218-yo] be , ' said [he]_{228-measter cholmley} , clutching at the bottle of spirits , but perhaps rather more good - humoured with what [he]_{228-measter cholmley} had drunk than [he]_{228-measter cholmley} was before ; [he]_{228-measter cholmley} jerked a little more into [his]_{228-measter cholmley} glass before [[his]_{228-measter cholmley} wife]_{5589-his wife} carried it off , and locked it up in the cupboard , putting the key in [her]_{5589-his wife} pocket , and then [he]_{228-measter cholmley} said , winking at [Philip--]_231-philip-- '_[1218-yo] Eh ! [[my]_0-i man]_{1216-my man} . Niver gie [a woman]_{1082-a woman} t ' whip hand o'er [yo]_1218-yo '_[1218-yo] ! [Yo]_1218-yo ' seen what it brings [a man]_{5486-a man} to ; but for a '_[1218-yo] that [I]_0-i 'll vote for [Cholmley]_{228-measter cholmley} , an ' d----t '_[1218-yo] press - gang ! ' [He]_{228-measter cholmley} had to shout out the last after [Philip]_191-philip , for [Hepburn]_191-philip , really anxious to please [[his]_{228-measter cholmley} aunt]_{5798-his aunt} , and disliking drinking habits [himself]_{228-measter cholmley} by constitution , was already at the door , and setting out on [his]_{228-measter cholmley} return [home]_681-home , thinking , it must be confessed , far more of the character of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's shake of the hand than of the parting words of either [[his]_{228-measter cholmley} uncle]_{5766-his uncle} or [aunt]_5875-aunt . CHAPTER V STORY OF [THE PRESS - GANG]_{708-the press - gang} For a few days after the evening mentioned in the last chapter the weather was dull . Not in quick , sudden showers did the rain come down , but in constant drizzle , blotting out all colour from the surrounding landscape , and filling the air with fine gray mist , until [people]_5560-people breathed more water than air . At such times the consciousness of the nearness of [the vast unseen sea]_{5878-the vast unseen sea} acted as a dreary depression to [the spirits]_{5879-the spirits} ; but besides acting on the nerves of the excitable , such weather affected the sensitive or ailing in material ways . [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel 's fit of rheumatism incapacitated [him]_223-daniel from stirring abroad ; and to [a man of [his]_223-daniel active habits , and somewhat inactive mind]_{5880-a man of his active habits , and somewhat inactive mind} , this was a great hardship . [He]_223-daniel was not ill - tempered naturally , but this state of confinement made [him]_223-daniel more ill - tempered than [he]_223-daniel had ever been before in [his]_223-daniel life . [He]_223-daniel sat in the chimney - corner , abusing the weather and doubting the wisdom or desirableness of all [[his]_223-daniel wife]_{5589-his wife} saw fit to do in the usual daily household matters . The '_{[5890-th ' feyther]} chimney - corner ' was really [a corner at [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank}]_{5882-a corner at haytersbank} . There were two projecting walls on each side of [the fire - place]_{5883-the fire - place} , running about six feet into [the room]_{1183-the room} , and a stout wooden settle was placed against one of these , while opposite was the circular - backed '_{[5890-th ' feyther]} [master]_1219-master 's chair , ' the seat of which was composed of a square piece of wood judiciously hollowed out , and placed with one corner to the front . Here , in full view of all the operations going on over the fire , sat [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel for four live - long days , advising and directing [[his]_223-daniel wife]_{5589-his wife} in all such minor matters as the boiling of potatoes , the making of porridge , all the work on which [she]_{5589-his wife} specially piqued [herself]_{5589-his wife} , and on which [she]_{5589-his wife} would have taken advice -- no ! not from [the most skilled housewife in all [the three Ridings]_{30-the three ridings}]_{5886-the most skilled housewife in all the three ridings} . But , somehow , [she]_{5589-his wife} managed to keep [her]_{5589-his wife} tongue quiet from telling [him]_223-daniel , as [she]_{5589-his wife} would have done [any woman]_{5887-any woman} , and [any other man]_{5852-any other man} , to mind [his]_223-daniel own business , or [she]_{5589-his wife} would pin a dish - clout to [his]_223-daniel tail . [She]_{5589-his wife} even checked [Sylvia]_188-sylvia when [the latter]_{5840-the latter} proposed , as much for fun as for anything else , that [his]_223-daniel ignorant directions should be followed , and the consequences brought before [his]_223-daniel eyes and [his]_223-daniel nose . '_{[5890-th ' feyther]} Na , [na]_1220-na ! ' said [Bell]_220-bell , '_[1220-na] [th ' feyther]_{5890-th ' feyther} 's feyther , and [we]_5891-we mun respect [him]_1221-him . But it 's dree work havin' [a man [i]_{5890-th ' feyther} '_{[5890-th ' feyther]} [th ' house]_{5893-th ' house} , nursing th '_[1220-na] fire , an ' such weather too , and not a soul coming near [us]_5891-we , not even to fall out wi '_{[5890-th ' feyther]} [him]_1221-him]_{5892-a man i ' th ' house , nursing th ' fire , an ' such weather too , and not a soul coming near us , not even to fall out wi ' him} ; for [thee]_1222-thee and [me]_0-i must na ' do that , for [th '_[191-philip] Bible]_{5894-th ' bible} 's sake , [dear]_1223-dear ; and a good stand - up wordy quarrel would do [him]_1221-him a power of good ; stir [his]_1221-him blood like . [I]_0-i wish [Philip]_191-philip would turn up . ' [Bell]_220-bell sighed , for in these four days [she]_220-bell had experienced somewhat of [Madame de Maintenon]_{232-madame de maintenon} 's difficulty ( and with fewer resources to meet it ) of trying to amuse [a man who was not amusable]_{5895-a man who was not amusable} . For [Bell]_220-bell , good and sensible as [she]_220-bell was , was not [a woman of resources]_{5896-a woman of resources} . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's plan , undutiful as it was in [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's eyes , would have done [Daniel]_223-daniel more good , even though it might have made [him]_223-daniel angry , than [[his]_223-daniel wife]_{5589-his wife} 's quiet , careful monotony of action , which , however it might conduce to [[her]_{5519-her mother} husband]_{5645-her husband} 's comfort when [he]_223-daniel was absent , did not amuse [him]_223-daniel when present . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia scouted the notion of [cousin Philip]_191-philip coming into [[their]_5900-their household]_{5901-their household} in the character of [an amusing or entertaining person]_{5902-an amusing or entertaining person} , till [she]_188-sylvia nearly made [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} angry at [her]_188-sylvia ridicule of [the good steady young fellow]_{5904-the good steady young fellow} , to whom [Bell]_220-bell looked up as the pattern of all that early manhood should be . But the moment [Sylvia]_188-sylvia saw [she]_188-sylvia had been giving [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} pain , [she]_188-sylvia left off [her]_188-sylvia wilful little jokes , and kissed [her]_{5519-her mother} , and told [her]_{5519-her mother} [she]_188-sylvia would manage all famously , and ran out of [the back - kitchen]_{5906-the back - kitchen} , in which [mother]_684-mother and [daughter]_{5908-daughter} had been scrubbing the churn and all the wooden implements of butter - making . [Bell]_220-bell looked at the pretty figure of [[her]_220-bell little daughter]_{5909-her little daughter} , as , running past with [her]_220-bell apron thrown over [her]_220-bell head , [she]_220-bell darkened the window beneath which [[her]_{5909-her little daughter} mother]_{5519-her mother} was doing [her]_220-bell work . [She]_220-bell paused just for a moment , and then said , almost unawares to [herself]_220-bell , '_[222-kester] Bless [thee]_1224-thee , [lass]_799-lass , ' before resuming [her]_220-bell scouring of what already looked almost snow - white . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia scampered across [the rough farmyard]_{5911-the rough farmyard} in the wetting , drizzling rain to the place where [she]_188-sylvia expected to find [Kester]_222-kester ; but [he]_222-kester was not [there]_5676-there , so [she]_188-sylvia had to retrace [her]_188-sylvia steps to [the cow - house]_{5913-the cow - house} , and , making [her]_188-sylvia way up a rough kind of ladder - staircase fixed straight against the wall , [she]_188-sylvia surprised [Kester]_222-kester as [he]_222-kester sat in [the wool - loft]_{5914-the wool - loft} , looking over the fleeces reserved for the [home]_681-home - spinning , by popping [her]_188-sylvia bright face , swathed round with [her]_188-sylvia blue woollen apron , up through the trap - door , and thus , [her]_188-sylvia head the only visible part , [she]_188-sylvia addressed [the farm - servant]_{5916-the farm - servant} , who was almost like [one of [the family]_{539-the family}]_{5917-one of the family} . '_{[5625-feyther]} [Kester]_222-kester , [feyther]_5625-feyther 's just tiring hissel ' wi '_{[5625-feyther]} weariness an ' vexation , sitting by t '_{[5625-feyther]} fireside wi ' [his]_222-kester hands afore [him]_222-kester , an '_{[5625-feyther]} nought to do . An ' [mother]_684-mother and [me]_5625-feyther ca n't think on [aught]_5920-aught as 'll rouse [him]_222-kester up to a bit of a laugh , or aught more cheerful than a scolding . Now , [Kester]_222-kester , [thou]_5921-thou mun just be off , and find [Harry Donkin]_216-donkin [th '_{[5625-feyther]} tailor]_{5922-th ' tailor} , and bring [him]_222-kester [here]_5537-here ; it 's gettin ' on for [Martinmas]_{233-martinmas} , an '_[1233-yo] [he]_222-kester 'll be coming [his]_222-kester rounds , and [he]_222-kester may as well come [here]_5537-here first as last , and [feyther]_5625-feyther 's clothes want a deal o ' mending up , and [Harry]_216-donkin 's always full of [his]_222-kester news , and anyhow [he]_222-kester 'll do for [feyther]_5625-feyther to scold , an '_[222-kester] be [a new person]_{1230-a new person} too , and that 's somewhat for all on [us]_1231-us . Now go , like [a good old Kester]_{1232-a good old kester} as [yo]_1233-yo ' are . '_[222-kester] [Kester]_222-kester looked at [her]_1234-she with loving , faithful admiration . [He]_222-kester had set [himself]_222-kester [his]_222-kester day 's work in [[his]_222-kester master]_{1110-his master} 's absence , and was very desirous of finishing it , but , somehow , [he]_222-kester never dreamed of resisting [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , so [he]_222-kester only stated the case . ' T '_[222-kester] ' ool 's a vast o '_[222-kester] muck in ' t , an '_[222-kester] a thowt as a'd fettle it , an ' do it up ; but a reckon a mun do yo'r biddin '_[222-kester] . ' '_{[1232-a good old kester]} There 's [a good old Kester]_{1232-a good old kester} , ' said [she]_1234-she , smiling , and nodding [her]_1234-she muffled head at [him]_222-kester ; then [she]_1234-she dipped down out of [his]_222-kester sight , then rose up again ( [he]_222-kester had never taken [his]_222-kester slow , mooney eyes from the spot where [she]_1234-she had disappeared ) to say--'Now , [Kester]_222-kester , be wary and deep -- [thou]_5923-thou mun tell [Harry Donkin]_216-donkin not to let on as [we]_5924-we 've sent for [him]_1237-he , but just to come in as if [he]_1237-he were on [his]_1237-he round , and took [us]_5924-we first ; and [he]_1237-he mun ask [feyther]_216-donkin if there is any work for [him]_1237-he to do ; and [I]_1238-thee 'll answer for '_[1238-thee] t , [he]_1237-he 'll have a welcome and a half . Now , be deep and fause , mind [thee]_1238-thee ! ' '_{[1239-simple folk]} A'se deep an ' fause enow wi '_[1238-thee] [simple folk]_{1239-simple folk} ; but what can a do [i]_0-i ' [Donkin]_216-donkin be as fause as [me]_1238-thee -- as happen [he]_1237-he may be ? '_[1238-thee] ' Ga way wi '_[1238-thee] [thee]_1238-thee ! [I]_0-i ' Donkin be [Solomon]_{234-king solomon} , [thou]_1238-thee mun be [t '_[222-kester] Queen o ' Sheba]_{5925-t ' queen o ' sheba} ; and [I'se]_0-i bound for to say [she]_{5519-her mother} outwitted [him]_1237-he at last ! '_[222-kester] [Kester]_222-kester laughed so long at the idea of [his]_222-kester being [the Queen of [Sheba]_31-sheba]_{1240-the queen of sheba} , that [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was back by [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's side before the cachinnation ended . That night , just as [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was preparing to go to bed in [[her]_188-sylvia little closet of [a room]_{1243-a room}]_{1242-her little closet of a room} , [she]_188-sylvia heard some shot rattling at [her]_188-sylvia window . [She]_188-sylvia opened the little casement , and saw [Kester]_222-kester standing below . [He]_222-kester recommenced where [he]_222-kester left off , with a laugh-- ' [He]_222-kester , [he]_222-kester , [he]_222-kester ! A 's been [t '_[222-kester] queen]_{5926-t ' queen} ! A'se ta'en Donkin on [t ' reet side]_{5927-t ' reet side} , an '_[222-kester] [he]_222-kester 'll coom in to - morrow , just permiskus , an ' ax for work , like as if '_[222-kester] t were a favour ; t ' oud felley were a bit cross - grained at startin '_[222-kester] , for [he]_222-kester were workin ' at farmer Crosskey 's up at [t '_[222-kester] other side o ' [t '_[222-kester] town]_{5929-t ' town}]_{5928-t ' other side o ' t ' town} , wheer [they]_1244-they puts a strike an ' a half of maut intil t '_{[1246-the honest fellow]} beer , when [most folk]_{1245-most folk} put nobbut a strike , an t ' made [him]_222-kester ill to convince : but [he]_222-kester 'll coom , niver fear ! '_{[1248-measter]} [The honest fellow]_{1246-the honest fellow} never said a word of the shilling [he]_{1246-the honest fellow} had paid out of [his]_{1246-the honest fellow} own pocket to forward [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's wishes , and to persuade [the tailor]_{1247-the tailor} to leave the good beer . All [his]_{1246-the honest fellow} anxiety now was to know if [he]_{1246-the honest fellow} had been missed , and if it was likely that a scolding awaited [him]_{1246-the honest fellow} in the morning . ' T '_{[1248-measter]} oud [measter]_1248-measter did n't set up [his]_1248-measter back , 'cause a did n't coom in t '_{[1246-the honest fellow]} supper ? ' '_[684-mother] [He]_{1246-the honest fellow} questioned a bit as to what [thou]_1249-thee were about , but [mother]_684-mother did n't know , an ' [I]_684-mother held [my]_684-mother peace . [Mother]_203-mother carried [thy]_1249-thee supper in t '_[684-mother] loft for [thee]_1249-thee . ' '_[684-mother] A'll gang after ' t , then , for a'm like a pair o '_[684-mother] bellowses wi ' t '_[684-mother] wind out ; just two flat sides wi ' nowt betwixt . '_[220-bell] The next morning , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's face was a little redder than usual when [Harry Donkin]_216-donkin 's bow - legs were seen circling down the path to [the house]_{5492-the house} door . ' Here 's [Donkin]_216-donkin , for sure ! '_[220-bell] exclaimed [Bell]_220-bell , when [she]_220-bell caught sight of [him]_216-donkin a minute after [[her]_220-bell daughter]_{1252-her daughter} . ' Well , [I]_220-bell just call that lucky ! for [he]_216-donkin 'll be company for [thee]_1249-thee while [Sylvia]_188-sylvia and [me]_220-bell has to turn th '_[220-bell] cheeses . ' This was too original a remark for [a wife]_{5930-a wife} to make in [Daniel]_223-daniel 's opinion , on this especial morning , when [his]_216-donkin rheumatism was twinging [him]_216-donkin more than usual , so [he]_216-donkin replied with severity-- '_[220-bell] That 's all [t ' women]_{5931-t ' women} know about it . Wi '_{[5931-t ' women]} [them]_1253-them it 's " coompany , coompany , coompany , " an ' [they]_1253-them think [a man]_{5486-a man} 's no better than [theirsels]_1253-them . A'd have [yo]_5933-yo '_[0-i] to know a've a vast o ' thoughts in [myself]_{5931-t ' women} '_{[5931-t ' women]} , as [I]_0-i 'm noane willing to lay out for [t]_5934-t '_{[5931-t ' women]} benefit o ' [every man]_{5497-every man} . [A've niver]_{5936-a've niver} gotten time for meditation sin '_{[5931-t ' women]} a were married ; leastways , sin ' a left t '_{[5931-t ' women]} [sea]_630-sea . [Aboard ship]_{1255-aboard ship} , wi ' [niver]_{5936-a've niver} [a woman wi'n leagues o '_{[5931-t ' women]} hail]_{5937-a woman wi'n leagues o ' hail} , and upo ' t '_{[5931-t ' women]} masthead , in special , a could . ' '_[0-i] Then [I]_0-i 'd better tell [Donkin]_216-donkin as [we]_1256-we 've no work for [him]_216-donkin , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , instinctively managing [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} by agreeing with [him]_216-donkin , instead of reasoning with or contradicting [him]_216-donkin . '_{[1257-theere]} Now , [theere]_1257-theere [you]_216-donkin go ! ' wrenching [himself]_216-donkin round , for fear [Sylvia]_188-sylvia should carry [her]_188-sylvia meekly made threat into execution . '_{[1257-theere]} Ugh ! ugh ! ' as [his]_216-donkin limb hurt [him]_216-donkin . '_[1054-women] Come in , [Harry]_216-donkin , come in , and talk a bit o ' sense to [me]_1257-theere , for a've been shut up wi '_{[1257-theere]} [women]_1054-women these four days , and [a'm a'most a nateral]_{1259-a'm a'most a nateral} by this time . A'se bound for ' t , [they]_1054-women 'll find [yo]_216-donkin '_{[1257-theere]} some wark , if ' t 's nought but for to save [their]_1054-women own fingers . '_[1054-women] So [Harry]_216-donkin took off [his]_216-donkin coat , and seated [himself]_216-donkin professional - wise on the hastily - cleared dresser , so that [he]_216-donkin might have all the light afforded by the long , low casement window . Then [he]_216-donkin blew in [his]_216-donkin thimble , sucked [his]_216-donkin finger , so that they might adhere tightly together , and looked about for a subject for opening conversation , while [Sylvia]_188-sylvia and [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} might be heard opening and shutting drawers and box - lids before [they]_1261-they could find the articles that needed repair , or that were required to mend each other . ' [Women]_1054-women 's well enough [i]_1054-women '_[1054-women] [their]_1054-women way , ' said [Daniel]_223-daniel , in a philosophizing tone , '_[1054-women] but [a man]_{5486-a man} may have too much on 'em . Now there 's [me]_1054-women , leg - fast these four days , and a'll make free to say to [yo]_1264-yo '_[1054-women] , a'd rather a deal ha ' been loading dung [i]_1054-women '_[1054-women] t ' wettest weather ; an '_[1054-women] a reckon it 's th ' being wi '_[1054-women] nought but [women]_1054-women as tires [me]_0-i so : [they]_1054-women talk so foolish it gets int ' t '_[1054-women] bones like . Now [thou]_1264-yo know'st thou'rt not called much of [a man oather]_{1265-a man oather} , but bless [yo]_1264-yo ' , t '_[1054-women] ninth part 's summut to be thankful for , after nought but [women]_1054-women . An ' yet , [yo]_1264-yo '_[1054-women] seen , [they]_1054-women were for sending [yo]_1264-yo ' away [i]_220-bell '_[220-bell] [their]_1054-women foolishness ! Well ! [missus]_878-missus , and who 's to pay for t ' fettling of all [them]_1054-women clothes ? '_[188-sylvia] as [Bell]_220-bell came down with [her]_220-bell arms full . [She]_220-bell was going to answer [[her]_220-bell husband]_{5645-her husband} meekly and literally according to [her]_220-bell wo nt , but [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , already detecting the increased cheerfulness of [his]_{5645-her husband} tone , called out from behind [her]_188-sylvia mother-- ' [I]_188-sylvia am , [feyther]_5625-feyther . [I]_188-sylvia 'm_[188-sylvia] going for to sell [my]_0-i new cloak as [I]_0-i bought Thursday , for the mending on [your]_188-sylvia old coats and waistcoats . ' '_[188-sylvia] Hearken till [her]_188-sylvia , ' said [Daniel]_223-daniel , chuckling . '_[188-sylvia] [She]_188-sylvia 's [a true wench]_{1269-a true wench} . Three days sin ' noane so full as [she]_188-sylvia o '_[188-sylvia] t ' new cloak that now [she]_188-sylvia 's fain t '_[188-sylvia] sell . ' '_[188-sylvia] Ay , [Harry]_216-donkin . If feyther wo n't pay [yo]_1270-yo ' for making all these old clothes as good as new , [I]_188-sylvia 'll sell [my]_188-sylvia new red cloak sooner than [yo]_1270-yo '_[188-sylvia] shall go unpaid . ' '_[1271-they] A reckon it 's a bargain , ' said [Harry]_216-donkin , casting sharp , professional eyes on the heap before [him]_216-donkin , and singling out the best article as to texture for examination and comment . '_[216-donkin] [They]_1271-they 're all again these metal buttons , '_[216-donkin] said [he]_216-donkin . ' [Silk weavers]_{5941-silk weavers} has been petitioning [Ministers]_{235-ministers} t '_{[1272-informers]} make a law to favour silk buttons ; and [I]_0-i did hear tell as there were [informers]_{1272-informers} goin' about spyin ' after metal buttons , and as how [they]_{1272-informers} could haul [yo]_1270-yo '_{[1272-informers]} before a justice for wearing on 'em . '_{[1272-informers]} ' A were [we]_5942-we d in 'em_{[1272-informers]} , and a'll wear 'em to [my]_{1272-informers} dyin '_{[1272-informers]} day , or a'll wear noane at a ' . [They]_1271-they 're_{[1272-informers]} for making such a pack o ' laws , [they]_1271-they 'll be for meddling wi '_{[1272-informers]} [my]_0-i fashion o ' sleeping next , and taxing [me]_{1272-informers} for ivery snore a give . [They]_1271-they 've been after [t '_{[1272-informers]} winders]_{5943-t ' winders} , and after t ' vittle , and after t '_{[1272-informers]} very saut to ' t ; it 's dearer by hauf an '_[1271-they] more nor it were when [a were]_{1273-a were} [a boy]_{1274-a boy} : [they]_1271-they 're [a meddlesome set o '_[1271-they] folks]_{5944-a meddlesome set o ' folks} , [law - makers]_{1275-law - makers} is , an ' a'll niver believe [King George]_{212-king george} has ought t '_[1271-they] do wi ' '_[1277-my] t. But mark [my]_0-i words ; [I]_0-i were [we]_1276-we d wi ' brass buttons , and brass buttons a'll wear to [my]_1277-my death , an '_[1277-my] if [they]_1277-my moither [me]_0-i about it , a'll wear brass buttons [i]_0-i ' [my]_223-daniel coffin ! '_[223-daniel] By this time [Harry]_216-donkin had arranged a certain course of action with [Mrs Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} , conducting the consultation and agreement by signs . [His]_216-donkin thread was flying fast already , and [the mother]_{631-the mother} and [daughter]_{5908-daughter} felt more free to pursue [their]_1280-their own business than [they]_1280-their had done for several days ; for it was a good sign that [Daniel]_223-daniel had taken [his]_223-daniel pipe out of the square hollow in the fireside wall , where [he]_223-daniel usually kept it , and was preparing to diversify [his]_223-daniel remarks with satisfying interludes of puffing . ' Why , look [ye]_1283-ye ; [this very baccy]_{5945-this very baccy} had a run for '_[223-daniel] t. It came ashore sewed up neatly enough [i]_0-i ' [a woman]_{1082-a woman} 's stays , as was wife to a fishing - smack down at [t '_[1282-iver] bay yonder]_{5947-t ' bay yonder} . [She]_1281-she were a lean thing as [iver]_1282-iver [you]_1283-ye saw , when [she]_1281-she went for t ' see [[her]_1281-she husband]_{5645-her husband} aboard [t '_[1281-she] vessel]_{5949-t ' vessel} ; but [she]_1281-she coom back lustier by a deal , an ' wi '_{[1285-t ' face o ' coast - guard]} many a thing on [her]_1281-she , here and [theere]_1284-theere , beside baccy . An ' that were [i]_{1285-t ' face o ' coast - guard} '_{[1285-t ' face o ' coast - guard]} [t ' face o '_{[1285-t ' face o ' coast - guard]} coast - guard]_{1285-t ' face o ' coast - guard} and yon tender , an ' a '_[1281-she] . But [she]_1281-she made as though [she]_1281-she were tipsy , an ' so [they]_5950-they did nought but curse [her]_1281-she , an '_[1281-she] get out on [her]_1281-she way . ' '_[0-i] Speaking of t ' tender , there 's been a piece o '_[0-i] wark [i]_0-i ' [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven this week wi '_[216-donkin] t ' press - gang , '_[216-donkin] said [Harry]_216-donkin . ' Ay ! ay ! [[our]_1289-our lass]_{1197-our lass} was telling about '_[1286-lord] t ; but , [Lord]_1286-lord bless [ye]_1287-ye ! there 's no gettin ' t '_{[1290-our sylvie]} rights on a story out on [a woman]_{1082-a woman} -- though a will say this for [[our]_1289-our Sylvie]_{1290-our sylvie} , [she]_{1290-our sylvie} 's as bright a lass as [iver]_1291-iver [a man]_{5486-a man} looked at . ' Now the truth was , that [Daniel]_223-daniel had not liked to demean [himself]_223-daniel , at the time when [Sylvia]_188-sylvia came back so full of what [she]_188-sylvia had seen at [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven , by evincing any curiosity on the subject . [He]_223-daniel had then thought that the next day [he]_223-daniel would find some business that should take [him]_223-daniel down to [the town]_{480-the town} , when [he]_223-daniel could learn all that was to be learnt , without flattering [[his]_223-daniel womankind]_{5953-his womankind} by asking questions , as if anything [they]_{5953-his womankind} might say could interest [him]_223-daniel . [He]_223-daniel had a strong notion of being a kind of domestic [Jupiter]_236-jupiter . '_{[1290-our sylvie]} [It]_1293-it 's made a deal o ' wark i '_[1295-she] [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven . [Folk]_1038-folk had gotten to think nought o ' t '_[1296-he] tender , [she]_1295-she lay so still , an ' [t '_[1296-he] leftenant]_{5954-t ' leftenant} paid such a good price for all [he]_1296-he wanted for [t ' ship]_{5955-t ' ship} . But [o]_5956-o '_[1038-folk] Thursday t ' _ [Resolution _]_{19-the resolution} , [first whaler back this season]_{5957-first whaler back this season} , came in port , and [t '_[1299-t] press - gang]_{5958-t ' press - gang} showed [their]_1038-folk teeth , and carried off [four as good able - bodied seamen as iver [I]_0-i made trousers for]_{1297-four as good able - bodied seamen as iver i made trousers for} ; and t ' place were all up like a nest o '_[1299-t] wasps , when [yo've]_1298-yo've set [your]_1298-yo've foot in t ' midst . [They]_1038-folk were so mad , [they]_1038-folk were ready for t '_{[5958-t ' press - gang]} fight [t]_1299-t ' very pavin '_[1298-yo've] stones . ' '_{[5958-t ' press - gang]} A wish a'd been [theere]_1300-theere ! A just wish a had ! A've a score for t ' reckon up wi '_{[5958-t ' press - gang]} [t ' press - gang]_{5958-t ' press - gang} ! '_[223-daniel] And [the old man]_{1112-the old man} lifted up [his]_{1112-the old man} right hand -- [his]_{1112-the old man} hand on which the forefinger and thumb were maimed and useless -- partly in denunciation , and partly as a witness of what [he]_{1112-the old man} had endured to escape from the service , abhorred because it was forced . [His]_{1112-the old man} face became a totally different countenance with the expression of settled and unrelenting indignation , which [his]_{1112-the old man} words called out . ' G'on , [man]_5688-man , g'on , '_[223-daniel] said [Daniel]_223-daniel , impatient with [Donkin]_216-donkin for the little delay occasioned by the necessity of arranging [his]_{1112-the old man} work more fully . ' Ay ! ay ! all in good time ; for a've a long tale to tell yet ; an '_[223-daniel] a mun have [some ' un]_{5961-some ' un} to iron [me]_223-daniel out [my]_223-daniel seams , and look [me]_223-daniel out [my]_223-daniel bits , for there 's none here fit for [my]_223-daniel purpose . '_[223-daniel] ' Dang [thy]_5962-thy bits ! Here , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ! [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ! come and be [tailor 's man]_{5963-tailor 's man} , and let [t '_[188-sylvia] chap]_{5964-t ' chap} get settled sharp , for a'm fain t ' hear [his]_{5964-t ' chap} story . '_[216-donkin] [Sylvia]_188-sylvia took [her]_188-sylvia directions , and placed [her]_188-sylvia irons in the fire , and ran [upstairs]_{5687-upstairs} for the bundle which had been put aside by [[her]_188-sylvia careful mother]_{1303-her careful mother} for occasions like the present . It consisted of small pieces of various coloured cloth , cut out of old coats and waistcoats , and similar garments , when the whole had become too much worn for use , yet when part had been good enough to be treasured by [a thrifty housewife]_{1304-a thrifty housewife} . [Daniel]_223-daniel grew angry before [Donkin]_216-donkin had selected [his]_216-donkin patterns and settled the work to [his]_216-donkin own mind . ' Well , '_[216-donkin] said [he]_216-donkin at last ; ' a mought be [a young man]_{5965-a young man} a - goin' a wooin '_[216-donkin] , by t ' pains thou'st taken for t '_[216-donkin] match [my]_0-i oud clothes . [I]_0-i do n't care if [they]_1305-they 're patched wi '_{[1273-a were]} scarlet , a tell [thee]_1306-thee ; so as [thou'lt]_1307-thy work away at [thy]_1307-thy tale wi ' [thy]_1307-thy tongue , same time as [thou]_1307-thy works at [thy]_1307-thy needle wi '_{[1273-a were]} [thy]_1307-thy fingers . ' '_{[1273-a were]} Then , as [a were]_{1273-a were} saying , [all Monkshaven]_{1309-all monkshaven} were like a nest o ' wasps , flyin '_{[1273-a were]} hither and thither , and makin ' sich a buzzin '_{[1273-a were]} and a talkin ' as niver were ; and each wi '_{[1273-a were]} [his]_216-donkin sting out , ready for t ' vent [his]_216-donkin venom o '_[1054-women] rage and revenge . And [women]_1054-women cryin ' and sobbin '_{[5966-t ' mariners]} [i]_0-i ' t '_{[5966-t ' mariners]} streets -- when , [Lord]_1311-lord help [us]_1312-us ! o ' Saturday came a worse time than iver ! for all Friday there had been a kind o '_{[5966-t ' mariners]} expectation an ' dismay about t '_{[5966-t ' mariners]} _ Good Fortune _ , as [t ' mariners]_{5966-t ' mariners} had said was off [St Abb]_{238-st abb} 's Head o '_{[1313-husbands]} Thursday , when t ' _ Resolution _ came in ; and there was [wives]_702-wives and [maids]_5968-maids wi '_{[5966-t ' mariners]} [husbands]_{1313-husbands} an ' [sweethearts]_{914-sweethearts} aboard t '_{[5966-t ' mariners]} _ Good Fortune _ ready to throw [their]_1314-their eyes out on [their]_1314-their heads wi ' gazin '_{[5966-t ' mariners]} , gazin ' nor'ards over t'sea , as were all one haze o '_{[5966-t ' mariners]} blankness wi ' t '_{[1313-husbands]} rain ; and when t ' afternoon tide comed in , an '_{[1313-husbands]} niver a line on [her]_1315-her to be seen , [folk]_1038-folk were oncertain as t ' whether [she]_1315-her were holding off for fear o '_{[1313-husbands]} t ' tender -- as were out o '_{[1313-husbands]} sight , too -- or what were [her]_1315-her mak ' o '_{[1313-husbands]} goin' on . An ' [t '_{[1313-husbands]} poor wet draggled women]_{5970-t ' poor wet draggled women} [folk]_1038-folk came up [t ' town]_{5929-t ' town} , [some]_537-some slowly cryin '_[1038-folk] , as if [their]_1038-folk hearts was sick , an ' [others]_540-others just bent [their]_1038-folk heads to t '_{[1313-husbands]} wind , and went straight to [[their]_1038-folk homes]_{1318-their homes} , nother looking nor speaking to [ony one]_{1319-ony one} ; but barred [their]_1038-folk doors , and stiffened [theirsels]_{1320-theirsels} up for a night o ' waiting . Saturday morn -- [yo'll]_5974-yo'll mind Saturday morn , it were stormy and gusty , downreet dirty weather -- [theere]_1315-her stood [t '_{[1313-husbands]} folk]_{5639-t ' folk} again by daylight , a watching an ' a straining , and by that tide t '_{[1313-husbands]} _ Good Fortune _ came o'er t ' bar . But [t '_{[1313-husbands]} excisemen]_{5976-t ' excisemen} had sent back [her]_1315-her news by [t ' boat as took 'em]_{5977-t ' boat as took 'em[1313-husbands]} [there]_5676-there . [They]_1322-they 'd a deal of oil , and a vast o ' blubber . But for all that [her]_1315-her flag was drooping [i]_1322-they '_[1322-they] t ' rain , half mast high , for mourning and sorrow , an '_[1322-they] [they]_1322-they 'd [a dead man aboard]_{1323-a dead man aboard} -- [a dead man as was living and strong last sunrise]_{1324-a dead man as was living and strong last sunrise} . An ' there was another as lay between life an '_[1325-t] death , and there was seven more as should ha ' been [theere]_1315-her as was n't , but was carried off by [t]_1325-t '_[1322-they] gang . [T ' frigate]_{5978-t ' frigate} as [we]_5979-we '_[1322-they] n a ' heard tell on , as lying off [Hartlepool]_{32-hartlepool} , got tidings fra '_[1322-they] t ' tender as captured t '_[239-aurora] seamen o ' Thursday : and [t]_1325-t '_[1322-they] _ [Aurora]_239-aurora _ , as [they]_1322-they ca'ed [her]_1315-her , made off for [t]_1325-t [' nor'ard]_{33-' nor'ard} ; and [nine leagues off [St Abb 's Head]_{17-st abb 's head}]_{5980-nine leagues off st abb 's head} , t '_[1315-her] _ Resolution _ thinks [she]_1315-her were , [she]_1315-her see'd t ' frigate , and knowed by [her]_1315-her build [she]_1315-her were [a man]_{5486-a man} - o'-war , and guessed [she]_1315-her were bound on [king]_5982-king 's kidnapping . [I]_1315-her seen [t '_[1315-her] wounded man]_{5983-t ' wounded man} [mysen]_1326-mysen wi ' [my]_1315-her own eyes ; and [he]_{5983-t ' wounded man} 'll live ! [he]_{5983-t ' wounded man} 'll live ! [Niver]_224-niver [a man]_{5486-a man} died yet , wi '_[1315-her] such a strong purpose o ' vengeance in [him]_{5983-t ' wounded man} . [He]_{5983-t ' wounded man} could barely speak , for [he]_{5983-t ' wounded man} were badly shot , but [his]_{5983-t ' wounded man} colour coome and went , as [[t '_[1328-t] master]_{5985-t ' master} 's mate]_{5986-t ' master 's mate} an ' [t '_[1328-t] captain]_{5987-t ' captain} telled [me]_0-i and [some others]_{1327-some others} how [t ' _]_{5988-t ' _} [Aurora]_239-aurora _ fired at 'em_[1328-t] , and how [t]_1328-t ' innocent whaler hoisted [her]_239-aurora colours , but afore [they]_5989-they were fairly run up , another shot coome close in t '_[1328-t] shrouds , and then [[t]_1328-t ' Greenland ship]_{5990-t ' greenland ship} being t '_[1328-t] windward , bore down on [t ' frigate]_{5978-t ' frigate} ; but as [they]_5989-they knew [she]_239-aurora were an oud fox , and bent on mischief , [Kinraid]_202-kinraid ( that 's [he]_202-kinraid who lies a - dying , only [he]_202-kinraid 'll noane die , a'se bound ) , [the specksioneer]_{5992-the specksioneer} , bade [t '_[1330-he] men]_{5993-t ' men} go down between [decks]_1329-decks , and fasten t ' hatches well , an '_[1330-he] [he]_1330-he 'd stand guard , [he]_1330-he an ' [captain]_545-captain , and [[t '_[1330-he] oud master]_{5995-t ' oud master} 's mate]_{5996-t ' oud master 's mate} , being left upo ' [deck]_5997-deck for t '_[1330-he] give a welcome just skin - deep to [t ' boat 's crew]_{5998-t ' boat 's crew} fra '_[1330-he] t ' _ [Aurora]_239-aurora _ , as [they]_5989-they could see coming t'wards [them]_5989-they o'er t '_[1330-he] watter , wi ' [[their]_5989-they reg'lar man]_{5999-their reg'lar man} - o'-war 's rowing---- '_[1330-he] ' Damn 'em_[1330-he] ! ' said [Daniel]_223-daniel , in soliloquy , and under [his]_223-daniel breath . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia stood , poising [her]_188-sylvia iron , and listening eagerly , afraid to give [Donkin]_216-donkin the hot iron for fear of interrupting the narrative , unwilling to put it into the fire again , because that action would perchance remind [him]_223-daniel of [his]_223-daniel work , which now [the tailor]_{1247-the tailor} had forgotten , so eager was [he]_223-daniel in telling [his]_223-daniel story . '_[1332-he] Well ! [they]_1331-they coome on over t ' watters wi '_{[5987-t ' captain]} great bounds , and up t ' sides [they]_1331-they coome like locusts , [all armed men]_{6001-all armed men} ; an '_[1332-he] [t ' captain]_{5987-t ' captain} says [he]_1332-he saw [Kinraid]_202-kinraid hide away [his]_202-kinraid whaling knife under some tarpaulin '_[1332-he] , and [he]_1332-he knew [he]_1332-he meant mischief , an ' [he]_1332-he would no more ha '_[1332-he] stopped [him]_1332-he wi ' a word nor [he]_1332-he would ha '_[239-aurora] stopped [him]_1332-he fra ' killing a whale . And when [[t]_239-aurora '_{[5987-t ' captain]} _ [Aurora]_239-aurora _ 's men]_{6003-t ' _ aurora _ 's men} were aboard , one on 'em runs to [t]_239-aurora '_{[5987-t ' captain]} helm ; and at that [t ' captain]_{5987-t ' captain} says , [he]_{5987-t ' captain} felt as if [[his]_{5987-t ' captain} wife]_{5589-his wife} were kissed afore [his]_{5987-t ' captain} face ; but says [he]_{5987-t ' captain} , " [I]_{5987-t ' captain} bethought [me]_{5987-t ' captain} on [t '_{[5987-t ' captain]} men]_{5993-t ' men} as were shut up below hatches , an ' [I]_0-i remembered t '_[0-i] folk at [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven as were looking out for [us]_1333-us even then ; an ' [I]_0-i said to [mysel]_0-i '_[0-i] , [I]_0-i would speak fair as long as [I]_0-i could , more by token o ' the whaling - knife , as [I]_0-i could see glinting bright under t '_[0-i] black tarpaulin . " So [he]_0-i spoke quite fair and civil , though [he]_0-i see'd [they]_1334-they was nearing t ' _ [Aurora]_239-aurora _ , and [t]_239-aurora '_[0-i] _ [Aurora]_239-aurora _ was nearing [them]_1334-they . Then [t ' navy captain]_{6007-t ' navy captain} hailed [him]_0-i thro '_[0-i] t ' trumpet , wi '_[0-i] a great rough blast , and , says [he]_0-i , " Order [[your]_0-i men]_{1335-your men} to come on [deck]_5997-deck . " And [t ' captain of [t '_{[1337-t ' captain of t ' whaler]} whaler]_{6008-t ' whaler}]_{1337-t ' captain of t ' whaler} says [[his]_{1337-t ' captain of t ' whaler} men]_{1338-his men} cried up from under t ' hatches as [they]_{1338-his men} 'd niver be gi'en up wi'out bloodshed , and [he]_{1337-t ' captain of t ' whaler} sees [Kinraid]_202-kinraid take out [his]_202-kinraid pistol , and look well to [t '_{[1337-t ' captain of t ' whaler]} priming]_{6009-t ' priming} ; so [he]_{1337-t ' captain of t ' whaler} says to [t ' navy captain]_{6007-t ' navy captain} , " [We]_1340-we 're_{[1337-t ' captain of t ' whaler]} protected [Greenland - men]_{1339-greenland - men} , and [you]_0-i have no right t ' meddle wi '_{[1337-t ' captain of t ' whaler]} [us]_1340-we . " But [t ' navy captain]_{6007-t ' navy captain} only bellows t '_{[6007-t ' navy captain]} more , " Order [[your]_0-i men]_{1335-your men} t ' come on [deck]_5997-deck . If [they]_{1335-your men} wo n't obey [you]_0-i , and [you]_0-i have lost the command of [[your]_0-i vessel]_{6013-your vessel} , [I]_0-i reckon [you]_0-i 're_[0-i] in a state of mutiny , and [you]_0-i may come aboard t ' _ [Aurora]_239-aurora _ and such men as are willing t '_[0-i] follow [you]_0-i , and [I]_0-i 'll fire int ' [the rest]_{6014-the rest} . " [Yo]_0-i '_{[5588-the man]} see , that were t ' depth o '_{[5588-the man]} [the man]_{5588-the man} : [he]_{5588-the man} were for pretending and pretexting as [t ' captain]_{5987-t ' captain} could na manage [[his]_{5987-t ' captain} own ship]_{6016-his own ship} , and as [he]_{5987-t ' captain} 'd help [him]_{5987-t ' captain} . But [[our]_6017-our Greenland captain]_{6018-our greenland captain} were noane so poor - spirited , and says [he]_{6018-our greenland captain} , " [She]_239-aurora 's full of oil , and [I]_0-i ware [you]_0-i of consequences if [you]_0-i fire into [her]_239-aurora . Anyhow , [pirate]_6019-pirate , or [no pirate]_{6020-no pirate} " ( for t '_[0-i] word pirate stuck in [his]_{5588-the man} gizzard ) , " [I]_0-i 'm [a honest Monkshaven man]_{6021-a honest monkshaven man} , an '_[0-i] [I]_0-i come fra ' [a land where there 's great icebergs and many a deadly danger]_{6022-a land where there 's great icebergs and many a deadly danger} , but niver a press - gang , thank [God]_240-god ! and that 's what [you]_0-i are , [I]_0-i reckon . " [Them]_6023-them 's the words [he]_{6018-our greenland captain} told [me]_0-i , but whether [he]_{6018-our greenland captain} spoke 'em_[0-i] out so bold at t ' time , [I'se]_0-i not so sure ; they were in [his]_{6018-our greenland captain} mind for t '_[0-i] speak , only maybe prudence got t ' better on [him]_{6018-our greenland captain} , for [he]_{6018-our greenland captain} said [he]_{6018-our greenland captain} prayed [i]_239-aurora '_[239-aurora] [his]_{5588-the man} heart to bring [his]_{5588-the man} cargo safe to [t ' owners]_{6024-t ' owners} , come what might . Well , t '_{[5588-the man]} _ [Aurora]_239-aurora _ 's [men aboard t ' _ Good Fortune]_{6025-men aboard t ' _ good fortune} _ cried out " might [they]_{6025-men aboard t ' _ good fortune} fire down t '_{[5588-the man]} hatches , and bring [t ' men]_{5993-t ' men} out that a way ? " and then [t '_{[5588-the man]} specksioneer]_{6027-t ' specksioneer} , [he]_{5588-the man} speaks , an ' [he]_{5588-the man} says [he]_{5588-the man} stands ower t '_{[5588-the man]} hatches , and [he]_{5588-the man} has two good pistols , and summut besides , and [he]_{5588-the man} do n't care for [his]_{5588-the man} life , bein ' [a bachelor]_{6028-a bachelor} , but [all below]_{6029-all below} are [married men]_{6030-married men} , [yo]_6031-yo '_{[5588-the man]} see , and [he]_{5588-the man} 'll put an end to [t ' first two chaps]_{6032-t ' first two chaps} as come near [t '_{[5588-the man]} hatches]_{6033-t ' hatches} . An ' [they]_6034-they say [he]_{5588-the man} picked two off as made for t '_{[5588-the man]} come near , and then , just as [he]_{5588-the man} were stooping for t ' whaling knife , an '_[1038-folk] it 's as big as a sickle---- ' '_[0-i] Teach [folk]_1038-folk as do n't know a whaling knife , ' cried [Daniel]_223-daniel . '_[1038-folk] [I]_0-i were [a Greenland - man]_{1344-a greenland - man} mysel ' . '_[1038-folk] ' [They]_6034-they shot [him]_{5588-the man} through t '_[1038-folk] side , and dizzied [him]_{5588-the man} , and kicked [him]_{5588-the man} aside for dead ; and fired down t ' hatches , and killed [one man]_{6035-one man} , and disabled two , and then t '_{[6036-an ' able men]} rest cried for quarter , for life is sweet , e'en aboard [[a king]_{1345-a king} 's ship]_{1346-a king 's ship} ; and t ' _ [Aurora]_239-aurora _ carried 'em_{[6036-an ' able men]} off , [wounded men]_{1347-wounded men} , [an ' able men]_{6036-an ' able men} , an '_[241-darley] all : leaving [Kinraid]_202-kinraid for dead , as was n't dead , and [Darley]_241-darley for dead , as was dead , an ' [t '_{[5987-t ' captain]} captain]_{5987-t ' captain} and [master 's mate as were too old for work]_{1348-master 's mate as were too old for work} ; and [t ' captain]_{5987-t ' captain} , as [loves [Kinraid]_202-kinraid like [a brother]_{6040-a brother}]_{6039-loves kinraid like a brother} , poured rum down [his]_202-kinraid throat , and bandaged [him]_202-kinraid up , and has sent for [t '_{[5987-t ' captain]} first doctor in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{6041-t ' first doctor in monkshaven} for to get [t]_1349-t ' slugs out ; for [they]_{6041-t ' first doctor in monkshaven} say there 's [niver]_224-niver such [a harpooner in a '_[0-i] t ' [Greenland seas]_14-greenland]_{6042-a harpooner in a ' t ' greenland seas} ; an '_[0-i] [I]_0-i can speak fra ' [my]_0-i own seeing [he]_224-niver 's [a fine young fellow where [he]_224-niver lies [theere]_6044-theere]_{6043-a fine young fellow where he lies theere} , [all stark and wan for weakness and loss o '_[0-i] blood]_{6045-all stark and wan for weakness and loss o ' blood} . But [Darley]_241-darley 's dead as a door - nail ; and there 's to be such a burying of [him]_241-darley as [niver]_224-niver was seen afore [i]_0-i ' [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven , come [Sunday]_37-sunday . And now gi '_[0-i] [us]_1350-us t ' iron , [wench]_5567-wench , and let 's lose no more time a - talking . '_[0-i] ' It 's noane loss o '_[0-i] time , ' said [Daniel]_223-daniel , moving [himself]_223-daniel heavily in [his]_223-daniel chair , to feel how helpless [he]_223-daniel was once more . '_[0-i] If [a were as young as once a were]_{1351-a were as young as once a were} -- nay , [lad]_1139-lad , if a had na these sore rheumatics , now -- a reckon as t ' press - gang '_[0-i] ud find out as t ' should n't do such things for nothing . Bless [thee]_1139-lad , [man]_5688-man ! it 's waur nor [i]_0-i '_[0-i] [my]_0-i youth [i]_0-i ' th '_[0-i] Ameriky war , and then ' t were bad enough . '_[188-sylvia] ' And [Kinraid]_202-kinraid ? '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , drawing a long breath , after the effort of realizing it all ; [her]_188-sylvia cheeks had flushed up , and [her]_188-sylvia eyes had glittered during the progress of the tale . ' Oh ! [he]_202-kinraid 'll do . [He]_202-kinraid 'll not die . Life 's stuff is in [him]_202-kinraid yet . '_[188-sylvia] ' [He]_1353-he 'll be [[Molly Corney]_187-molly 's cousin]_{6048-molly corney 's cousin} , [I]_0-i reckon , '_[0-i] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , bethinking [her]_188-sylvia with a blush of [Molly Corney]_187-molly 's implication that [he]_1353-he was more than [a cousin to [her]_188-sylvia]_{1354-a cousin to her} , and immediately longing to go off and see [Molly]_187-molly , and hear all the little details which [women]_1054-women do not think it beneath [them]_1054-women to give to [women]_1054-women . From that time [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's little heart was bent on this purpose . But it was not one to be openly avowed even to [herself]_188-sylvia . [She]_188-sylvia only wanted sadly to see [Molly]_187-molly , and [she]_188-sylvia almost believed [herself]_188-sylvia that it was to consult [her]_188-sylvia about the fashion of [her]_188-sylvia cloak ; which [Donkin]_216-donkin was to cut out , and which [she]_188-sylvia was to make under [his]_216-donkin directions ; at any rate , this was the reason [she]_188-sylvia gave to [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} when the day 's work was done , and a fine gleam came out upon the pale and watery sky towards evening . CHAPTER VI [THE SAILOR 'S FUNERAL Moss Brow]_{6049-the sailor 's funeral moss brow} , [the [Corney]_187-molly 's house]_{6050-the corney 's house} , was but [a disorderly , comfortless place]_{6051-a disorderly , comfortless place} . [You]_6052-you had to cross [a dirty farmyard]_{6053-a dirty farmyard} , all puddles and dungheaps , on stepping - stones , to get to the door of [the house - place]_{1175-the house - place} . [That great room]_{6055-that great room} [itself]_{6055-that great room} was sure to have clothes hanging to dry at the fire , whatever day of the week it was ; [some one of [the large irregular family]_{6057-the large irregular family}]_{6056-some one of the large irregular family} having had what is called in [the district]_{624-the district} a '_[0-i] dab - wash ' of a few articles , forgotten on the regular day . And sometimes these articles lay in [their]_{6056-some one of the large irregular family} dirty state in [the untidy kitchen]_{6059-the untidy kitchen} , out of which [a room , half parlour , half [bedroom]_6061-bedroom]_{6060-a room , half parlour , half bedroom} , opened on one side , and [a dairy]_{6062-a dairy} , [the only clean place in [the house]_{5492-the house}]_{6063-the only clean place in the house} , at the opposite . In face of [you]_6052-you , as [you]_6052-you entered the door , was the entrance to [the working - kitchen]_{6065-the working - kitchen} , or [scullery]_{6066-scullery} . Still , in spite of disorder like this , there was a well - to - do aspect about [the place]_{976-the place} ; [the Corneys]_{242-the corneys} were rich in [their]_{242-the corneys} way , in flocks and herds as well as in [children]_572-children ; and to [them]_{242-the corneys} neither dirt nor the perpetual bustle arising from ill - ordered work detracted from comfort . [They]_{242-the corneys} were all of an easy , good - tempered nature ; [Mrs. Corney]_{243-mrs. corney} and [[her]_{243-mrs. corney} daughters]_{6069-her daughters} gave [every one]_{565-every one} a welcome at whatever time of the day [they]_{242-the corneys} came , and would just as soon sit down for a gossip at ten o'clock in the morning , as at five in the evening , though at the former time [the house - place]_{1175-the house - place} was full of work of various kinds which ought to be got out of hand and done with : while the latter hour was towards the end of the day , when [[farmers]_619-farmers '_[0-i] wives]_{6073-farmers ' wives} and [daughters]_{5516-daughters} were usually--'cleaned ' was the word then , '_[0-i] dressed ' is that in vogue now . Of course in such a household as this [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was sure to be gladly received . [She]_188-sylvia was young , and pretty , and bright , and brought a fresh breeze of pleasant air about [her]_188-sylvia as [her]_188-sylvia appropriate atmosphere . And besides , [Bell Robson]_220-bell held [her]_220-bell head so high that visits from [[her]_220-bell daughter]_{1252-her daughter} were rather esteemed as a favour , for it was not everywhere that [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was allowed to go . '_[0-i] Sit [yo]_1359-yo ' down , sit [yo]_1359-yo '_[1359-yo] down ! ' cried [Dame Corney]_{244-dame corney} , dusting a chair with [her]_{244-dame corney} apron ; '_[0-i] a reckon [Molly]_187-molly 'll be in [i]_0-i ' no time . [She]_187-molly 's nobbut gone int '_[0-i] [t ' orchard]_{6075-t ' orchard} , to see if [she]_187-molly can find wind - falls enough for t '_[0-i] make a pie or two for [t ' lads]_{6076-t ' lads} . [They]_{6076-t ' lads} like nowt so weel for supper as apple - pies sweetened wi '_[1360-we] treacle , crust stout and leathery , as stands chewing , and [we]_1360-we hannot getten in [our]_1360-we apples yet . ' '_[188-sylvia] If [Molly]_187-molly is in t ' [orchard]_6077-orchard , [I]_1055-lasses 'll go find [her]_187-molly , '_{[1055-lasses]} said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . ' Well ! [yo]_188-sylvia '_[1360-we] [lasses]_1055-lasses will have [your]_188-sylvia conks ' ( private talks ) , '_{[243-mrs. corney]} a know ; secrets 'bout [sweethearts and such like]_{6078-sweethearts and such like} , '_{[243-mrs. corney]} said [Mrs. Corney]_{243-mrs. corney} , with a knowing look , which made [Sylvia]_188-sylvia hate [her]_{243-mrs. corney} for the moment . ' A've not forgotten as a were young [mysen]_6079-mysen . Tak '_{[243-mrs. corney]} care ; there 's a pool o ' mucky watter just outside t '_{[243-mrs. corney]} back - door . ' But [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was half - way across [the back - yard]_{6080-the back - yard} -- worse , if possible , than the front as to the condition in which it was kept -- and had passed through the little gate into [the orchard]_{6081-the orchard} . [It]_{6081-the orchard} was full of old gnarled apple - trees , their trunks covered with gray lichen , in which the cunning chaffinch built [her]_{243-mrs. corney} nest in spring - time . The cankered branches remained on the trees , and added to the knotted interweaving overhead , if they did not to the productiveness ; the grass grew in long tufts , and was wet and tangled under foot . There was a tolerable crop of rosy apples still hanging on the gray old trees , and here and there they showed ruddy in the green bosses of untrimmed grass . Why the fruit was not gathered , as it was evidently ripe , would have puzzled [any one not acquainted with [the Corney family]_{5523-the corney family}]_{6082-any one not acquainted with the corney family} to say ; but to [them]_{5523-the corney family} it was always a maxim in practice , if not in precept , '_{[243-mrs. corney]} Do nothing to - day that [you]_1362-you can put off till to - morrow , ' and accordingly the apples dropped from the trees at any little gust of wind , and lay rotting on the ground until [the '_[799-lass] lads]_{6084-the ' lads} ' wanted a supply of pies for supper . [Molly]_187-molly saw [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , and came quickly across [the orchard]_{6081-the orchard} to meet [her]_188-sylvia , catching [her]_188-sylvia feet in knots of grass as [she]_188-sylvia hurried along . '_[799-lass] Well , [lass]_799-lass ! ' said [she]_188-sylvia , '_{[243-mrs. corney]} who 'd ha ' thought o '_{[243-mrs. corney]} seeing [yo]_799-lass ' such a day as it has been ? '_[188-sylvia] ' But it 's cleared up now beautiful , '_{[243-mrs. corney]} said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , looking up at the soft evening sky , to be seen through the apple boughs . It was of a tender , delicate gray , with the faint warmth of a promising sunset tinging it with a pink atmosphere . ' Rain is over and gone , and [I]_{243-mrs. corney} wanted to know how [my]_{243-mrs. corney} cloak is to be made ; for [Donkin]_216-donkin 's working at [[our]_6086-our house]_{6087-our house} , and [I]_{243-mrs. corney} wanted to know all about -- the news , [yo]_799-lass '_{[243-mrs. corney]} know . ' '_[245-hannot] What news ? ' asked [Molly]_187-molly , for [she]_187-molly had heard of the affair between [the _ Good Fortune _]_{877-the _ good fortune _} and [the _ Aurora _]_{6089-the _ aurora _} some days before ; and , to tell the truth , it had rather passed out of [her]_187-molly head just at this moment . '_[1364-t] [Hannot]_245-hannot [yo]_799-lass ' heard all about [t]_1364-t '_[799-lass] press - gang and [t]_1364-t ' whaler , and t '_[799-lass] great fight , and [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , as is [[your]_799-lass cousin]_{1365-your cousin} , acting so brave and grand , and lying on [his]_202-kinraid death - bed now ? ' '_[799-lass] Oh ! ' said [Molly]_187-molly , enlightened as to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's '_[799-lass] news , ' and half surprised at the vehemence with which [the little creature]_{6090-the little creature} spoke ; '_{[202-kinraid]} yes ; a heerd that days ago . But [Charley]_202-kinraid 's noane on [his]_202-kinraid death - bed , [he]_202-kinraid 's a deal better ; an ' [mother]_684-mother says as [he]_202-kinraid 's to be moved up here next week for nursin '_{[202-kinraid]} and better air nor [he]_202-kinraid gets [i]_0-i ' t '_{[202-kinraid]} [town yonder]_{1366-town yonder} . ' '_[0-i] Oh ! [I]_0-i am so glad , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , with all [her]_188-sylvia heart . '_[246-a'll] [I]_0-i thought [he]_202-kinraid 'd maybe die , and [I]_0-i should niver see [him]_202-kinraid . ' '_{[6092-t ' doctor]} [A'll]_246-a'll promise [yo]_246-a'll ' shall see [him]_202-kinraid ; that 's t '_{[6092-t ' doctor]} say if a ' goes on well , for [he]_202-kinraid 's getten an ugly hurt . [Mother]_203-mother says as there 's four blue marks on [his]_202-kinraid side as'll last [him]_202-kinraid [his]_202-kinraid life , an '_{[6092-t ' doctor]} [t ' doctor]_{6092-t ' doctor} fears bleeding [i]_{6092-t ' doctor} '_{[6092-t ' doctor]} [his]_202-kinraid inside ; and then [he]_202-kinraid 'll drop down dead when [no one]_{634-no one} looks for ' t. '_[188-sylvia] ' But [you]_188-sylvia said [he]_202-kinraid was better , '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , blanching a little at this account . ' Ay , [he]_202-kinraid 's better , but life 's uncertain , special after gun - shot wounds . '_[188-sylvia] ' [He]_202-kinraid acted very fine , '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , meditating . ' [A allays]_{6093-a allays} knowed [he]_202-kinraid would . Many 's the time a've heerd [him]_202-kinraid say " honour bright , " and now [he]_202-kinraid 's shown how bright [his]_202-kinraid is . '_[187-molly] [Molly]_187-molly did not speak sentimentally , but with a kind of proprietorship in [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's honour , which confirmed [Sylvia]_188-sylvia in [her]_188-sylvia previous idea of a mutual attachment between [her]_188-sylvia and [[her]_188-sylvia cousin]_{956-her cousin} . Considering this notion , [she]_188-sylvia was a little surprised at [Molly]_187-molly 's next speech . ' An '_[187-molly] about [yer]_187-molly cloak , are [you]_187-molly for a hood or a cape ? a reckon that 's the question . ' '_[187-molly] Oh , [I]_0-i do n't care ! tell [me]_0-i more about [Kinraid]_202-kinraid . Do [yo]_187-molly ' really think [he]_202-kinraid 'll get better ? '_[187-molly] ' [Dear]_1223-dear ! how [t '_[188-sylvia] lass]_{5786-t ' lass} takes on about [him]_202-kinraid . [A'll]_246-a'll tell [him]_202-kinraid what a deal of interest [a young woman]_{5626-a young woman} taks [i]_0-i ' [him]_202-kinraid ! '_[188-sylvia] From that time [Sylvia]_188-sylvia never asked another question about [him]_202-kinraid . In a somewhat dry and altered tone , [she]_188-sylvia said , after a little pause-- ' [I]_188-sylvia think on a hood . What do [you]_0-i say to it ? '_[188-sylvia] ' Well ; hoods is a bit old - fashioned , to [my]_188-sylvia mind . If '_[188-sylvia] t were [mine]_0-i , [I]_0-i 'd have a cape cut [i]_0-i ' three points , one to tie on each shoulder , and one to dip down handsome behind . But let [yo]_0-i '_[0-i] an ' [me]_188-sylvia go to [Monkshaven church o '_[188-sylvia] Sunday]_{6096-monkshaven church o ' sunday} , and see [[Measter]_1370-measter [Fishburn]_200-fishburn 's daughters]_{1371-measter fishburn 's daughters} , as has [their]_{1371-measter fishburn 's daughters} things made [i]_0-i ' [York]_12-york , and notice a bit how they 're_[0-i] made . [We]_1372-we need n't do it [i]_0-i ' [church]_6097-church , but just scan 'em_[0-i] o'er [i]_0-i ' t '_[0-i] churchyard , and there 'll be no harm done . Besides , there 's to be this grand burryin ' o '_[0-i] t ' man t '_[0-i] press - gang shot , and ' t will be like killing two birds at once . '_[188-sylvia] ' [I]_188-sylvia should like to go , '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . ' [I]_0-i feel so sorry like for [the poor sailors shot down and kidnapped just as [they]_{6098-the poor sailors shot down and kidnapped just as they was coming home} was coming [home]_681-home]_{6098-the poor sailors shot down and kidnapped just as they was coming home} , as [we]_1372-we see'd 'em_[0-i] o ' Thursday last . [I]_188-sylvia 'll ask [mother]_684-mother if [she]_684-mother 'll let [me]_188-sylvia go . '_[188-sylvia] ' Ay , do . [I]_0-i know [[my]_0-i mother]_{6101-my mother} 'll let [me]_0-i , if [she]_684-mother does n't go hersen ; for it 'll be a sight to see and to speak on for many a long year , after what [I]_0-i 've heerd . And [Miss Fishburns]_{247-miss fishburns} is sure to be [theere]_6102-theere , so [I]_0-i 'd just get [Donkin]_216-donkin to cut out cloak itsel '_[0-i] , and keep back [yer]_1373-yer mind fra ' fixing o '_[1373-yer] either cape or hood till Sunday 's turn'd . ' '_[1373-yer] Will [yo]_1373-yer ' set [me]_188-sylvia part o '_[188-sylvia] t ' way [home]_681-home ? '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , seeing the dying daylight become more and more crimson through the blackening trees . ' No ; [I]_1373-yer ca n't . A should like it well enough , but somehow , there 's a deal o '_[1373-yer] work to be done yet , for t ' hours slip through one 's fingers so as there 's no knowing . Mind yo '_[1373-yer] , then , o ' Sunday . A'll be at t '_[188-sylvia] stile one o'clock punctual ; and [we]_1374-we 'll go slowly into [t ' town]_{5929-t ' town} , and look about [us]_1374-we as [we]_1374-we go , and see [folk]_1038-folk 's dresses ; and go to t '_[188-sylvia] [church]_6097-church , and say [wer]_1374-we prayers , and come out and have a look at t ' funeral . '_{[5519-her mother]} And with this programme of proceedings settled for the following Sunday , [the girls whom neighbourhood and parity of age]_{1376-the girls whom neighbourhood and parity of age} had forced into some measure of friendship parted for the time . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia hastened [home]_681-home , feeling as if [she]_188-sylvia had been absent long ; [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} stood on [the little knoll at the side of [the house]_{5492-the house}]_{1379-the little knoll at the side of the house} watching for [her]_188-sylvia , with [her]_{5519-her mother} hand shading [her]_{5519-her mother} eyes from the low rays of the setting sun : but as soon as [she]_{5519-her mother} saw [[her]_{5519-her mother} daughter]_{1252-her daughter} in the distance , [she]_{5519-her mother} returned to [her]_{5519-her mother} work , whatever that might be . [She]_{5519-her mother} was not [a woman of many words , or of much demonstration]_{1382-a woman of many words , or of much demonstration} ; [few observers]_{1383-few observers} would have guessed how much [she]_{5519-her mother} loved [[her]_{5519-her mother} child]_{1384-her child} ; but [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , without any reasoning or observation , instinctively knew that [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's heart was bound up in [her]_188-sylvia . [[Her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} and [Donkin]_216-donkin were going on much as when [she]_{5519-her mother} had left [them]_1387-they ; talking and disputing , [the one compelled to be idle]_{1388-the one compelled to be idle} , the other stitching away as fast as [he]_216-donkin talked . [They]_1387-they seemed as if [they]_1387-they had never missed [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; no more did [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} for that matter , for [she]_{5519-her mother} was busy and absorbed in [her]_{5519-her mother} afternoon dairy - work to all appearance . But [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had noted the watching not three minutes before , and many a time in [her]_188-sylvia after life , when [no one]_{634-no one} cared much for [her]_188-sylvia out - goings and in - comings , [the straight , upright figure of [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} , fronting the setting sun , but searching through its blinding rays for a sight of [[her]_{5519-her mother} child]_{1384-her child}]_{1391-the straight , upright figure of her mother , fronting the setting sun , but searching through its blinding rays for a sight of her child} , rose up like a sudden - seen picture , the remembrance of which smote [Sylvia]_188-sylvia to the heart with a sense of a lost blessing , not duly valued while possessed . ' Well , [feyther]_5625-feyther , and how 's a '_[188-sylvia] wi ' [you]_1394-his ? '_[188-sylvia] asked [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , going to the side of [his]_1394-his chair , and laying [her]_188-sylvia hand on [his]_1394-his shoulder . ' Eh ! harkee till [this lass o '_[0-i] mine]_{6107-this lass o ' mine} . [She]_{5519-her mother} thinks as because [she]_{5519-her mother} 's gone galraverging , [I]_0-i maun ha ' missed [her]_{5519-her mother} and be ailing . Why , [lass]_799-lass , [Donkin]_216-donkin and [me]_{5519-her mother} has had t '_{[5519-her mother]} most sensible talk a've had this many a day . A've gi'en [him]_1394-his a vast o ' knowledge , and [he]_1394-his 's done [me]_240-god a power o '_[240-god] good . Please [God]_240-god , to - morrow a'll tak ' a start at walking , if t '_[240-god] weather holds up . ' '_{[5625-feyther]} Ay ! ' said [Donkin]_216-donkin , with a touch of sarcasm in [his]_216-donkin voice ; '_[0-i] [feyther]_5625-feyther and [me]_0-i has settled many puzzles ; it 's been a loss to [Government]_{38-government} as [they]_{38-government} hannot been here for profiting by [our]_1396-our wisdom . [We]_1396-our 've done away wi ' taxes and press - gangs , and many a plague , and beaten t '_[0-i] French -- [i]_0-i ' [our]_1396-our own minds , that 's to say . '_[0-i] ' It 's a wonder t '_[222-kester] [me]_0-i as [those Lunnon folks]_{1397-those lunnon folks} ca n't see things clear , ' said [Daniel]_223-daniel , all in good faith . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia did not quite understand the state of things as regarded politics and taxes -- and politics and taxes were all one in [her]_188-sylvia mind , it must be confessed -- but [she]_188-sylvia saw that [her]_188-sylvia innocent little scheme of giving [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} the change of society afforded by [Donkin]_216-donkin 's coming had answered ; and in the gladness of [her]_188-sylvia heart [she]_188-sylvia went out and ran round the corner of [the house]_{5492-the house} to find [Kester]_222-kester , and obtain from [him]_222-kester that sympathy in [her]_188-sylvia success which [she]_188-sylvia dared not ask from [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} . '_[222-kester] [Kester]_222-kester , [Kester]_222-kester , [lad]_1139-lad ! ' said [she]_188-sylvia , in a loud whisper ; but [Kester]_222-kester was suppering the horses , and in the clamp of [their]_6112-their feet on [the round stable pavement]_{6113-the round stable pavement} , [he]_222-kester did not hear [her]_188-sylvia at first . [She]_188-sylvia went a little farther into [the stable]_{6114-the stable} . '_[0-i] [Kester]_222-kester ! [he]_222-kester 's a vast better , [he]_222-kester 'll go out to - morrow ; it 's all [Donkin]_216-donkin 's doing . [I]_0-i 'm beholden to [thee]_188-sylvia for fetching [him]_222-kester , and [I]_222-kester 'll try and spare [thee]_188-sylvia waistcoat fronts out o '_[222-kester] t ' stuff for [my]_222-kester new red cloak . [Thou'll]_188-sylvia like that , [Kester]_222-kester , wo n't ta ? '_[222-kester] [Kester]_222-kester took the notion in slowly , and weighed it . ' [Na]_248-na , [lass]_799-lass , '_[222-kester] said [he]_222-kester , deliberately , after a pause . ' A could na '_[222-kester] bear to see [thee]_1399-thee wi ' [thy]_1399-thee cloak scrimpit . A like t '_[222-kester] see [a wench]_{1400-a wench} look bonny and smart , an ' a tak '_[222-kester] a kind o ' pride in [thee]_1399-thee , an should be a'most as much hurt [i]_0-i '_[0-i] [my]_0-i mind to see [thee]_1399-thee [i]_0-i ' a pinched cloak as if [old Moll]_187-molly 's tail here were docked too short . [Na]_248-na , [lass]_799-lass , [a'se niver]_{6117-a'se niver} got a mirroring glass for t '_[0-i] see [mysen]_1401-mysen in , so what 's waistcoats to [me]_0-i ? Keep [thy]_1399-thee stuff to [thysen]_1402-thysen , [theere]_1399-thee 's [a good wench]_{1403-a good wench} ; but a'se main and glad about t ' [measter]_6118-measter . [Place]_6119-place is n't like itsen when [he]_6118-measter 's shut up and cranky . '_{[1413-old people]} [He]_0-i took up a wisp of straw and began rubbing down [the old mare]_{1404-the old mare} , and hissing over [his]_0-i work as if [he]_0-i wished to consider the conversation as ended . And [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , who had strung [herself]_188-sylvia up in a momentary fervour of gratitude to make the generous offer , was not sorry to have it refused , and went back planning what kindness [she]_188-sylvia could show to [Kester]_222-kester without [its]_1405-its involving so much sacrifice to [herself]_188-sylvia . For giving waistcoat fronts to [him]_222-kester would deprive [her]_188-sylvia of the pleasant power of selecting a fashionable pattern in [Monkshaven churchyard next Sunday]_{1406-monkshaven churchyard next sunday} . That wished - for day seemed long a - coming , as wished - for days most frequently do . [[Her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} got better by slow degrees , and [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} was pleased by [the tailor]_{1247-the tailor} 's good pieces of work ; showing the neatly - placed patches with as much pride as [many matrons]_{1410-many matrons} take in new clothes now - a - days . And the weather cleared up into a dim kind of autumnal fineness , into anything but an Indian summer as far as regarded gorgeousness of colouring , for on that coast the mists and sea fogs early spoil the brilliancy of the foliage . Yet , perhaps , the more did the silvery grays and browns of [the inland scenery]_{1411-the inland scenery} conduce to the tranquillity of the time,--the time of peace and rest before the fierce and stormy winter comes on . It seems a time for gathering up [human forces to encounter the coming severity]_{1412-human forces to encounter the coming severity} , as well as of storing up the produce of harvest for the needs of winter . [Old people]_{1413-old people} turn out and sun [themselves]_{1413-old people} in [that calm St. Martin]_{1414-that calm st. martin} 's summer , without fear of ' the heat o '_{[1413-old people]} th ' sun , or the coming winter 's rages , '_{[1435-the sailors]} and [we]_1415-we may read in [their]_{1413-old people} pensive , dreamy eyes that [they]_{1413-old people} are weaning [themselves]_{1413-old people} away from [the earth]_{1416-the earth} , which probably many may never see dressed in [her]_188-sylvia summer glory again . [Many such old people]_{1417-many such old people} set out betimes , on the Sunday afternoon to which [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had been so looking forward , to scale the long flights of stone steps -- worn by the feet of [many generations]_{1418-many generations} -- which led up to [the parish church]_{1419-the parish church} , placed on a height above [the town]_{480-the town} , on a great green area at [the summit of the cliff , which was the angle where [the river]_{491-the river} and [the sea]_{575-the sea}]_{1421-the summit of the cliff , which was the angle where the river and the sea} met , and so overlooking both [the busy crowded little town]_{1424-the busy crowded little town} , [the port]_{1425-the port} , [the shipping]_{1426-the shipping} , and the bar on the one hand , and [the wide illimitable tranquil sea]_{1427-the wide illimitable tranquil sea} on the other -- types of life and eternity . It was a good situation for [that church]_{1428-that church} . [Homeward - bound sailors]_{1429-homeward - bound sailors} caught sight of [the tower of [St Nicholas]_215-nicholas]_{1430-the tower of st nicholas} , [the first land object of all]_{1431-the first land object of all} . [[They]_{1429-homeward - bound sailors} who went forth upon [the great deep]_{819-the great deep}]_{1432-they who went forth upon the great deep} might carry solemn thoughts with [them]_{1429-homeward - bound sailors} of the words [they]_{1429-homeward - bound sailors} had heard there ; not conscious thoughts , perhaps -- rather a distinct if dim conviction that buying and selling , eating and marrying , even life and death , were not all the realities in existence . Nor were the words that came up to [their]_{1429-homeward - bound sailors} remembrance words of sermons preached [there]_5676-there , however impressive . [The sailors]_{1435-the sailors} mostly slept through the sermons ; unless , indeed , there were incidents such as were involved in what were called ' funeral discourses '_{[1450-some survivor of a large family , most of whom perished at sea:--'supposed to have perished in the greenland seas]} to be narrated . [They]_{1435-the sailors} did not recognize [their]_{1435-the sailors} daily faults or temptations under the grand aliases befitting [their]_{1435-the sailors} appearance from [a preacher]_{1436-a preacher} 's mouth . But [they]_{1435-the sailors} knew the old , oft - repeated words praying for deliverance from the familiar dangers of lightning and tempest ; from battle , murder , and sudden death ; and nearly [every man]_{5497-every man} was aware that [he]_{5497-every man} left behind [him]_{5497-every man} [some one who would watch for the prayer for the preservation of those who travel by [land or by water]_{1439-land or by water} , and think of [him]_{5497-every man} , as [God]_240-god - protected the more for the earnestness of the response then given]_{1438-some one who would watch for the prayer for the preservation of those who travel by land or by water , and think of him , as god - protected the more for the earnestness of the response then given} . There , too , lay [the dead of many generations]_{1440-the dead of many generations} ; for [St. Nicholas]_{249-st. nicholas} had been [the parish church]_{1419-the parish church} ever since [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven was [a town]_{1442-a town} , and [the large churchyard]_{1443-the large churchyard} was rich in the dead . [Masters]_1444-masters , [mariners]_{1445-mariners} , [ship - owners]_{1446-ship - owners} , [seamen]_1447-seamen : it seemed strange how [few other trades]_{1448-few other trades} were represented in [that great plain]_{1449-that great plain} so full of upright gravestones . Here and there was a memorial stone , placed by [some survivor of [a large family]_{1451-a large family} , most of whom perished at sea:--'Supposed to have perished in [the Greenland seas]_{527-the greenland seas}]_{1450-some survivor of a large family , most of whom perished at sea:--'supposed to have perished in the greenland seas} , ' '_{[1450-some survivor of a large family , most of whom perished at sea:--'supposed to have perished in the greenland seas]} Shipwrecked in [the Baltic]_{39-the baltic} , ' '_[251-wesley] Drowned off [the coast of [Iceland]_40-iceland]_{1453-the coast of iceland} . ' There was a strange sensation , as if the cold sea - winds must bring with [them]_6120-them the dim phantoms of [those lost sailors , who had died far from [[their]_{6121-those lost sailors , who had died far from their homes} homes]_{1318-their homes}]_{6121-those lost sailors , who had died far from their homes} , and from the hallowed ground where [[their]_{6121-those lost sailors , who had died far from their homes} fathers]_{6123-their fathers} lay . Each flight of steps up to [this churchyard]_{6124-this churchyard} ended in a small flat space , on which a wooden seat was placed . On this particular Sunday , all these seats were filled by [aged people , breathless with the unusual exertion of climbing]_{6125-aged people , breathless with the unusual exertion of climbing} . [You]_6126-you could see [the church]_{6127-the church} stair , as [it]_6128-it was called , from nearly [every part of [the town]_{480-the town}]_{6129-every part of the town} , and the figures of [the numerous climbers , diminished by distance]_{6131-the numerous climbers , diminished by distance} , looked like a busy ant - hill , long before the bell began to ring for afternoon service . [All who could manage it]_{6132-all who could manage it} had put on a bit of black in token of mourning ; it might be very little ; an old ribbon , a rusty piece of crape ; but some sign of mourning was shown by [every one]_{565-every one} down to [the little child in [its]_{6134-the little child in its mother} mother]_{6134-the little child in its mother} 's arms , that innocently clutched the piece of rosemary to be thrown into the grave '_[251-wesley] for remembrance . ' [Darley]_241-darley , [the seaman shot by the press - gang]_{6135-the seaman shot by the press - gang} , [nine leagues off [St. Abb]_{41-st. abb} 's Head]_{6136-nine leagues off st. abb 's head} , was to be buried to - day , at the accustomed time for the funerals of [the poorer classes]_{6137-the poorer classes} , directly after evening service , and there were only [the sick]_{6138-the sick} and [[their]_{6138-the sick} nurse]_{6139-their nurse} - tenders who did not come forth to show [their]_{6138-the sick} feeling for [the man whom [they]_{6138-the sick} looked upon as murdered]_{6140-the man whom they looked upon as murdered} . [The crowd of [vessels in harbour]_{6142-vessels in harbour}]_{6141-the crowd of vessels in harbour} bore [their]_{6141-the crowd of vessels in harbour} flags half - mast high ; and [the crews]_{6143-the crews} were making [their]_{6143-the crews} way through [the High Street]_{501-the high street} . [The gentlefolk of [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{6145-the gentlefolk of monkshaven} , full of indignation at this interference with [[their]_{6145-the gentlefolk of monkshaven} ships]_{6146-their ships} , full of sympathy with [the family who had lost [[their]_{6145-the gentlefolk of monkshaven} son]_{6148-their son} and [brother]_6149-brother almost within sight of [[his]_6149-brother home]_{534-his home}]_{6147-the family who had lost their son and brother almost within sight of his home} , came in unusual numbers -- no lack of patterns for [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; but [her]_188-sylvia thoughts were far otherwise and more suitably occupied . The unwonted sternness and solemnity visible on the countenances of [all whom [she]_188-sylvia met]_{6151-all whom she met} awed and affected [her]_188-sylvia . [She]_188-sylvia did not speak in reply to [Molly]_187-molly 's remarks on the dress or appearance of those who struck [her]_188-sylvia . [She]_188-sylvia felt as if these speeches jarred on [her]_188-sylvia , and annoyed [her]_188-sylvia almost to irritation ; yet [Molly]_187-molly had come all the way to [Monkshaven Church]_{42-monkshaven church} in [her]_187-molly service , and deserved forbearance accordingly . [The two]_{6152-the two} mounted the steps alongside of [many people]_{1049-many people} ; few words were exchanged , even at the breathing places , so often the little centres of gossip . Looking over [the sea]_{575-the sea} there was not a sail to be seen ; it seemed bared of life , as if to be in serious harmony with what was going on [inland]_6155-inland . [The church]_{6127-the church} was of old Norman architecture ; low and massive outside : inside , of vast space , only a quarter of which was filled on ordinary Sundays . The walls were disfigured by numerous tablets of black and white marble intermixed , and the usual ornamentation of that style of memorial as erected in the last century , of weeping willows , urns , and drooping figures , with here and there [a ship in full sail]_{6157-a ship in full sail} , or an anchor , where the seafaring idea prevalent through [the place]_{976-the place} had launched out into a little originality . There was no wood - work , [the church]_{6127-the church} had been stripped of that , most probably when [the neighbouring monastery]_{6160-the neighbouring monastery} had been destroyed . There were large square pews , lined with green baize , with the names of [the families of [the most flourishing ship - owners]_{6162-the most flourishing ship - owners}]_{6161-the families of the most flourishing ship - owners} painted white on the doors ; there were pews , not so large , and not lined at all , for [the farmers and shopkeepers of [the parish]_{6164-the parish}]_{6163-the farmers and shopkeepers of the parish} ; and numerous heavy oaken benches which , by the united efforts of [several men]_{6165-several men} , might be brought within earshot of the pulpit . These were being removed into the most convenient situations when [Molly]_187-molly and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia entered [the church]_{6127-the church} , and after two or three whispered sentences [they]_{6152-the two} took [their]_{6152-the two} seats on one of these . [The vicar of [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{6167-the vicar of monkshaven} was [a kindly , peaceable old man]_{6168-a kindly , peaceable old man} , hating strife and troubled waters above everything . [He]_{6167-the vicar of monkshaven} was [a vehement Tory]_{6169-a vehement tory} in theory , as became [his]_{6167-the vicar of monkshaven} cloth in those days . [He]_{6167-the vicar of monkshaven} had [two bugbears]_{6170-two bugbears} to fear -- [the French]_{182-the french} and [the Dissenters]_{6171-the dissenters} . It was difficult to say of which [he]_{6167-the vicar of monkshaven} had the worst opinion and the most intense dread . Perhaps [he]_{6167-the vicar of monkshaven} hated [the Dissenters]_{6171-the dissenters} most , because [they]_{6171-the dissenters} came nearer in contact with [him]_{6167-the vicar of monkshaven} than [the French]_{182-the french} ; besides , [the French]_{182-the french} had the excuse of being [Papists]_6173-papists , while [the Dissenters]_{6171-the dissenters} might have belonged to [the Church of [England]_1-england]_{6175-the church of england} if [they]_{6171-the dissenters} had not been utterly depraved . Yet in practice [Dr Wilson]_{250-dr wilson} did not object to dine with [Mr. Fishburn]_200-fishburn , who was [a personal friend and follower of [Wesley]_251-wesley]_{6176-a personal friend and follower of wesley} , but then , as [the doctor]_{6177-the doctor} would say , '_[251-wesley] [Wesley]_251-wesley was [an Oxford man]_{1454-an oxford man} , and that makes [him]_251-wesley [a gentleman]_{1455-a gentleman} ; and [he]_251-wesley was [an ordained minister of [the Church of England]_{43-the church of england}]_{1456-an ordained minister of the church of england} , so that grace can never depart from [him]_251-wesley . ' But [I]_{5574-the lord} do not know what excuse [he]_{250-dr wilson} would have alleged for sending broth and vegetables to [old Ralph Thompson]_{252-old ralph thompson} , [a rabid Independent , who had been given to abusing [the Church]_{6127-the church} and [the vicar]_{6180-the vicar}]_{6178-a rabid independent , who had been given to abusing the church and the vicar} , from a Dissenting pulpit , as long as ever [he]_{250-dr wilson} could mount the stairs . However , that inconsistency between [Dr Wilson]_{250-dr wilson} 's theories and practice was not generally known in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven , so [we]_6181-we have nothing to do with it . [Dr Wilson]_{250-dr wilson} had had a very difficult part to play , and a still more difficult sermon to write , during this last week . [The Darley who had been killed]_{6182-the darley who had been killed} was [the son of [[the vicar]_{6180-the vicar} 's gardener]_{6185-the vicar 's gardener}]_{6183-the son of the vicar 's gardener} , and [Dr Wilson]_{250-dr wilson} 's sympathies as [a man]_{5486-a man} had been all on [the bereaved father]_{6187-the bereaved father} 's side . But then [he]_{250-dr wilson} had received , as [the oldest magistrate in [the neighbourhood]_{823-the neighbourhood}]_{6188-the oldest magistrate in the neighbourhood} , a letter from [the captain of [the _ Aurora _]_{6089-the _ aurora _}]_{6190-the captain of the _ aurora _} , explanatory and exculpatory . [Darley]_241-darley had been resisting the orders of [an officer in [[his]_{6187-the bereaved father} Majesty]_{665-his majesty} 's service]_{6192-an officer in his majesty 's service} . What would become of due subordination and loyalty , and the interests of the service , and the chances of beating [those confounded French]_{6194-those confounded french} , if such conduct as [Darley]_241-darley 's was to be encouraged ? ( [Poor Darley]_{253-poor darley} ! [he]_241-darley was past all evil effects of human encouragement now ! ) So [the vicar]_{6180-the vicar} mumbled hastily over a sermon on the text , '_{[5574-the lord]} In the midst of life [we]_1457-we are in death ' ; which might have done as well for [a baby]_{6196-a baby} cut off in a convulsion - fit as for [the strong man]_{6197-the strong man} shot down with all [his]_{6197-the strong man} eager blood hot within [him]_{6197-the strong man} , by [men as hot - blooded]_{6198-men as hot - blooded} as [himself]_{6197-the strong man} . But once when [the old doctor]_{6199-the old doctor} 's eye caught the up - turned , straining gaze of [the father Darley]_{6200-the father darley} , seeking with all [his]_{6197-the strong man} soul to find a grain of holy comfort in the chaff of words , [his]_{6197-the strong man} conscience smote [him]_{6197-the strong man} . Had [he]_{6197-the strong man} nothing to say that should calm anger and revenge with spiritual power ? no breath of the comforter to soothe repining into resignation ? But again the discord between the laws of [man]_5688-man and the laws of [Christ]_254-christ stood before [him]_{6197-the strong man} ; and [he]_{6197-the strong man} gave up the attempt to do more than [he]_{6197-the strong man} was doing , as beyond [his]_{6197-the strong man} power . Though [the hearers]_{6202-the hearers} went away as full of anger as [they]_{6202-the hearers} had entered [the church]_{6127-the church} , and some with a dull feeling of disappointment as to what [they]_{6202-the hearers} had got [there]_5676-there , yet [no one]_{634-no one} felt anything but kindly towards [the old vicar]_{6206-the old vicar} . [His]_{6197-the strong man} simple , happy life led amongst [them]_{6202-the hearers} for forty years , and open to [all men]_{6207-all men} in its daily course ; [his]_{6197-the strong man} sweet - tempered , cordial ways ; [his]_{6197-the strong man} practical kindness , made [him]_{6197-the strong man} beloved by [all]_6208-all ; and neither [he]_{6197-the strong man} nor [they]_{6202-the hearers} thought much or cared much for admiration of [his]_{6197-the strong man} talents . Respect for [[his]_{6197-the strong man} office]_{6209-his office} was all the respect [he]_{6197-the strong man} thought of ; and that was conceded to [him]_{6197-the strong man} from old traditional and hereditary association . In looking back to the last century , it appears curious to see how little [[our]_6210-our ancestors]_{6211-our ancestors} had the power of putting two things together , and perceiving either the discord or harmony thus produced . Is it because [we]_6210-our are farther off from those times , and have , consequently , a greater range of vision ? Will [[our]_6210-our descendants]_{6212-our descendants} have a wonder about [us]_6210-our , such as [we]_6210-our have about the inconsistency of [[our]_6210-our forefathers]_{6213-our forefathers} , or a surprise at [our]_6210-our blindness that [we]_6210-our do not perceive that , holding such and such opinions , [our]_6210-our course of action must be so and so , or that the logical consequence of particular opinions must be convictions which at present [we]_6210-our hold in abhorrence ? It seems puzzling to look back on [men such as [[our]_6210-our vicar]_{6215-our vicar} , who almost held the doctrine that [the King]_{832-the king} could do no wrong , yet were ever ready to talk of the glorious Revolution]_{6214-men such as our vicar , who almost held the doctrine that the king could do no wrong , yet were ever ready to talk of the glorious revolution} , and to abuse [the Stuarts]_{255-the stuarts} for having entertained the same doctrine , and tried to put it in practice . But such discrepancies ran through [good men]_{6217-good men} 's lives in those days . It is well for [us]_6210-our that [we]_6210-our live at the present time , when [everybody]_{5575-everybody} is logical and consistent . This little discussion must be taken in place of [Dr Wilson]_{250-dr wilson} 's sermon , of which [no one]_{634-no one} could remember more than the text half an hour after it was delivered . Even [the doctor]_{6177-the doctor} [himself]_{6177-the doctor} had the recollection of the words [he]_{6177-the doctor} had uttered swept out of [his]_{6177-the doctor} mind , as , having doffed [his]_{6177-the doctor} gown and donned [his]_{6177-the doctor} surplice , [he]_{6177-the doctor} came out of the dusk of [[his]_{6177-the doctor} vestry]_{6221-his vestry} and went to [the church]_{6127-the church} - door , looking into the broad light which came upon [the plain of [[the church]_{6127-the church} - yard on [the cliffs]_{6226-the cliffs}]_{6225-the church - yard on the cliffs}]_{6223-the plain of the church - yard on the cliffs} ; for the sun had not yet set , and the pale moon was slowly rising through the silvery mist that obscured [the distant moors]_{6227-the distant moors} . There was [a thick , dense crowd , all still and silent]_{6228-a thick , dense crowd , all still and silent} , looking away from [the church]_{6127-the church} and [the vicar]_{6180-the vicar} , who awaited the bringing of [the dead]_{6231-the dead} . [They]_{6228-a thick , dense crowd , all still and silent} were watching the slow black line winding up the long steps , resting [their]_{6228-a thick , dense crowd , all still and silent} heavy burden here and there , standing in silent groups at each landing - place ; now lost to sight as [a piece of broken , overhanging ground]_{6232-a piece of broken , overhanging ground} intervened , now emerging suddenly nearer ; and overhead the great church bell , with its mediaeval inscription , familiar to [the vicar]_{6180-the vicar} , if to [no one else who heard it]_{6234-no one else who heard it} , [I]_{5574-the lord} to [the grave]_{6235-the grave} do summon all , kept on its heavy booming monotone , with which no other sound from [land or sea]_{6236-land or sea} , near or distant , intermingled , except the cackle of the geese on [some far - away farm on [the moors]_{594-the moors}]_{6237-some far - away farm on the moors} , as [they]_{6228-a thick , dense crowd , all still and silent} were coming [home]_681-home to roost ; and that one noise from so great a distance seemed only to deepen the stillness . Then there was a little movement in [the crowd]_{848-the crowd} ; a little pushing from side to side , to make a path for the corpse and [its bearers]_{6241-its bearers} -- an aggregate of the fragments of room . With bent heads and spent strength , [those who carried the coffin]_{6242-those who carried the coffin} moved on ; behind came [the poor old gardener , a brown - black funeral cloak thrown over [his]_{6243-the poor old gardener , a brown - black funeral cloak thrown over his homely dress , and supporting his wife with steps scarcely less feeble than her own} homely dress , and supporting [[his]_{6243-the poor old gardener , a brown - black funeral cloak thrown over his homely dress , and supporting his wife with steps scarcely less feeble than her own} wife]_{5589-his wife} with steps scarcely less feeble than [her]_{5589-his wife} own]_{6243-the poor old gardener , a brown - black funeral cloak thrown over his homely dress , and supporting his wife with steps scarcely less feeble than her own} . [He]_{6243-the poor old gardener , a brown - black funeral cloak thrown over his homely dress , and supporting his wife with steps scarcely less feeble than her own} had come to [church]_6097-church that afternoon , with a promise to [her]_{5589-his wife} that [he]_{6243-the poor old gardener , a brown - black funeral cloak thrown over his homely dress , and supporting his wife with steps scarcely less feeble than her own} would return to lead [her]_{5589-his wife} to the funeral of [[her]_{5589-his wife} firstborn]_{6246-her firstborn} ; for [he]_{6243-the poor old gardener , a brown - black funeral cloak thrown over his homely dress , and supporting his wife with steps scarcely less feeble than her own} felt , in [his]_{6243-the poor old gardener , a brown - black funeral cloak thrown over his homely dress , and supporting his wife with steps scarcely less feeble than her own} sore perplexed heart , full of indignation and dumb anger , as if [he]_{6243-the poor old gardener , a brown - black funeral cloak thrown over his homely dress , and supporting his wife with steps scarcely less feeble than her own} must go and hear something which should exorcize the unwonted longing for revenge that disturbed [his]_{6243-the poor old gardener , a brown - black funeral cloak thrown over his homely dress , and supporting his wife with steps scarcely less feeble than her own} grief , and made [him]_{6243-the poor old gardener , a brown - black funeral cloak thrown over his homely dress , and supporting his wife with steps scarcely less feeble than her own} conscious of that great blank of consolation which faithfulness produces . And for the time [he]_{6243-the poor old gardener , a brown - black funeral cloak thrown over his homely dress , and supporting his wife with steps scarcely less feeble than her own} was faithless . How came [God]_240-god to permit such cruel injustice of [man]_5688-man ? Permitting it , [He]_{6243-the poor old gardener , a brown - black funeral cloak thrown over his homely dress , and supporting his wife with steps scarcely less feeble than her own} could not be good . Then what was life , and what was death , but woe and despair ? The beautiful solemn words of the ritual had done [him]_{6243-the poor old gardener , a brown - black funeral cloak thrown over his homely dress , and supporting his wife with steps scarcely less feeble than her own} good , and restored much of [his]_{6243-the poor old gardener , a brown - black funeral cloak thrown over his homely dress , and supporting his wife with steps scarcely less feeble than her own} faith . Though [he]_{6243-the poor old gardener , a brown - black funeral cloak thrown over his homely dress , and supporting his wife with steps scarcely less feeble than her own} could not understand why such sorrow had befallen [him]_{6243-the poor old gardener , a brown - black funeral cloak thrown over his homely dress , and supporting his wife with steps scarcely less feeble than her own} any more than before , [he]_{6243-the poor old gardener , a brown - black funeral cloak thrown over his homely dress , and supporting his wife with steps scarcely less feeble than her own} had come back to something of [his]_{6243-the poor old gardener , a brown - black funeral cloak thrown over his homely dress , and supporting his wife with steps scarcely less feeble than her own} childlike trust ; [he]_{6243-the poor old gardener , a brown - black funeral cloak thrown over his homely dress , and supporting his wife with steps scarcely less feeble than her own} kept saying to [himself]_{6243-the poor old gardener , a brown - black funeral cloak thrown over his homely dress , and supporting his wife with steps scarcely less feeble than her own} in a whisper , as [he]_{6243-the poor old gardener , a brown - black funeral cloak thrown over his homely dress , and supporting his wife with steps scarcely less feeble than her own} mounted the weary steps , '_{[5574-the lord]} It is [the Lord]_{5574-the lord} 's doing ' ; and the repetition soothed [him]_{6243-the poor old gardener , a brown - black funeral cloak thrown over his homely dress , and supporting his wife with steps scarcely less feeble than her own} unspeakably . Behind [this old couple]_{6248-this old couple} followed [[their]_{6248-this old couple} children]_{6249-their children} , [grown men]_{6250-grown men} and [women]_1054-women , come from [distant place]_{6252-distant place} or [farmhouse service]_{6253-farmhouse service} ; [the servants at [the vicarage]_{6255-the vicarage}]_{6254-the servants at the vicarage} , and [many a neighbour]_{6256-many a neighbour} , anxious to show [their]_{6248-this old couple} sympathy , and [most of [the sailors from the crews of [the vessels in port]_{6259-the vessels in port}]_{6258-the sailors from the crews of the vessels in port}]_{6257-most of the sailors from the crews of the vessels in port} , joined in procession , and followed [the dead body]_{6260-the dead body} into [the church]_{6127-the church} . There was too great a crowd immediately within the door for [Sylvia]_188-sylvia and [Molly]_187-molly to go in again , and [they]_{6248-this old couple} accordingly betook [themselves]_{6248-this old couple} to the place where [the deep grave]_{6262-the deep grave} was waiting , wide and hungry , to receive [its]_{6262-the deep grave} dead . There , leaning against the headstones all around , were many standing -- looking over [the broad and placid sea]_{6263-the broad and placid sea} , and turned to the soft salt air which blew on [their]_{6248-this old couple} hot eyes and rigid faces ; for [no one]_{634-no one} spoke of all that number . [They]_{6248-this old couple} were thinking of the violent death of [him]_{6260-the dead body} over whom the solemn words were now being said in [the gray old church]_{6265-the gray old church} , scarcely out of [their]_{6248-this old couple} hearing , had not the sound been broken by the measured lapping of the tide far beneath . Suddenly [every one]_{565-every one} looked round towards the path from [the churchyard]_{6267-the churchyard} steps . [Two sailors]_{6268-two sailors} were supporting a ghastly figure that , with feeble motions , was drawing near [the open grave]_{6269-the open grave} . '_{[767-the people]} It 's t ' specksioneer as tried to save [him]_{6260-the dead body} ! It 's [him]_{6260-the dead body} as was left for dead ! '_{[767-the people]} [the people]_{767-the people} murmured round . ' It 's [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid , as [I]_0-i 'm_[0-i] [a sinner]_{1460-a sinner} ! ' said [Molly]_187-molly , starting forward to greet [[her]_187-molly cousin]_{956-her cousin} . But as [he]_{956-her cousin} came on , [she]_187-molly saw that all [his]_{956-her cousin} strength was needed for the mere action of walking . [The sailors]_{1435-the sailors} , in [their]_{1435-the sailors} strong sympathy , had yielded to [his]_{956-her cousin} earnest entreaty , and carried [him]_{956-her cousin} up the steps , in order that [he]_{956-her cousin} might see [the last of [[his]_{956-her cousin} messmate]_{6273-his messmate}]_{6272-the last of his messmate} . [They]_{1435-the sailors} placed [him]_{956-her cousin} near [the grave]_{6235-the grave} , resting against a stone ; and [he]_{956-her cousin} was hardly there before [the vicar]_{6180-the vicar} came forth , and [the great crowd]_{6276-the great crowd} poured out of [the church]_{6127-the church} , following [the body]_{6278-the body} to [the grave]_{6235-the grave} . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was so much wrapt up in the solemnity of the occasion , that [she]_188-sylvia had no thought to spare at the first moment for [the pale and haggard figure opposite]_{6280-the pale and haggard figure opposite} ; much less was [she]_188-sylvia aware of [[her]_188-sylvia cousin [Philip]_191-philip , who now singling [her]_188-sylvia out for the first time from among [the crowd]_{848-the crowd} , pressed to [her]_188-sylvia side , with an intention of companionship and protection]_{6281-her cousin philip , who now singling her out for the first time from among the crowd , pressed to her side , with an intention of companionship and protection} . As the service went on , ill - checked sobs rose from behind [the two girls]_{6283-the two girls} , who were among [the foremost in the crowd]_{6284-the foremost in the crowd} , and by - and - by the cry and the wail became general . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's tears rained down [her]_188-sylvia face , and [her]_188-sylvia distress became so evident that it attracted the attention of [many in that inner circle]_{6285-many in that inner circle} . Among others who noticed it , [the specksioneer]_{5992-the specksioneer} 's hollow eyes were caught by the sight of the innocent blooming childlike face opposite to [him]_{5992-the specksioneer} , and [he]_{5992-the specksioneer} wondered if [she]_188-sylvia were [a relation]_{6287-a relation} ; yet , seeing that [she]_188-sylvia bore no badge of mourning , [he]_{5992-the specksioneer} rather concluded that [she]_188-sylvia must have been [a sweetheart of [the dead man]_{6289-the dead man}]_{6288-a sweetheart of the dead man} . And now all was over : the rattle of the gravel on the coffin ; the last long , lingering look of [friends]_915-friends and [lovers]_6291-lovers ; [the rosemary sprigs]_{6292-the rosemary sprigs} had been cast down by all who were fortunate enough to have brought [them]_{6292-the rosemary sprigs} -- and oh ! how much [Sylvia]_188-sylvia wished [she]_188-sylvia had remembered this last act of respect -- and slowly the outer rim of [the crowd]_{848-the crowd} began to slacken and disappear . Now [Philip]_191-philip spoke to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i never dreamt of seeing [you]_1461-you here . [I]_0-i thought [[my]_0-i aunt]_{1462-my aunt} always went to [Kirk Moorside]_{44-kirk moorside} . ' '_[187-molly] [I]_0-i came with [Molly Corney]_187-molly , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . '_{[5625-feyther]} [Mother]_203-mother is staying at [home]_681-home with [feyther]_5625-feyther . ' '_{[5625-feyther]} How 's [his]_5625-feyther rheumatics ? ' asked [Philip]_191-philip . But at the same moment [Molly]_187-molly took hold of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's hand , and said-- '_{[5625-feyther]} A want t ' get round and speak to [Charley]_202-kinraid . [Mother]_203-mother 'll be main and glad to hear as [he]_5625-feyther 's getten out ; though , for sure , [he]_5625-feyther looks as though [he]_5625-feyther 'd ha '_[188-sylvia] been better in 's bed . Come , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . ' And [Philip]_191-philip , fain to keep with [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , had to follow [the two girls]_{6283-the two girls} close up to the specksioneer , who was preparing for [his]_191-philip slow laborious walk back to [[his]_191-philip lodgings]_{6295-his lodgings} . [He]_191-philip stopped on seeing [[his]_191-philip cousin]_{6296-his cousin} . '_[187-molly] Well , [Molly]_187-molly , ' said [he]_191-philip , faintly , putting out [his]_191-philip hand , but [his]_191-philip eye passing [her]_187-molly face to look at [Sylvia]_188-sylvia in the background , [her]_187-molly tear - stained face full of shy admiration of the nearest approach to [a hero [she]_187-molly had ever seen]_{6297-a hero she had ever seen} . '_{[202-kinraid]} Well , [Charley]_202-kinraid , [a niver]_{1465-a niver} was so taken aback as when a saw [yo]_202-kinraid ' [theere]_6298-theere , like a ghost , a - standin '_{[1465-a niver]} agin a gravestone . How white and wan [yo]_202-kinraid ' do look ! '_{[202-kinraid]} ' Ay ! '_{[202-kinraid]} said [he]_202-kinraid , wearily , ' wan and weak enough . '_{[1465-a niver]} ' But [I]_202-kinraid hope [you]_1162-sir 're_{[202-kinraid]} getting better , [sir]_1162-sir , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , in a low voice , longing to speak to [him]_1162-sir , and yet wondering at [her]_188-sylvia own temerity . '_{[202-kinraid]} Thank [you]_1467-you , [[my]_0-i lass]_{1468-my lass} . [I]_0-i 'm o'er th '_{[202-kinraid]} worst . ' [He]_0-i sighed heavily . [Philip]_191-philip now spoke . '_[1467-you] [We]_1469-we 're doing [him]_0-i no kindness a - keeping [him]_0-i standing [here]_5537-here [i]_0-i '_[0-i] t ' night - fall , and [him]_0-i so tired . '_[187-molly] And [he]_0-i made as though [he]_0-i would turn away . [[Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's two sailor friends]_{1470-kinraid 's two sailor friends} backed up [Philip]_191-philip 's words with such urgency , that , somehow , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia thought [they]_{1470-kinraid 's two sailor friends} had been to blame in speaking to [him]_0-i , and blushed excessively with the idea . ' [Yo'll]_202-kinraid come and be nursed at [Moss Brow]_{45-moss brow} , [Charley]_202-kinraid , '_[188-sylvia] said [Molly]_187-molly ; and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia dropped [her]_188-sylvia little maidenly curtsey , and said , ' Good - by ; '_{[947-a sweetheart]} and went away , wondering how [Molly]_187-molly could talk so freely to [such a hero]_{1471-such a hero} ; but then , to be sure , [he]_0-i was [a cousin]_{1472-a cousin} , and probably [a sweetheart]_{947-a sweetheart} , and that would make a great deal of difference , of course . Meanwhile [[her]_188-sylvia own cousin]_{1474-her own cousin} kept close by [her]_188-sylvia side . CHAPTER VII TETE - A - TETE.--THE WILL ' And now tell [me]_0-i all about [th '_[0-i] folk]_{6300-th ' folk} at [home]_681-home ? ' said [Philip]_191-philip , evidently preparing to walk back with [the girls]_{5546-the girls} . [He]_191-philip generally came to [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} every Sunday afternoon , so [Sylvia]_188-sylvia knew what [she]_188-sylvia had to expect the moment [she]_188-sylvia became aware of [[his]_191-philip neighbourhood in [the churchyard]_{6267-the churchyard}]_{6302-his neighbourhood in the churchyard} . '_[0-i] [[My]_0-i feyther]_{1476-my feyther} 's been sadly troubled with [his]_{1476-my feyther} rheumatics this week past ; but [he]_{1476-my feyther} 's a vast better now , thank [you]_0-i kindly . ' Then , addressing [herself]_188-sylvia to [Molly]_187-molly , [she]_188-sylvia asked , '_{[1365-your cousin]} Has [[your]_0-i cousin]_{1365-your cousin} a doctor to look after [him]_{1476-my feyther} ? ' '_{[1476-my feyther]} Ay , for sure ! ' said [Molly]_187-molly , quickly ; for though [she]_187-molly knew nothing about the matter , [she]_187-molly was determined to suppose that [[her]_187-molly cousin]_{956-her cousin} had everything becoming [an invalid]_{6305-an invalid} as well as [a hero]_{6306-a hero} . '_{[1476-my feyther]} [He]_{1476-my feyther} 's well - to - do , and can afford everything as [he]_{1476-my feyther} needs , ' continued [she]_187-molly . '_[0-i] [[His]_{1476-my feyther} feyther]_{1478-his feyther} 's left [him]_{1476-my feyther} money , and [he]_{1476-my feyther} were [a farmer out up in [Northumberland]_{46-northumberland}]_{1479-a farmer out up in northumberland} , and [he]_{1476-my feyther} 's reckoned [such a specksioneer as never]_{1480-such a specksioneer as never} , never was , and gets what wage [he]_{1476-my feyther} asks for and a share on every whale [he]_{1476-my feyther} harpoons beside . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i reckon [he]_{1476-my feyther} 'll have to make [himself]_{1476-my feyther} scarce on [this coast]_{1481-this coast} for awhile , at any rate , ' said [Philip]_191-philip . '_[187-molly] An ' what for should [he]_{1476-my feyther} ? '_{[1065-the men]} asked [Molly]_187-molly , who never liked [Philip]_191-philip at the best of times , and now , if [he]_191-philip was going to disparage [[her]_187-molly cousin]_{956-her cousin} in any way , was ready to take up arms and do battle . ' Why , [they]_{1485-lies people} do say as [he]_{1476-my feyther} fired the shot as has killed [some o '_{[1065-the men]} [the men]_{1065-the men} - [o'-war 's men]_{1484-o'-war 's men}]_{6307-some o ' the men - o'-war 's men} , and , of course , if [he]_{1476-my feyther} has , [he]_{1476-my feyther} 'll have to stand [his]_{1476-my feyther} trial if [he]_{1476-my feyther} 's caught . ' '_{[1485-lies people]} What [lies people]_{1485-lies people} do say ! ' exclaimed [Molly]_187-molly . '_[540-others] [He]_{1476-my feyther} niver killed nought but whales , a'll be bound ; or , if [he]_{1476-my feyther} did , it were all right and proper as [he]_{1476-my feyther} should , when [they]_{1485-lies people} were for stealing [him]_{1476-my feyther} an ' all t '_[1488-yo're] [others]_540-others , and did kill poor [Darley]_241-darley as [we]_1487-we come fra ' seemin '_{[5958-t ' press - gang]} buried . A suppose , now [yo're]_1488-yo're such a Quaker that , if [some one]_{1489-some one} was to break through fra ' t '_{[5958-t ' press - gang]} other side o ' [this dyke]_{6308-this dyke} and offer for to murder [Sylvia]_188-sylvia and [me]_187-molly , yo'd look on wi '_{[5958-t ' press - gang]} yo'r hands hanging by [yo'r]_1488-yo're side . ' '_{[5958-t ' press - gang]} But [t ' press - gang]_{5958-t ' press - gang} had law on [their]_{5958-t ' press - gang} side , and were doing nought but what [they]_{5958-t ' press - gang} 'd warrant for . '_{[5958-t ' press - gang]} ' [Th '_[188-sylvia] tender 's]_{6310-th ' tender 's} gone away , as if [she]_1490-she were ashamed o ' what [she]_1490-she 'd done , '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , ' and t '_{[5958-t ' press - gang]} flag 's down fra ' o'er the Randyvowse . There 'll be no more press - ganging here awhile . '_[187-molly] ' No ; feyther says , '_[187-molly] continued [Molly]_187-molly , ' as [they]_{5958-t ' press - gang} 've made t '_{[5958-t ' press - gang]} place too hot t ' hold 'em_[0-i] , coming so strong afore [people]_5560-people had getten used to [their]_5560-people ways o ' catchin '_[0-i] up [poor lads]_{1492-poor lads} just come fra ' t '_[0-i] [Greenland seas]_14-greenland . T ' [folks]_5570-folks [ha]_6312-ha '_[0-i] [their]_5560-people blood so up [they]_5560-people 'd think no harm o ' fighting 'em_[0-i] [i]_0-i ' t '_{[5560-people]} streets -- ay , and o ' killing ['em]_{6313-'em[0-i]} , too , if [they]_5560-people were for using fire - arms , as t ' _ [Aurora]_239-aurora _ 's [men]_662-men did . '_[0-i] ' [Women]_1054-women is so fond o '_[0-i] bloodshed , ' said [Philip]_191-philip ; '_[0-i] for t ' hear [you]_1493-you talk , who 'd [ha]_6312-ha '_[1493-you] thought [you]_1493-you 'd just come fra ' crying ower the grave of [a man who was killed by violence]_{6316-a man who was killed by violence} ? [I]_0-i should ha '_[0-i] thought [you]_1493-you 'd seen enough of what sorrow comes o ' fighting . Why , [[them]_5560-people lads o '_[0-i] t ' _ Aurora _ as [they]_5560-people say [Kinraid]_202-kinraid shot down]_{6317-them lads o ' t ' _ aurora _ as they say kinraid shot down} had [fathers]_6318-fathers and [mothers]_917-mothers , maybe , a looking out for [them]_1494-them to come [home]_681-home . '_[0-i] ' [I]_1495-he do n't think [he]_1495-he could [ha]_6312-ha '_[1495-he] killed [them]_1494-them , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; '_[1495-he] [he]_1495-he looked so gentle . ' But [Molly]_187-molly did not like this half - and - half view of the case . '_[0-i] A dare say [he]_1495-he did kill ['em]_1495-he dead ; [he]_1495-he 's [not one to do things by halves]_{6321-not one to do things by halves} . And a think [he]_1495-he served 'em_[1495-he] reet , that 's what a do . ' '_[188-sylvia] Is na ' [this Hester]_{6322-this hester} , as serves in [[Foster]_204-jeremiah 's shop]_{1058-foster 's shop} ? '_[191-philip] asked [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , in a low voice , as [a young woman]_{5626-a young woman} came through a stile in the stone wall by the roadside , and suddenly appeared before [them]_1497-them . ' Yes , '_[191-philip] said [Philip]_191-philip . ' Why , [Hester]_209-hester , where have [you]_209-hester been ? '_[209-hester] [he]_191-philip asked , as [they]_1497-them drew near . [Hester]_209-hester reddened a little , and then replied , in [her]_209-hester slow , quiet way-- ' [I]_188-sylvia 've been sitting with [Betsy Darley]_256-darley -- [her]_256-darley that is bed - ridden . [It]_6324-it were lonesome for [her]_256-darley when [the others]_{1081-the others} were away at the burying . '_[188-sylvia] And [she]_209-hester made as though [she]_209-hester would have passed ; but [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , all [her]_188-sylvia sympathies alive for the relations of [the murdered man]_{1498-the murdered man} , wanted to ask more questions , and put [her]_188-sylvia hand on [Hester]_209-hester 's arm to detain [her]_188-sylvia a moment . [Hester]_209-hester suddenly drew back a little , reddened still more , and then replied fully and quietly to all [Sylvia]_188-sylvia asked . In [the agricultural counties]_{1499-the agricultural counties} , and among [the class to which these four persons]_{1500-the class to which these four persons} belonged , there is little analysis of motive or comparison of characters and actions , even at this present day of enlightenment . Sixty or seventy years ago there was still less . [I]_0-i do not mean that amongst [thoughtful and serious people]_{1501-thoughtful and serious people} there was not much reading of such books as _ Mason _ on _ Self - Knowledge _ and _ Law 's Serious Call _ , or that there were not the experiences of [the Wesleyans]_{1502-the wesleyans} , that were related at class - meeting for the edification of [the hearers]_{6202-the hearers} . But , taken as a general ride , it may be said that [few]_1067-few knew what manner of [men]_662-men [they]_1067-few were , compared to the numbers now who are fully conscious of [their]_1067-few virtues , qualities , failings , and weaknesses , and who go about comparing [others]_540-others with [themselves]_1067-few -- not in a spirit of Pharisaism and arrogance , but with a vivid self - consciousness that more than anything else deprives [characters of freshness and originality]_{1507-characters of freshness and originality} . To return to the party [we]_1508-we left standing on the high - raised footway that ran alongside of [the bridle - road to [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank}]_{1509-the bridle - road to haytersbank} . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had leisure in [her]_188-sylvia heart to think ' how good [Hester]_209-hester is for sitting with [the poor bed - ridden sister of [Darley]_256-darley]_{6326-the poor bed - ridden sister of darley} ! '_[188-sylvia] without having a pang of self - depreciation in the comparison of [her]_188-sylvia own conduct with that [she]_188-sylvia was capable of so fully appreciating . [She]_188-sylvia had gone to [church]_6097-church for the ends of vanity , and remained to the funeral for curiosity and the pleasure of the excitement . In this way [a modern young lady]_{1511-a modern young lady} would have condemned [herself]_{1511-a modern young lady} , and therefore lost the simple , purifying pleasure of admiration of another . [Hester]_209-hester passed onwards , going down [the hill]_{1512-the hill} towards [the town]_{480-the town} . [The other three]_{1514-the other three} walked slowly on . [All]_6208-all were silent for a few moments , then [Sylvia]_188-sylvia said-- ' How good [she]_209-hester is ! '_[188-sylvia] And [Philip]_191-philip replied with ready warmth,-- ' Yes , [she]_188-sylvia is ; [no one]_{634-no one} knows how good but [us]_6328-us , who live in [the same house]_{6329-the same house} wi '_[191-philip] [her]_188-sylvia . ' '_{[5519-her mother]} [[Her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} is [an old Quakeress]_{1517-an old quakeress} , bean't [she]_{5519-her mother} ? ' [Molly]_187-molly inquired . '_[191-philip] [Alice Rose]_257-alice is [a Friend]_{5615-a friend} , if that is what [you]_191-philip mean , ' said [Philip]_191-philip . '_{[1521-a mean a friend]} Well , well ! [some folk]_{1519-some folk} 's so particular . Is [William Coulson]_207-coulson [a Quaker]_{768-a quaker} , by which [a mean a Friend]_{1521-a mean a friend} ? ' '_{[1521-a mean a friend]} Yes ; [they]_1522-they 're all on 'em_[1522-they] right - down [good folk]_{1523-good folk} . ' '_[191-philip] Deary [me]_0-i ! What a wonder [yo]_191-philip ' can speak to such sinners as [Sylvia]_188-sylvia and [me]_191-philip , after keepin '_[191-philip] company with so much goodness , ' said [Molly]_187-molly , who had not yet forgiven [Philip]_191-philip for doubting [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's power of killing [men]_662-men . '_[191-philip] Is na ' it , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ? '_[188-sylvia] But [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was too highly strung for banter . If [she]_188-sylvia had not been one of [those who went to mock , but remained to pray]_{1524-those who went to mock , but remained to pray} , [she]_188-sylvia had gone to [church]_6097-church with the thought of the cloak - that - was - to - be uppermost in [her]_188-sylvia mind , and [she]_188-sylvia had come down [the long church stair]_{1526-the long church stair} with life and death suddenly become real to [her]_188-sylvia mind , [the enduring sea and hills]_{1527-the enduring sea and hills} forming a contrasting background to the vanishing away of [man]_5688-man . [She]_188-sylvia was full of a solemn wonder as to the abiding - place of the souls of the dead , and a childlike dread lest the number of the elect should be accomplished before [she]_188-sylvia was included therein . How [people]_5560-people could ever be merry again after [they]_5560-people had been at a funeral , [she]_188-sylvia could not imagine ; so [she]_188-sylvia answered gravely , and slightly beside the question : ' [I]_188-sylvia wonder if [I]_188-sylvia was [a Friend]_{5615-a friend} if [I]_188-sylvia should be good ? '_[188-sylvia] ' Gi '_[188-sylvia] [me]_0-i [your]_188-sylvia red cloak , that 's all , when [yo]_188-sylvia ' turn [Quaker]_258-quaker ; [they]_5560-people 'll none let [thee]_188-sylvia wear scarlet , so it 'll be of no use t '_[188-sylvia] [thee]_188-sylvia . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i think [thou'rt]_1530-thou'rt good enough as [thou]_1530-thou'rt art , ' said [Philip]_191-philip , tenderly -- at least as tenderly as [he]_191-philip durst , for [he]_191-philip knew by experience that it did not do to alarm [her]_188-sylvia girlish coyness . Either one speech or the other made [Sylvia]_188-sylvia silent ; neither was accordant to [her]_188-sylvia mood of mind ; so perhaps both contributed to [her]_188-sylvia quietness . '_[209-hester] [Folk]_1038-folk say [William Coulson]_207-coulson looks sweet on [Hester Rose]_209-hester , ' said [Molly]_187-molly , always up in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven gossip . It was in the form of an assertion , but was said in the tone of a question , and as such [Philip]_191-philip replied to it . '_{[204-jeremiah]} Yes , [I]_0-i think [he]_207-coulson likes [her]_209-hester a good deal ; but [he]_207-coulson 's so quiet , [I]_0-i never feel sure . [John]_214-john and [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah would like the match , [I]_0-i 've a notion . ' And now [they]_6332-they came to the stile which had filled [Philip]_191-philip 's eye for some minutes past , though neither of [the others]_{1081-the others} had perceived [they]_6332-they were so near [it]_6334-it ; the stile which led to [Moss Brow]_{45-moss brow} from [the road]_{808-the road} into [the fields that sloped down to [Haystersbank]_{47-haystersbank}]_{6336-the fields that sloped down to haystersbank} . Here [they]_6332-they would leave [Molly]_187-molly , and now would begin the delicious _ tete - a - tete _ walk , which [Philip]_191-philip always tried to make as lingering as possible . To - day [he]_191-philip was anxious to show [his]_191-philip sympathy with [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , as far as [he]_191-philip could read what was passing in [her]_188-sylvia mind ; but how was [he]_191-philip to guess the multitude of tangled thoughts in that unseen receptacle ? A resolution to be good , if [she]_188-sylvia could , and always to be thinking on death , so that what seemed to [her]_188-sylvia now as simply impossible , might come true -- that [she]_188-sylvia might '_{[204-jeremiah]} dread the grave as little as [her]_1532-her bed ' ; a wish that [Philip]_191-philip were not coming [home]_681-home with [her]_188-sylvia ; a wonder if [the specksioneer]_{5992-the specksioneer} really had killed [a man]_{5486-a man} , an idea which made [her]_188-sylvia shudder ; yet from the awful fascination about it , [her]_188-sylvia imagination was compelled to dwell on [the tall , gaunt figure , and try to recall the wan countenance]_{6340-the tall , gaunt figure , and try to recall the wan countenance} ; a hatred and desire of revenge on [the press - gang]_{708-the press - gang} , so vehement that it sadly militated against [her]_188-sylvia intention of trying to be good ; all these notions , and wonders , and fancies , were whirling about in [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's brain , and at one of [their]_6342-their promptings [she]_188-sylvia spoke,-- '_{[204-jeremiah]} How many miles away is t ' Greenland seas?--I mean , how long do [they]_6342-their take to reach ? '_{[204-jeremiah]} ' [I]_204-jeremiah do n't know ; ten days or a fortnight , or more , maybe . [I]_204-jeremiah 'll ask . '_{[204-jeremiah]} ' Oh ! [feyther]_5625-feyther 'll tell [me]_204-jeremiah all about it . [He]_5625-feyther 's been there many a time . '_{[204-jeremiah]} ' [I]_204-jeremiah say , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ! [[My]_204-jeremiah aunt]_{1462-my aunt} said [I]_204-jeremiah were to give [you]_188-sylvia lessons this winter [i]_204-jeremiah '_{[204-jeremiah]} writing and ciphering . [I]_0-i can begin to come up now , two evenings , maybe , a week . [T ' shop]_{6345-t ' shop} closes early after November comes in . '_[188-sylvia] [Sylvia]_188-sylvia did not like learning , and did not want [him]_0-i for [[her]_188-sylvia teacher]_{1533-her teacher} ; so [she]_188-sylvia answered in a dry little tone,-- ' It 'll use a deal o '_[0-i] candle - light ; [mother]_684-mother 'll not like that . [I]_0-i ca n't see to spell wi'out a candle close at [my]_0-i elbow . ' '_[0-i] [Niver]_224-niver mind about candles . [I]_0-i can bring up a candle wi ' [me]_188-sylvia , for [I]_188-sylvia should be burning one at [Alice Rose]_257-alice 's . '_[188-sylvia] So that excuse would not do . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia beat [her]_188-sylvia brains for another . ' Writing cramps [my]_188-sylvia hand so , [I]_188-sylvia ca n't do any sewing for a day after ; and feyther wants [his]_0-i shirts very bad . '_[188-sylvia] ' But , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , [I]_188-sylvia 'll teach [you]_188-sylvia geography , and ever such a vast o '_[188-sylvia] fine things about t ' countries , on t '_[188-sylvia] map . ' '_[188-sylvia] Is t ' [Arctic seas]_{6346-arctic seas} down on t '_[188-sylvia] map ? ' [she]_188-sylvia asked , in a tone of greater interest . '_[188-sylvia] Yes ! Arctics , and tropics , and equator , and equinoctial line ; [we]_1535-we 'll take ['em]_6347-'em turn and turn about ; [we]_1535-we 'll do writing and ciphering one night , and geography t '_[0-i] other . ' [Philip]_191-philip spoke with pleasure at the prospect , but [Sylvia]_188-sylvia relaxed into indifference . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i 'm [no scholard]_{6348-no scholard} ; it 's like throwing away labour to teach [me]_{1537-a lass} , [I]_{1537-a lass} 'm_{[1537-a lass]} such a dunce at [my]_0-i book . Now there 's [Betsy Corney]_{259-betsy corney} , [third girl]_{1536-third girl} , [her]_{259-betsy corney} as is younger than [Molly]_187-molly , [she]_{259-betsy corney} 'd be a credit to [you]_0-i . There niver was such [a lass]_{1537-a lass} for pottering ower books . ' If [Philip]_191-philip had had [his]_191-philip wits about [him]_191-philip , [he]_191-philip would have pretended to listen to this proposition of a change of pupils , and then possibly [Sylvia]_188-sylvia might have repented making it . But [he]_191-philip was too much mortified to be diplomatic . '_{[1462-my aunt]} [[My]_0-i aunt]_{1462-my aunt} asked [me]_0-i to teach _ [you]_0-i _ a bit , not [any neighbour]_{1539-any neighbour} 's lass . ' '_[188-sylvia] Well ! if [I]_0-i mun be taught , [I]_0-i mun ; but [I]_0-i 'd [rayther]_260-rayther be whipped and ha ' done with it , '_[188-sylvia] was [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's ungracious reply . A moment afterwards , [she]_188-sylvia repented of [her]_188-sylvia little spirit of unkindness , and thought that [she]_188-sylvia should not like to die that night without making [friends]_915-friends . Sudden death was very present in [her]_188-sylvia thoughts since the funeral . So [she]_188-sylvia instinctively chose the best method of making [friends]_915-friends again , and slipped [her]_188-sylvia hand into [his]_1542-his , as [he]_1542-his walked a little sullenly at [her]_188-sylvia side . [She]_188-sylvia was half afraid , however , when [she]_188-sylvia found it firmly held , and that [she]_188-sylvia could not draw it away again without making what [she]_188-sylvia called in [her]_188-sylvia own mind a ' fuss . '_[188-sylvia] So , hand in hand , [they]_1543-they slowly and silently came up to the door of [Haytersbank Farm]_{24-haytersbank farm} ; not unseen by [Bell Robson]_220-bell , who sate in the window - seat , with [her]_220-bell Bible open upon [her]_220-bell knee . [She]_188-sylvia had read [her]_188-sylvia chapter aloud to [herself]_188-sylvia , and now [she]_188-sylvia could see no longer , even if [she]_188-sylvia had wished to read more ; but [she]_188-sylvia gazed out into the darkening air , and a dim look of contentment came like moonshine over [her]_188-sylvia face when [she]_188-sylvia saw [the cousins]_{1544-the cousins} approach . ' That 's [my]_188-sylvia prayer day and night , '_[188-sylvia] said [she]_188-sylvia to [herself]_188-sylvia . But there was no unusual aspect of gladness on [her]_188-sylvia face , as [she]_188-sylvia lighted the candle to give [them]_1543-they a more cheerful welcome . ' [Wheere]_261-wheere 's feyther ? '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , looking round [the room]_{1183-the room} for [Daniel]_223-daniel . ' [He]_223-daniel 's been to [Kirk Moorside Church]_{48-kirk moorside church} , for t '_[223-daniel] see a bit o ' [th '_[223-daniel] world]_{6349-th ' world} , as [he]_223-daniel ca 's it . And sin ' then [he]_223-daniel 's gone out to [th '_[191-philip] cattle]_{6350-th ' cattle} ; for [Kester]_222-kester 's ta'en [his]_223-daniel turn of playing hissel ' , now that [father]_6351-father 's better . '_[191-philip] ' [I]_191-philip 've been talking to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , '_[191-philip] said [Philip]_191-philip , [his]_191-philip head still full of [his]_191-philip pleasant plan , [his]_191-philip hand still tingling from the touch of [hers]_188-sylvia , ' about turning [schoolmaster]_{6352-schoolmaster} , and coming up here two nights a week for t '_[191-philip] teach [her]_188-sylvia a bit o ' writing and ciphering . '_[191-philip] ' And geography , '_[188-sylvia] put in [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; ' for , '_[188-sylvia] thought [she]_188-sylvia , ' if [I]_191-philip 'm_[191-philip] to learn them things [I]_0-i do n't care a pin about , anyhow [I]_0-i 'll learn what [I]_0-i do care to know , if it 'll tell [me]_0-i about t ' [Greenland seas]_14-greenland , and how far they 're_[191-philip] off . ' That same evening , a trio alike in many outward circumstances sate in [a small neat room in [a house opening out of a confined court on the hilly side of the High Street of [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{6354-a house opening out of a confined court on the hilly side of the high street of monkshaven}]_{6353-a small neat room in a house opening out of a confined court on the hilly side of the high street of monkshaven} -- [a mother]_{6355-a mother} , [[her]_{6355-a mother} only child]_{6356-her only child} , and [the young man who silently loved [that daughter]_{6358-that daughter} , and was favoured by [Alice Rose]_257-alice , though not by [Hester]_209-hester]_{6357-the young man who silently loved that daughter , and was favoured by alice rose , though not by hester} . When [the latter]_{5840-the latter} returned from [her]_257-alice afternoon 's absence , [she]_257-alice stood for a minute or two on the little flight of steep steps , whitened to a snowy whiteness ; the aspect of [the whole house]_{6360-the whole house} partook of the same character of irreproachable cleanliness . [It]_{6360-the whole house} was wedged up into a space which necessitated all sorts of odd projections and irregularities in order to obtain sufficient light for the interior ; and if ever the being situated in [a dusky , confined corner]_{6361-a dusky , confined corner} might have been made an excuse for dirt , [[Alice Rose]_257-alice 's house]_{6362-alice rose 's house} had that apology . Yet the small diamond panes of glass in the casement window were kept so bright and clear that a great sweet - scented - leaved geranium grew and flourished , though it did not flower profusely . The leaves seemed to fill the air with fragrance as soon as [Hester]_209-hester summoned up energy enough to open the door . Perhaps that was because [the young Quaker]_{6363-the young quaker} , [William Coulson]_207-coulson , was crushing one between [his]_207-coulson finger and thumb , while waiting to set down [Alice]_257-alice 's next words . For [the old woman]_{6364-the old woman} , who looked as if many years of life remained in [her]_{6364-the old woman} yet , was solemnly dictating [her]_{6364-the old woman} last will and testament . It had been on [her]_{6364-the old woman} mind for many months ; for [she]_{6364-the old woman} had something to leave beyond the mere furniture of [the house]_{5492-the house} . Something -- a few pounds -- in the hands of [John]_214-john and [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah , [[her]_257-alice cousins]_{6366-her cousins} : and it was [they]_{6366-her cousins} who had suggested the duty on which [she]_257-alice was engaged . [She]_257-alice had asked [William Coulson]_207-coulson to write down [her]_257-alice wishes , and [he]_207-coulson had consented , though with some fear and trepidation ; for [he]_207-coulson had an idea that [he]_207-coulson was infringing on [a lawyer]_{6367-a lawyer} 's prerogative , and that , for aught [he]_207-coulson knew , [he]_207-coulson might be prosecuted for making a will without a licence , just as [a man]_{5486-a man} might be punished for selling wine and spirits without going through the preliminary legal forms that give permission for such a sale . But to [his]_207-coulson suggestion that [Alice]_257-alice should employ [a lawyer]_{6367-a lawyer} , [she]_257-alice had replied-- '_[1546-thee] That would cost [me]_0-i five pounds sterling ; and [thee]_1546-thee canst do it as well , if thee'll but attend to [my]_0-i words . ' So [he]_207-coulson had bought , at [her]_257-alice desire , a black - edged sheet of fine - wove paper , and a couple of good pens , on the previous Saturday ; and while waiting for [her]_257-alice to begin [her]_257-alice dictation , and full serious thought [himself]_207-coulson , [he]_207-coulson had almost unconsciously made the grand flourish at the top of the paper which [he]_207-coulson had learnt at [school]_6370-school , and which was there called a spread - eagle . '_[1546-thee] What art [thee]_1546-thee doing there ? ' asked [Alice]_257-alice , suddenly alive to [his]_207-coulson proceedings . Without a word [he]_207-coulson showed [her]_257-alice [his]_207-coulson handiwork . '_[1546-thee] It 's a vanity , ' said [she]_257-alice , '_[1546-thee] and ' t may make t '_[257-alice] will not stand . [Folk]_1038-folk may think [I]_0-i were na in [my]_0-i right mind , if [they]_1038-folk see such fly - legs and cob - webs a - top . Write , " This is [my]_0-i doing , [William Coulson]_207-coulson , and none of [Alice Rose]_257-alice 's , [she]_257-alice being in [her]_257-alice sound mind . " ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't think it 's needed , ' said [William]_207-coulson . Nevertheless [he]_207-coulson wrote down the words . '_[0-i] Hast [thee]_1548-thee put that [I]_0-i 'm in [my]_0-i sound mind and seven senses ? Then make the sign of the Trinity , and write , " In the name of [the Father]_{6371-the father} , [the Son]_{6372-the son} , and [the Holy Ghost]_{6373-the holy ghost} . " '_[0-i] ' Is that the right way o '_[0-i] beginning a will ? ' said [Coulson]_207-coulson , a little startled . '_[0-i] [[My]_0-i father]_{1549-my father} , and [[[my]_0-i father]_{1549-my father} 's father]_{1551-my father 's father} , and [[my]_0-i husband]_{1552-my husband} had it a - top of [theirs]_1553-theirs , and [I]_0-i 'm noane going for to cease fra '_[1556-thee] following after [them]_1553-theirs , for [they]_1553-theirs were [godly men]_{1554-godly men} , though [[my]_0-i husband]_{1552-my husband} were o ' t '_[1556-thee] episcopal persuasion . ' '_[1556-thee] It 's done , ' said [William]_207-coulson . '_[1556-thee] Hast [thee]_1556-thee dated it ? ' asked [Alice]_257-alice . '_[1556-thee] Nay . ' '_[0-i] Then date it third day , ninth month . Now , art ready ? ' [Coulson]_207-coulson nodded . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i , [Alice Rose]_257-alice , do leave [my]_0-i furniture ( that is , [my]_0-i bed and chest o ' drawers , for [thy]_1556-thee bed and things is thine , and not [mine]_0-i ) , and settle , and saucepans , and dresser , and table , and kettle , and all the rest of [my]_207-coulson furniture , to [[my]_207-coulson lawful and only daughter]_{6374-my lawful and only daughter} , [Hester Rose]_209-hester . [I]_207-coulson think that 's safe for [her]_209-hester to have all , is '_{[207-coulson]} t not , [William]_207-coulson ? ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i think so , too , ' said [he]_0-i , writing on all the time . '_{[207-coulson]} And [thee]_1557-thee shalt have t ' roller and paste - board , because [thee]_1557-thee 's so fond o '_{[207-coulson]} puddings and cakes . It 'll serve [[thy]_1557-thee wife]_{1558-thy wife} after [I]_0-i 'm gone , and [I]_0-i trust [she]_{1558-thy wife} 'll boil [her]_{1558-thy wife} paste long enough , for that 's been t '_[0-i] secret o ' [mine]_0-i , and [thee'll]_1557-thee noane be so easy t '_[0-i] please . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i din't reckon on marriage , ' said [William]_207-coulson . '_[1557-thee] [Thee'll]_1557-thee marry , ' said [Alice]_257-alice . '_[0-i] [Thee]_1557-thee likes to have [thy]_1557-thee victuals hot and comfortable ; and there 's noane many but [a wife]_{5930-a wife} as'll look after that for t ' please [thee]_1557-thee . '_{[207-coulson]} ' [I]_207-coulson know who could please [me]_207-coulson , '_{[207-coulson]} sighed forth [William]_207-coulson , ' but [I]_257-alice ca n't please [her]_{5930-a wife} . '_[257-alice] [Alice]_257-alice looked sharply at [him]_207-coulson from over [her]_257-alice spectacles , which [she]_257-alice had put on the better to think about the disposal of [[her]_257-alice property]_{945-her property} . ' [Thee]_1557-thee art thinking on [[our]_6375-our Hester]_{6376-our hester} , '_{[207-coulson]} said [she]_257-alice , plainly out . [He]_207-coulson started a little , but looked up at [her]_257-alice and met [her]_257-alice eyes . ' [Hester]_209-hester cares noane for [me]_257-alice , '_[257-alice] said [he]_207-coulson , dejectedly . ' Bide a while , [[my]_257-alice lad]_{864-my lad} , '_[257-alice] said [Alice]_257-alice , kindly . ' [Young women]_{6378-young women} do n't always know [their]_{6378-young women} own minds . [Thee]_257-alice and [her]_257-alice would make a marriage after [my]_257-alice own heart ; and [the Lord]_{5574-the lord} has been very good to [me]_257-alice hitherto , and [I]_257-alice think [He]_{5574-the lord} 'll bring it t '_[257-alice] pass . But do n't [thee]_257-alice let on as [thee]_257-alice cares for [her]_257-alice so much . [I]_0-i sometimes think [she]_257-alice wearies o ' [thy]_257-alice looks and [thy]_257-alice ways . Show up [thy]_257-alice manly heart , and make as though [thee]_257-alice had much else to think on , and no leisure for to dawdle after [her]_257-alice , and [she]_257-alice 'll think a deal more on [thee]_257-alice . And now mend [thy]_257-alice pen for a fresh start . [I]_257-alice give and bequeath -- did [thee]_257-alice put " give and bequeath , " at th '_[257-alice] beginning ? ' '_[257-alice] Nay , ' said [William]_207-coulson , looking back . '_[257-alice] [Thee]_257-alice didst not tell [me]_0-i " give and bequeath ! " ' '_[257-alice] Then it wo n't be legal , and [my]_0-i bit o ' furniture 'll be taken to [London]_49-london , and put into chancery , and [Hester]_209-hester will have noane on it . '_{[207-coulson]} ' [I]_207-coulson can write it over , '_{[207-coulson]} said [William]_207-coulson . ' Well , write it clear then , and put a line under it to show those are [my]_207-coulson special words . Hast [thee]_257-alice done it ? Then now start afresh . [I]_207-coulson give and bequeath [my]_207-coulson book o '_{[207-coulson]} sermons , as is bound in good calfskin , and lies on the third shelf o ' corner cupboard at the right hand o '_[257-alice] t ' fire - place , to [Philip Hepburn]_191-philip ; for [I]_257-alice reckon [he]_191-philip 's as fond o '_[257-alice] reading sermons as [thee]_257-alice art o ' light , well - boiled paste , and [I]_209-hester 'd be glad for each on [ye]_257-alice to have somewhat [ye]_257-alice like for to remember [me]_209-hester by . Is that down ? There ; now for [[my]_209-hester cousins]_{6380-my cousins} [John]_214-john and [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah . [They]_1561-they are rich [i]_209-hester '_[209-hester] world 's gear , but [they]_1561-they 'll prize what [I]_0-i leave ['em]_6381-'em if [I]_209-hester could only onbethink [me]_209-hester what [they]_1561-they would like . Hearken ! Is na '_[209-hester] that [[our]_1562-our [Hester]_209-hester]_{6376-our hester} 's step ? Put it away , quick ! [I]_0-i 'm noane for grieving [her]_209-hester wi '_[1562-our] telling [her]_209-hester what [I]_0-i 've been about . [We]_1562-our 'll take a turn at t ' will next First Day ; it will serve [us]_1562-our for several Sabbaths to come , and maybe [I]_{631-the mother} can think on something as will suit [cousin John]_214-john and [cousin Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah afore then . '_{[631-the mother]} [Hester]_209-hester , as was mentioned , paused a minute or two before lifting the latch of the door . When [she]_209-hester entered there was no unusual sign of writing about ; only [Will Coulson]_207-coulson looking very red , and crushing and smelling at the geranium leaf . [Hester]_209-hester came in briskly , with the little stock of enforced cheerfulness [she]_209-hester had stopped at the door to acquire . But it faded away along with the faint flush of colour in [her]_209-hester cheeks ; and [the mother]_{631-the mother} 's quick eye immediately noted the wan heavy look of care . ' [I]_{631-the mother} have kept t '_{[631-the mother]} pot in t ' oven ; it 'll have a'most got a '_{[631-the mother]} t ' goodness out of t '_[256-darley] tea by now , for it 'll be an hour since [I]_0-i made it . [Poor lass]_{1565-poor lass} , [thou]_1566-thou look'st as if [thou]_1566-thou needed a good cup o ' tea . It were dree work sitting wi '_[256-darley] [Betsy Darley]_256-darley , were it ? And how does [she]_256-darley look on [her]_256-darley affliction ? ' '_[256-darley] [She]_256-darley takes it sore to heart , ' said [Hester]_209-hester , taking off [her]_209-hester hat , and folding and smoothing away [her]_209-hester cloak , before putting them in the great oak chest ( or '_[256-darley] ark , ' as it was called ) , in which they were laid from Sunday to Sunday . As [she]_209-hester opened the lid a sweet scent of dried lavender and rose - leaves came out . [William]_207-coulson stepped hastily forwards to hold up the heavy lid for [her]_209-hester . [She]_209-hester lifted up [her]_209-hester head , looked at [him]_207-coulson full with [her]_209-hester serene eyes , and thanked [him]_207-coulson for [his]_207-coulson little service . Then [she]_209-hester took a creepie - stool and sate down on the side of [the fire - place]_{5883-the fire - place} , having [her]_209-hester back to the window . The hearth was of the same spotless whiteness as the steps ; all that was black about the grate was polished to the utmost extent ; all that was of brass , like the handle of the oven , was burnished bright . [[Her]_209-hester mother]_{5519-her mother} placed the little black earthenware teapot , in which the tea had been stewing , on the table , where cups and saucers were already set for four , and a large plate of bread and butter cut . Then [they]_6384-they sate round the table , bowed [their]_6384-they heads , and kept silence for a minute or two . When this grace was ended , and [they]_6384-they were about to begin , [Alice]_257-alice said , as if without premeditation , but in reality with a keen shrinking of heart out of sympathy with [her]_257-alice child-- '_[191-philip] [Philip]_191-philip would have been in to [his]_191-philip tea by now , [I]_0-i reckon , if [he]_191-philip 'd been coming . ' [William]_207-coulson looked up suddenly at [Hester]_209-hester ; [[her]_209-hester mother]_{5519-her mother} carefully turned [her]_{5519-her mother} head another way . But [she]_{5519-her mother} answered quite quietly-- '_[191-philip] [He]_191-philip 'll be gone to [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} 's at [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} . [I]_0-i met [him]_191-philip at [t ' top o '_[191-philip] t ' Brow]_{6386-t ' top o ' t ' brow} , with [[his]_191-philip cousin]_{6296-his cousin} and [Molly Corney]_187-molly . '_{[207-coulson]} ' [He]_191-philip 's a deal there , '_[209-hester] said [William]_207-coulson . ' Yes , '_[209-hester] said [Hester]_209-hester . ' It 's likely ; [him]_191-philip and [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} come from [Carlisle - way]_{50-carlisle - way} , and must needs cling together in these strange parts . '_{[207-coulson]} ' [I]_207-coulson saw [him]_191-philip at [the burying of [yon Darley]_256-darley]_{6389-the burying of yon darley} , '_{[207-coulson]} said [William]_207-coulson . ' It were a vast o '_[257-alice] [people]_5560-people went past th ' entry end , '_[257-alice] said [Alice]_257-alice . ' It were a'most like election time ; [I]_257-alice were just come back fra '_[257-alice] meeting when [they]_5560-people were all going up [th ' church steps]_{6390-th ' church steps} . [I]_257-alice met [yon]_6391-yon sailor as , [they]_5560-people say , used violence and did murder ; [he]_191-philip looked like a ghost , though whether it were [his]_191-philip bodily wounds , or the sense of [his]_191-philip sins stirring within [him]_191-philip , it 's not for [me]_257-alice to say . And by t '_{[5639-t ' folk]} time [I]_0-i was back here and settled to [[my]_0-i Bible]_{1569-my bible} , [t ' folk]_{5639-t ' folk} were returning , and it were tramp , tramp , past th '_{[5560-people]} entry end for better nor a quarter of an hour . ' '_{[5560-people]} [They]_5560-people say [Kinraid]_202-kinraid has getten slugs and gun - shot in [his]_202-kinraid side , ' said [Hester]_209-hester . '_[0-i] [He]_202-kinraid 's [niver one Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid , for sure , as [I]_0-i knowed at [Newcastle]_51-newcastle , ' said [William Coulson]_207-coulson , roused to sudden and energetic curiosity . '_{[5560-people]} [I]_0-i do n't know , ' replied [Hester]_209-hester ; '_[256-darley] [they]_5560-people call [him]_202-kinraid just [Kinraid]_202-kinraid ; and [Betsy Darley]_256-darley says [he]_202-kinraid 's t ' most daring specksioneer of all that go off [this coast]_{1481-this coast} to t '_[256-darley] [Greenland seas]_14-greenland . But [he]_202-kinraid 's been in [Newcastle]_51-newcastle , for [I]_0-i mind [me]_0-i [she]_256-darley said [[her]_256-darley poor brother]_{1570-her poor brother} met with [him]_202-kinraid [there]_5676-there . ' '_[1572-thee] How didst [thee]_1572-thee come to know [him]_202-kinraid ? ' inquired [Alice]_257-alice . '_{[202-kinraid]} [I]_0-i can not abide [him]_202-kinraid if it is [Charley]_202-kinraid , ' said [William]_207-coulson . '_{[5574-the lord]} [He]_202-kinraid kept company with [[my]_0-i poor sister]_{1573-my poor sister} as is dead for better nor two year , and then [he]_202-kinraid left off coming to see [her]_{1573-my poor sister} and went wi ' [another girl]_{6394-another girl} , and it just broke [her]_{1573-my poor sister} heart . '_[257-alice] ' [He]_202-kinraid do n't look now as if [he]_202-kinraid iver could play at that game again , '_{[5574-the lord]} said [Alice]_257-alice ; ' [he]_202-kinraid has had a warning fra '_{[202-kinraid]} [the Lord]_{5574-the lord} . Whether it be a call [no one]_{634-no one} can tell . But to [my]_0-i eyne [he]_202-kinraid looks as if [he]_202-kinraid had been called , and was going . ' '_{[202-kinraid]} Then [he]_202-kinraid 'll meet [[my]_0-i sister]_{1576-my sister} , ' said [William]_207-coulson , solemnly ; '_{[202-kinraid]} and [I]_0-i hope [the Lord]_{5574-the lord} will make it clear to [him]_202-kinraid , then , how [he]_202-kinraid killed [her]_{1573-my poor sister} , as sure as [he]_202-kinraid shot down [yon sailors]_{1578-yon sailors} ; an ' if there 's a gnashing o '_{[202-kinraid]} teeth for murder [i]_0-i ' that other place , [I]_202-kinraid reckon [he]_202-kinraid 'll have [his]_202-kinraid share on't . [He]_202-kinraid 's [a bad man yon]_{6395-a bad man yon} . '_{[202-kinraid]} ' [Betsy]_256-darley said [he]_202-kinraid were such a friend to [[her]_256-darley brother]_{6396-her brother} as [niver]_224-niver was ; and [he]_202-kinraid 's sent [her]_256-darley word and promised to go and see [her]_{1573-my poor sister} , first place [he]_202-kinraid goes out to . But [William]_207-coulson only shook [his]_207-coulson head , and repeated [his]_207-coulson last words,-- '_{[202-kinraid]} [He]_202-kinraid 's [a bad man]_{1579-a bad man} , [he]_202-kinraid is . ' When [Philip]_191-philip came [home]_681-home that Sunday night , [he]_191-philip found only [Alice]_257-alice up to receive [him]_191-philip . The usual bedtime in [the household]_{6398-the household} was nine o'clock , and it was but ten minutes past the hour ; but [Alice]_257-alice looked displeased and stern . '_[0-i] [Thee]_1580-thee art late , [lad]_1139-lad , ' said [she]_257-alice , shortly . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i 'm sorry ; it 's a long way from [[my]_0-i uncle]_{6399-my uncle} 's , and [I]_0-i think clocks are different , '_[0-i] said [he]_0-i , taking out [his]_0-i watch to compare it with the round moon 's face that told the time to [Alice]_257-alice . ' [I]_0-i know nought about [[thy]_257-alice uncle]_{6400-thy uncle} 's , but [thee]_257-alice art late . Take [thy]_257-alice candle , and begone . '_[0-i] If [Alice]_257-alice made any reply to [Philip]_191-philip 's ' good - night , '_[257-alice] [he]_0-i did not hear it . CHAPTER VIII ATTRACTION AND REPULSION A fortnight had passed over and winter was advancing with rapid strides . In [bleak northern farmsteads]_{1582-bleak northern farmsteads} there was much to be done before November weather should make [the roads]_{1583-the roads} too heavy for half - fed horses to pull carts through . There was the turf , pared up on [the distant moors]_{6227-the distant moors} , and left out to dry , to be carried [home]_681-home and stacked ; the brown fern was to be stored up for winter bedding for the cattle ; for straw was scarce and dear in [those parts]_{1586-those parts} ; even for thatching , heather ( or rather ling ) was used . Then there was meat to salt while it could be had ; for , in default of turnips and mangold - wurzel , there was a great slaughtering of barren cows as soon as the summer herbage failed ; and [good housewives]_{790-good housewives} stored up [their]_{790-good housewives} Christmas piece of beef in pickle before [Martinmas]_{233-martinmas} was over . Corn was to be ground while yet it could be carried to [the distant mill]_{1588-the distant mill} ; the great racks for oat - cake , that swung at the top of [the kitchen]_{1174-the kitchen} , had to be filled . And last of all came the pig - killing , when the second frost set in . For up in [the north]_{615-the north} there is an idea that the ice stored in the first frost will melt , and the meat cured then taint ; the first frost is good for nothing but to be thrown away , as [they]_1591-they express it . There came a breathing - time after this last event . [The house]_{5492-the house} had had its last autumn cleaning , and was neat and bright from top to bottom , from one end to another . The turf was led ; the coal carted up from [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven ; the wood stored ; the corn ground ; [the pig]_{1593-the pig} killed , and the hams and head and hands lying in salt . [The butcher]_{591-the butcher} had been glad to take the best parts of a pig of [Dame Robson]_{262-dame robson} 's careful feeding ; but there was unusual plenty in [the Haytersbank pantry]_{1595-the haytersbank pantry} ; and as [Bell]_257-alice surveyed it one morning , [she]_257-alice said to [her]_257-alice husband-- ' [I]_257-alice wonder if [[yon]_6401-yon poor sick chap at [Moss Brow]_{45-moss brow}]_{6402-yon poor sick chap at moss brow} would fancy some o '_[257-alice] [my]_0-i sausages . They 're something to crack on , for they are made fra '_[257-alice] an old [Cumberland]_{52-cumberland} receipt , as is not known [i]_0-i ' [Yorkshire]_26-yorkshire yet . '_[0-i] ' [Thou]_202-kinraid 's allays so set upo '_[0-i] [Cumberland]_{52-cumberland} ways ! ' said [[her]_257-alice husband]_{5645-her husband} , not displeased with the suggestion , however . '_[257-alice] Still , when [folk]_1038-folk 's sick [they]_1038-folk han [their]_1038-folk fancies , and maybe [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 'll be glad o ' [thy]_202-kinraid sausages . [I]_257-alice ha '_[257-alice] known [sick folk]_{1597-sick folk} tak ' t '_[257-alice] eating snails . ' This was not complimentary , perhaps . But [Daniel]_223-daniel went on to say that [he]_223-daniel did not mind if [he]_223-daniel stepped over with the sausages [himself]_223-daniel , when it was too late to do anything else . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia longed to offer to accompany [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} ; but , somehow , [she]_188-sylvia did not like to propose it . Towards dusk [she]_188-sylvia came to [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} to ask for the key of the great bureau that stood in [the house - place]_{1175-the house - place} as a state piece of furniture , although [its]_{1175-the house - place} use was to contain [the family]_{539-the family} 's best wearing apparel , and stores of linen , such as might be supposed to be more needed [upstairs]_{5687-upstairs} . '_[257-alice] What for do [yo]_1598-yo ' want [my]_257-alice keys ? '_[257-alice] asked [Bell]_257-alice . ' Only just to get out one of t '_[257-alice] damask napkins . ' '_{[6101-my mother]} The best napkins , as [[my]_0-i mother]_{6101-my mother} span ? ' '_[0-i] Yes ! ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , [her]_188-sylvia colour heightening . '_[257-alice] [I]_0-i thought as how it would set off t ' sausages . '_[257-alice] ' A good clean homespun cloth will serve [them]_{539-the family} better , '_[223-daniel] said [Bell]_257-alice , wondering in [her]_257-alice own mind what was come over [the girl]_{5643-the girl} , to be thinking of setting off sausages that were to be eaten , not to be looked at like a picture - book . [She]_{6101-my mother} might have wondered still more , if [she]_{6101-my mother} had seen [Sylvia]_188-sylvia steal round to the little flower border [she]_188-sylvia had persuaded [Kester]_222-kester to make under the wall at [the sunny side of [the house]_{5492-the house}]_{1601-the sunny side of the house} , and gather the two or three Michaelmas daisies , and the one bud of the China rose , that , growing against the kitchen chimney , had escaped the frost ; and then , when [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} was not looking , softly open the cloth inside of the little basket that contained the sausages and a fresh egg or two , and lay [her]_188-sylvia autumn blossoms in one of the folds of the towel . After [Daniel]_223-daniel , now pretty clear of [his]_223-daniel rheumatism , had had [his]_223-daniel afternoon meal ( tea was a Sunday treat ) , [he]_223-daniel prepared to set out on [his]_223-daniel walk to [Moss Brow]_{45-moss brow} ; but as [he]_223-daniel was taking [his]_223-daniel stick [he]_223-daniel caught the look on [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's face ; and unconsciously interpreted its dumb wistfulness . ' [Missus]_6409-missus , '_[223-daniel] said [he]_223-daniel , ' [t '_[223-daniel] wench]_{6410-t ' wench} has nought more t ' do , has [she]_188-sylvia ? [She]_188-sylvia may as well put on [her]_188-sylvia cloak and step down wi '_[188-sylvia] [me]_0-i , and see [Molly]_187-molly a bit ; [she]_188-sylvia 'll be company like . ' [Bell]_257-alice considered . '_[223-daniel] There 's t ' yarn for [thy]_188-sylvia stockings as is yet to spin ; but [she]_188-sylvia can go , for [I]_223-daniel 'll do a bit at '_[223-daniel] t mysel ' , and there 's nought else agate . '_[223-daniel] ' Put on [thy]_188-sylvia things in a jiffy , then , and let 's be off , '_[188-sylvia] said [Daniel]_223-daniel . And [Sylvia]_188-sylvia did not need another word . Down [she]_188-sylvia came in a twinkling , dressed in [her]_188-sylvia new red cloak and hood , [her]_188-sylvia face peeping out of the folds of the latter , bright and blushing . ' [Thou]_188-sylvia should'st na '_[257-alice] ha ' put on [thy]_188-sylvia new cloak for a night walk to [Moss Brow]_{45-moss brow} , '_[188-sylvia] said [Bell]_257-alice , shaking [her]_257-alice head . ' Shall [I]_188-sylvia go take it off , and put on [my]_188-sylvia shawl ? '_[188-sylvia] asked [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , a little dolefully . ' Na , [na]_1220-na , come along ! a'm noane goin' for t '_[257-alice] wait o ' [women]_1054-women 's chops and changes . Come along ; come , [Lassie]_6413-lassie ! '_{[243-mrs. corney]} ( this last to [his]_223-daniel dog ) . So [Sylvia]_188-sylvia set off with a dancing heart and a dancing step , that had to be restrained to the sober gait [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} chose . The sky above was bright and clear with the light of a thousand stars , the grass was crisping under [their]_1605-they feet with the coming hoar frost ; and as [they]_1605-they mounted to [the higher ground]_{1606-the higher ground} [they]_1605-they could see [the dark sea]_{1607-the dark sea} stretching away far below [them]_1605-they . The night was very still , though now and then crisp sounds in the distant air sounded very near in the silence . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia carried the basket , and looked like [little Red Riding Hood]_{1608-little red riding hood} . [[Her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} had nothing to say , and did not care to make [himself]_{955-her father} agreeable ; but [Sylvia]_188-sylvia enjoyed [her]_188-sylvia own thoughts , and any conversation would have been a disturbance to [her]_188-sylvia . The long monotonous roll of the distant waves , as the tide bore [them]_1610-them in , the multitudinous rush at last , and then the retreating rattle and trickle , as the baffled waters fell back over the shingle that skirted [the sands]_{1611-the sands} , and divided [them]_1610-them from [the cliffs]_{6226-the cliffs} ; [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} 's measured tread , and slow , even movement ; [Lassie]_263-lassie 's pattering -- all lulled [Sylvia]_188-sylvia into a reverie , of which [she]_188-sylvia could not have given [herself]_188-sylvia any definite account . But at length [they]_1605-they arrived at [Moss Brow]_{45-moss brow} , and with a sudden sigh [she]_188-sylvia quitted the subjects of [her]_188-sylvia dreamy meditations , and followed [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} into [the great house - place]_{1615-the great house - place} . It had a more comfortable aspect by night than by day . The fire was always kept up to a wasteful size , and the dancing blaze and the partial light of candles left much in shadow that was best ignored in such [a disorderly family]_{1616-a disorderly family} . But there was always a warm welcome to [friends]_915-friends , however roughly given ; and after the words of this were spoken , the next rose up equally naturally in the mind of [Mrs Corney]_{243-mrs. corney} . ' And what will [ye]_188-sylvia tak '_{[955-her father]} ? Eh ! but t ' [measter]_{955-her father} 'll be fine and vexed at [your]_188-sylvia comin '_{[955-her father]} when [he]_{955-her father} 's away . [He]_{955-her father} 's off to [Horncastle]_{54-horncastle} t ' sell some colts , and [he]_{955-her father} 'll not be back till to - morrow 's neet . But here 's [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid as [we]_6414-we 've getten to nurse up a bit , and '_{[955-her father]} t ' [lads]_6415-lads 'll be back fra '_{[955-her father]} [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven in a crack o ' no time . '_{[264-farmer robson]} All this was addressed to [Daniel]_223-daniel , to whom [she]_188-sylvia knew that [none but masculine company]_{1618-none but masculine company} would be acceptable . [Amongst uneducated people -- whose range of subjects and interest do not extend beyond [their]_{1619-amongst uneducated people -- whose range of subjects and interest do not extend beyond their daily life} daily life]_{1619-amongst uneducated people -- whose range of subjects and interest do not extend beyond their daily life} -- it is natural that when the first blush and hurry of youth is over , there should be no great pleasure in the conversation of the other sex . [Men]_662-men have plenty to say to [men]_662-men , which in [their]_662-men estimation ( gained from tradition and experience ) [women]_1054-women can not understand ; and [farmers of a much later date]_{1623-farmers of a much later date} than the one of which [I]_0-i am writing , would have contemptuously considered it as a loss of time to talk to [women]_1054-women ; indeed , [they]_{1623-farmers of a much later date} were often more communicative to the sheep - dog that accompanied [them]_{1623-farmers of a much later date} through all the day 's work , and frequently became [a sort of dumb confidant]_{1625-a sort of dumb confidant} . [[Farmer Robson]_{264-farmer robson} 's [Lassie]_263-lassie]_{1626-farmer robson 's lassie} now lay down at [[her]_263-lassie master]_{1627-her master} 's feet , placed [her]_263-lassie nose between [her]_263-lassie paws , and watched with attentive eyes the preparations going on for refreshments -- preparations which , to the disappointment of [her]_263-lassie canine heart , consisted entirely of tumblers and sugar . ' Where 's [t '_[263-lassie] wench]_{6410-t ' wench} ? ' said [Robson]_223-daniel , after [he]_223-daniel had shaken hands with [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , and spoken a few words to [him]_223-daniel and to [Mrs. Corney]_{243-mrs. corney} . '_[263-lassie] [She]_263-lassie 's getten ' a basket wi '_[263-lassie] sausages in 'em , as [[my]_263-lassie missus]_{5581-my missus} has made , and [she]_263-lassie 's a rare hand at sausages ; there 's noane like [her]_263-lassie in a '_[263-lassie] t ' three Ridings , [I]_188-sylvia 'll be bound ! '_[188-sylvia] For [Daniel]_223-daniel could praise [[his]_223-daniel wife]_{5589-his wife} 's powers in [her]_{5589-his wife} absence , though [he]_223-daniel did not often express [himself]_223-daniel in an appreciative manner when [she]_{5589-his wife} was by to hear . But [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's quick sense caught up the manner in which [Mrs. Corney]_{243-mrs. corney} would apply the way in which [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's housewifery had been exalted , and stepping forwards out of the shadow , [she]_188-sylvia said,-- ' [Mother]_203-mother thought , maybe , [you]_188-sylvia had n't killed a pig yet , and sausages is always a bit savoury for any one who is na '_[188-sylvia] well , and---- ' [She]_188-sylvia might have gone on but that [she]_188-sylvia caught [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's eyes looking at [her]_188-sylvia with kindly admiration . [She]_188-sylvia stopped speaking , and [Mrs. Corney]_{243-mrs. corney} took up the word-- '_[188-sylvia] As for sausages , [I]_0-i ha ' niver had a chance this year , else [I]_0-i stand again any one for t '_[0-i] making of 'em . [Yorkshire]_26-yorkshire hams 's a vast thought on , and [I]_1631-he 'll [niver]_224-niver let [another county woman]_{6418-another county woman} say as [she]_{6418-another county woman} can make better sausages nor [me]_1631-he . But , as [I]_1631-he 'm_[1631-he] saying , [I]_0-i 'd niver a chance ; for [our]_1630-our pig , as [I]_0-i were sa fond on , and fed [mysel]_0-i ' , and as would ha '_[0-i] been fourteen stone by now if [he]_1631-he were an ounce , and as knew [me]_0-i as well as [any Christian]_{1632-any christian} , and a pig , as [I]_0-i may say , that [I]_0-i just idolized , went and took a fit a week after Michaelmas Day , and died , as if it had been to spite [me]_0-i ; and t ' next is [na]_6419-na '_[0-i] ready for killing , nor wunnot be this six week . So [I]_0-i 'm much beholden to [[your]_0-i missus]_{6420-your missus} , and so 's [Charley]_202-kinraid , [I]_0-i 'm_[0-i] sure ; though [he]_1631-he 's ta'en a turn to betterin ' sin '_[0-i] [he]_1631-he came out here to be nursed . ' '_{[202-kinraid]} [I]_0-i 'm a deal better , '_{[202-kinraid]} said [Kinraid]_202-kinraid ; ' a'most ready for [t '_{[202-kinraid]} press - gang]_{5958-t ' press - gang} to give chase to again . ' '_[223-daniel] But [folk]_1038-folk say [they]_1038-folk 're gone off [this coast]_{1481-this coast} for one while , '_[223-daniel] added [Daniel]_223-daniel . ' [They]_1038-folk 're_[223-daniel] gone down towards [Hull]_55-hull , as [I]_0-i 've been told , ' said [Kinraid]_202-kinraid . '_[1038-folk] But [they]_1038-folk 're a deep set , [they]_1038-folk 'll be here before [we]_6423-we know where [we]_6423-we are , some of these days . '_[223-daniel] ' See [thee]_6424-thee here ! '_[223-daniel] said [Daniel]_223-daniel , exhibiting [his]_223-daniel maimed hand ; ' a reckon a served 'em_[1038-folk] out time o ' t '_[0-i] Ameriky war . ' And [he]_223-daniel began the story [Sylvia]_188-sylvia knew so well ; for [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} never made a new acquaintance but what [he]_{955-her father} told [him]_{955-her father} of [his]_{955-her father} self - mutilation to escape the press - gang . It had been done , as [he]_{955-her father} would [himself]_{955-her father} have owned , to spite [himself]_{955-her father} as well as [them]_1038-folk ; for it had obliged [him]_{955-her father} to leave a sea - life , to which , in comparison , all life spent on [shore]_6426-shore was worse than nothing for dulness . For [Robson]_223-daniel had never reached that rank aboard ship which made [his]_{955-her father} being unable to run up the rigging , or to throw a harpoon , or to fire off a gun , of no great consequence ; so [he]_{955-her father} had to be thankful that an opportune legacy enabled [him]_{955-her father} to turn [farmer]_6427-farmer , a great degradation in [his]_{955-her father} opinion . But [his]_{955-her father} blood warmed , as [he]_{955-her father} told [the specksioneer]_{5992-the specksioneer} , towards [a sailor]_{568-a sailor} , and [he]_{955-her father} pressed [Kinraid]_202-kinraid to beguile the time when [he]_{955-her father} was compelled to be [ashore]_6430-ashore , by coming over to see [him]_{955-her father} at [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} , whenever [he]_{955-her father} felt inclined . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , appearing to listen to [Molly]_187-molly 's confidences , was hearkening in reality to all this conversation between [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} and [the specksioneer]_{5992-the specksioneer} ; and at this invitation [she]_188-sylvia became especially attentive . [Kinraid]_202-kinraid replied,-- '_[0-i] [I]_0-i 'm much obliged to [ye]_188-sylvia , [I]_0-i 'm_[0-i] sure ; maybe [I]_0-i can come and spend an ev'ning wi ' [you]_188-sylvia ; but as soon as [I]_1635-thou'lt 'm_{[1635-thou'lt]} got round a bit , [I]_0-i must go see [[my]_0-i own people]_{1634-my own people} as live at [Cullercoats]_{56-cullercoats} near [Newcastle]_51-newcastle - upo'-Tyne . ' '_{[1635-thou'lt]} Well , well ! ' said [Daniel]_223-daniel , rising to take leave , with unusual prudence as to the amount of [his]_223-daniel drink . '_[188-sylvia] [Thou'lt]_1635-thou'lt see , [thou'lt]_1635-thou'lt see ! [I]_0-i shall be main glad to see [thee]_1636-thee ; if [thou'lt]_1635-thou'lt come . But [I]_0-i 've [na ' lads]_{6433-na ' lads} to keep [thee]_1636-thee company , only one sprig of [a wench]_{1400-a wench} . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , come here , an let 's show [thee]_1636-thee to [this young fellow]_{6435-this young fellow} ! '_[188-sylvia] [Sylvia]_188-sylvia came forwards , ruddy as any rose , and in a moment [Kinraid]_202-kinraid recognized [her]_188-sylvia as [the pretty little girl [he]_202-kinraid had seen crying so bitterly over [[Darley]_256-darley 's grave]_{1638-darley 's grave}]_{1637-the pretty little girl he had seen crying so bitterly over darley 's grave} . [He]_202-kinraid rose up out of [true sailor]_{1639-true sailor} 's gallantry , as [she]_188-sylvia shyly approached and stood by [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} 's side , scarcely daring to lift [her]_188-sylvia great soft eyes , to have one fair gaze at [his]_202-kinraid face . [He]_202-kinraid had to support [himself]_202-kinraid by one hand rested on the dresser , but [she]_188-sylvia saw [he]_202-kinraid was looking far better -- younger , less haggard -- than [he]_202-kinraid had seemed to [her]_188-sylvia before . [His]_202-kinraid face was short and expressive ; [his]_202-kinraid complexion had been weatherbeaten and bronzed , though now [he]_202-kinraid looked so pale ; [his]_202-kinraid eyes and hair were dark,--the former quick , deep - set , and penetrating ; the latter curly , and almost in ringlets . [His]_202-kinraid teeth gleamed white as [he]_202-kinraid smiled at [her]_188-sylvia , a pleasant friendly smile of recognition ; but [she]_188-sylvia only blushed the deeper , and hung [her]_188-sylvia head . ' [I]_223-daniel 'll come , [sir]_1162-sir , and be thankful . [I]_223-daniel daresay a turn'll do [me]_223-daniel good , if the weather holds up , an '_[223-daniel] th ' frost keeps on . '_[223-daniel] ' That 's right , [[my]_187-molly lad]_{864-my lad} , '_[187-molly] said [Robson]_223-daniel , shaking [him]_202-kinraid by the hand , and then [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's hand was held out to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , and [she]_188-sylvia could not avoid the same friendly action . [Molly Corney]_187-molly followed [her]_188-sylvia to the door , and when [they]_1641-they were fairly outside , [she]_187-molly held [Sylvia]_188-sylvia back for an instant to say,-- ' Is na '_[187-molly] [he]_202-kinraid [a fine likely man]_{1642-a fine likely man} ? [I]_0-i 'm so glad as [yo've]_188-sylvia seen [him]_202-kinraid , for [he]_202-kinraid 's to be off next week to [Newcastle]_51-newcastle and [that neighbourhood]_{6438-that neighbourhood} . '_[188-sylvia] ' But [he]_202-kinraid said [he]_202-kinraid 'd come to [us]_1641-they some night ? '_[188-sylvia] asked [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , half in a fright . ' Ay , [I]_0-i 'll see as [he]_202-kinraid does ; never fear . For [I]_0-i should like [yo]_188-sylvia '_[0-i] for to know [him]_202-kinraid a bit . [He]_202-kinraid 's [a rare talker]_{1643-a rare talker} . [I]_0-i 'll mind [him]_202-kinraid o ' coming to [yo]_188-sylvia '_[0-i] . ' Somehow , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia felt as if this repeated promise of reminding [Kinraid]_202-kinraid of [his]_202-kinraid promise to come and see [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} took away part of the pleasure [she]_188-sylvia had anticipated from [his]_202-kinraid visit . Yet what could be more natural than that [Molly Corney]_187-molly should wish [[her]_188-sylvia friend]_{5539-her friend} to be acquainted with [the man whom [Sylvia]_188-sylvia believed to be all but [[Molly]_187-molly 's engaged lover]_{6442-molly 's engaged lover}]_{6441-the man whom sylvia believed to be all but molly 's engaged lover} ? Pondering these thoughts , the walk [home]_681-home was as silent as that going to [Moss Brow]_{45-moss brow} had been . The only change seemed to be that now [they]_1644-they faced the brilliant northern lights flashing up the sky , and that either this appearance or some of the whaling narrations of [Kinraid]_202-kinraid had stirred up [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel 's recollections of a sea ditty , which [he]_223-daniel kept singing to [himself]_223-daniel in a low , unmusical voice , the burden of which was , '_[0-i] for [I]_0-i loves the tossin ' say ! '_[257-alice] [Bell]_257-alice met [them]_1644-they at the door . ' Well , and here [ye]_1644-they are at [home]_681-home again ! and [Philip]_191-philip has been , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , to give [thee]_1644-they [thy]_1644-they ciphering lesson ; and [he]_191-philip stayed awhile , thinking [thou'd]_1644-they be coming back . '_[0-i] ' [I]_1645-he 'm_[1645-he] very sorry , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , more out of deference to [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's tone of annoyance , than because [she]_188-sylvia [herself]_188-sylvia cared either for [her]_188-sylvia lesson or [[her]_188-sylvia cousin]_{956-her cousin} 's disappointment . '_[0-i] [He]_1645-he 'll come again to - morrow night , [he]_1645-he says . But [thou]_1646-thou must take care , and mind the nights [he]_1645-he says [he]_1645-he 'll come , for it 's a long way to come for nought . ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia might have repeated [her]_1647-she '_[1646-thou] [I]_0-i 'm very sorry '_[257-alice] at this announcement of [Philip]_191-philip 's intentions ; but [she]_1647-she restrained [herself]_1647-she , inwardly and fervently hoping that [Molly]_187-molly would not urge the fulfilment of the specksioneer 's promise for to - morrow night , for [Philip]_191-philip 's being there would spoil all ; and besides , if [she]_187-molly sate at the dresser at [her]_187-molly lesson , and [Kinraid]_202-kinraid at the table with [[her]_187-molly father]_{955-her father} , [he]_191-philip might hear all , and find out what a dunce [she]_187-molly was . [She]_1647-she need not have been afraid . With the next night [Hepburn]_191-philip came ; and [Kinraid]_202-kinraid did not . After a few words to [[her]_187-molly mother]_{5519-her mother} , [Philip]_191-philip produced the candles [he]_191-philip had promised , and some books and a quill or two . ' What for hast [thou]_1650-thou brought candles ? '_[191-philip] asked [Bell]_257-alice , in a half - affronted tone . [Hepburn]_191-philip smiled . ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia thought it would take a deal of candlelight , and was for making it into a reason not to learn . [I]_191-philip should [ha]_6447-ha '_[191-philip] used t ' candles if [I]_191-philip 'd stayed at [home]_681-home , so [I]_191-philip just brought them wi '_[191-philip] [me]_0-i . ' '_[1650-thou] Then [thou]_1650-thou may'st just take them back again , ' said [Bell]_257-alice , shortly , blowing out that which [he]_191-philip had lighted , and placing one of [her]_187-molly own on the dresser instead . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia caught [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's look of displeasure , and it made [her]_188-sylvia docile for the evening , although [she]_188-sylvia owed [[her]_188-sylvia cousin]_{956-her cousin} a grudge for [her]_188-sylvia enforced good behaviour . '_[1650-thou] Now , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , here 's a copy - book wi ' t '_[1650-thou] Tower o ' [London]_49-london on it , and [we]_6451-we 'll fill it wi '_[188-sylvia] as pretty writing as any in t ' [North Riding]_{57-north riding} . '_[188-sylvia] [Sylvia]_188-sylvia sate quite still , unenlivened by this prospect . ' Here 's a pen as 'll nearly write of itsel '_[188-sylvia] , ' continued [Philip]_191-philip , still trying to coax [her]_188-sylvia out [her]_188-sylvia sullenness of manner . Then [he]_191-philip arranged [her]_188-sylvia in the right position . '_[188-sylvia] Do n't lay [your]_188-sylvia head down on [your]_188-sylvia left arm , [you]_188-sylvia 'll ne'er see to write straight . ' The attitude was changed , but not a word was spoken . [Philip]_191-philip began to grow angry at such determined dumbness . '_[188-sylvia] Are [you]_188-sylvia tired ? ' asked [he]_191-philip , with a strange mixture of crossness and tenderness . '_[188-sylvia] Yes , very , ' was [her]_188-sylvia reply . '_[684-mother] But [thou]_1651-thou ought'st not to be tired , ' said [Bell]_257-alice , who had not yet got over the offence to [her]_188-sylvia hospitality ; who , moreover , liked [[her]_188-sylvia nephew]_{6452-her nephew} , and had , to boot , a great respect for the learning [she]_188-sylvia had never acquired . '_[684-mother] [Mother]_684-mother ! ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , bursting out , '_[684-mother] what 's the use on [my]_0-i writing " [Abednego]_58-abednego , " " [Abednego]_58-abednego , " " [Abednego]_58-abednego , " all down a page ? If [I]_0-i could see t ' use on '_[684-mother] t , [I]_0-i 'd ha ' axed [father]_6351-father to send [me]_684-mother t '_[684-mother] school ; but [I]_0-i 'm none wanting to have learning . '_[684-mother] ' It 's a fine thing , tho '_{[6101-my mother]} , is learning . [[My]_0-i mother]_{6101-my mother} and [[my]_0-i grandmother]_{1654-my grandmother} had it : but th ' family came down [i]_0-i '_[0-i] [the world]_{984-the world} , and [[Philip]_191-philip 's mother]_{1656-philip 's mother} and [me]_0-i , [we]_1657-we had none of it ; but [I]_0-i ha ' set [my]_188-sylvia heart on [thy]_6454-thy having it , [child]_6455-child . '_[188-sylvia] ' [My]_191-philip fingers is stiff , '_[191-philip] pleaded [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , holding up [her]_188-sylvia little hand and shaking it . ' Let [us]_1657-we take a turn at spelling , then , '_[191-philip] said [Philip]_191-philip . ' What 's t '_[191-philip] use on't ? ' asked [captious Sylvia]_188-sylvia . '_[0-i] Why , it helps one [i]_0-i ' reading an '_[0-i] writing . ' '_[188-sylvia] And what does reading and writing do for one ? ' [[Her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} gave [her]_188-sylvia another of the severe looks that , quiet woman as [she]_{5519-her mother} was , [she]_{5519-her mother} could occasionally bestow upon the refractory , and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia took [her]_188-sylvia book and glanced down the column [Philip]_191-philip pointed out to [her]_188-sylvia ; but , as [she]_188-sylvia justly considered , [one man]_{6035-one man} might point out the task , but twenty could not make [her]_188-sylvia learn it , if [she]_188-sylvia did not choose ; and [she]_188-sylvia sat [herself]_188-sylvia down on the edge of the dresser , and idly gazed into the fire . But [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} came round to look for something in the drawers of the dresser , and as [she]_{5519-her mother} passed [[her]_{5519-her mother} daughter]_{1252-her daughter} [she]_{5519-her mother} said in a low voice-- '_[188-sylvia] [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , be [a good lass]_{1195-a good lass} . [I]_0-i set a deal o ' store by learning , and [father]_6351-father '_[188-sylvia] ud never send [thee]_188-sylvia to [school]_6370-school , as has stuck by [me]_0-i sore . ' If [Philip]_191-philip , sitting with [his]_191-philip back to [them]_6461-them , heard these words [he]_191-philip was discreet enough not to show that [he]_191-philip heard . And [he]_191-philip had [his]_191-philip reward ; for in a very short time , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia stood before [him]_191-philip with [her]_188-sylvia book in [her]_188-sylvia hand , prepared to say [her]_188-sylvia spelling . At which [he]_191-philip also stood up by instinct , and listened to [her]_188-sylvia slow succeeding letters ; helping [her]_188-sylvia out , when [she]_188-sylvia looked up at [him]_191-philip with a sweet childlike perplexity in [her]_188-sylvia face : for a dunce as to book - learning poor [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was and was likely to remain ; and , in spite of [his]_191-philip assumed office of [schoolmaster]_{6352-schoolmaster} , [Philip Hepburn]_191-philip could almost have echoed the words of [the lover of [Jess MacFarlane--]_{266-jess macfarlane--}]_{6463-the lover of jess macfarlane--} [I]_{267-philip,--} sent [[my]_{267-philip,--} love]_{6464-my love} a letter , But , alas ! [she]_{6464-my love} canna read , And [I]_{267-philip,--} lo'e [her]_{6464-my love} a '_{[267-philip,--]} the better . Still [he]_1660-he knew [[his]_1660-he aunt]_{5798-his aunt} 's strong wish on the subject , and it was very delightful to stand in the relation of [teacher]_1662-teacher to [so dear and pretty , if so wilful ,]_{1663-so dear and pretty , if so wilful ,} [a pupil]_{1664-a pupil} . Perhaps it was not very flattering to notice [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's great joy when [her]_188-sylvia lessons were over , sadly shortened as they were by [Philip]_191-philip 's desire not to be too hard upon [her]_188-sylvia . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia danced round to [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} , bent [her]_188-sylvia head back , and kissed [her]_{5519-her mother} face , and then said defyingly to [Philip,--]_{267-philip,--} ' If iver [I]_223-daniel write [thee]_{267-philip,--} a letter it shall just be full of nothing but " [Abednego]_58-abednego ! [Abednego]_58-abednego ! [Abednego]_58-abednego ! " '_[223-daniel] But at this moment [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} came in from a distant expedition on [the moors]_{594-the moors} with [Kester]_222-kester to look after the sheep [he]_{955-her father} had pasturing there before the winter set fairly in . [He]_{955-her father} was tired , and so was [Lassie]_263-lassie , and so , too , was [Kester]_222-kester , who , lifting [his]_222-kester heavy legs one after the other , and smoothing down [his]_222-kester hair , followed [[his]_222-kester master]_{1110-his master} into [the house - place]_{1175-the house - place} , and seating [himself]_222-kester on a bench at the farther end of the dresser , patiently awaited the supper of porridge and milk which [he]_222-kester shared with [[his]_222-kester master]_{1110-his master} . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , meanwhile , coaxed [Lassie]_263-lassie -- poor footsore dog -- to [her]_188-sylvia side , and gave [her]_188-sylvia some food , which the creature was almost too tired to eat . [Philip]_191-philip made as though [he]_191-philip would be going , but [Daniel]_223-daniel motioned to [him]_191-philip to be quiet . ' Sit [thee]_188-sylvia down , [lad]_1139-lad . As soon as [I]_188-sylvia 've had [my]_188-sylvia victual , [I]_188-sylvia want t '_[188-sylvia] hear a bit o ' news . '_{[264-farmer robson]} [Sylvia]_188-sylvia took [her]_188-sylvia sewing and sat at the little round table by [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} , sharing the light of the scanty dip - candle . [No one]_{634-no one} spoke . [Every one]_{565-every one} was absorbed in what [they]_{565-every one} were doing . What [Philip]_191-philip was doing was , gazing at [Sylvia]_188-sylvia -- learning [her]_188-sylvia face off by heart . When every scrap of porridge was cleared out of the mighty bowl , [Kester]_222-kester yawned , and wishing good - night , withdrew to [[his]_222-kester loft]_{1674-his loft} over [the cow - house]_{5913-the cow - house} . Then [Philip]_191-philip pulled out the weekly [York]_12-york paper , and began to read the latest accounts of the war then raging . This was giving [Daniel]_223-daniel one of [his]_223-daniel greatest pleasures ; for though [he]_223-daniel could read pretty well , yet the double effort of reading and understanding what [he]_223-daniel read was almost too much for [him]_223-daniel . [He]_223-daniel could read , or [he]_223-daniel could understand what was read aloud to [him]_223-daniel ; reading was no pleasure , but listening was . Besides , [he]_223-daniel had a true [John Bullish]_214-john interest in the war , without very well knowing what [the English]_{183-the english} were fighting for . But in those days , so long as [they]_{183-the english} fought [the French]_{182-the french} for any cause , or for no cause at all , [every true patriot]_{1676-every true patriot} was satisfied . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia and [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} did not care for any such far - extended interest ; a little bit of [York]_12-york news , the stealing of a few apples out of [a Scarborough garden]_{1678-a scarborough garden} that [they]_{183-the english} knew , was of far more interest to [them]_{183-the english} than all the battles of [Nelson]_59-nelson and [the North]_{60-the north} . [Philip]_191-philip read in a high - pitched and unnatural tone of voice , which deprived the words of their reality ; for even familiar expressions can become unfamiliar and convey no ideas , if the utterance is forced or affected . [Philip]_191-philip was somewhat of [a pedant]_{1679-a pedant} ; yet there was a simplicity in [his]_191-philip pedantry not always to be met with in those who are self - taught , and which might have interested [any one who cared to know with what labour and difficulty]_{1680-any one who cared to know with what labour and difficulty} [he]_191-philip had acquired the knowledge which now [he]_191-philip prized so highly ; reading out Latin quotations as easily as if they were English , and taking a pleasure in rolling polysyllables , until all at once looking askance at [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , [he]_191-philip saw that [her]_188-sylvia head had fallen back , [her]_188-sylvia pretty rosy lips open , [her]_188-sylvia eyes fast shut ; in short , [she]_188-sylvia was asleep . ' Ay , '_{[264-farmer robson]} said [Farmer Robson]_{264-farmer robson} , ' and t '_[684-mother] reading has a'most sent [me]_0-i off . [Mother]_684-mother 'd look angry now if [I]_0-i was to tell [yo]_1682-yo ' [yo]_1682-yo '_[0-i] had a right to a kiss ; but when [I]_0-i was [a young man]_{5965-a young man} [I]_0-i 'd ha ' kissed [a pretty girl]_{6466-a pretty girl} as [I]_{5798-his aunt} saw asleep , afore [yo'd]_1682-yo said [Jack Robson]_{268-jack robson} . '_{[5798-his aunt]} [Philip]_191-philip trembled at these words , and looked at [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} . [She]_{5798-his aunt} gave [him]_191-philip no encouragement , standing up , and making as though [she]_{5798-his aunt} had never heard [[her]_{5798-his aunt} husband]_{5645-her husband} 's speech , by extending [her]_{5798-his aunt} hand , and wishing [him]_191-philip ' good - night . '_[188-sylvia] At the noise of the chairs moving over the flag floor , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia started up , confused and annoyed at [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} 's laughter . ' Ay , [lass]_799-lass ; it 's [iver]_6468-iver a good time t '_{[1688-thou'rt]} fall asleep when [a young fellow]_{1687-a young fellow} is by . Here 's [Philip]_191-philip here as [thou'rt]_1688-thou'rt bound t ' give a pair o '_[191-philip] gloves to . ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia went like fire ; [she]_188-sylvia turned to [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} to read [her]_{5519-her mother} face . '_[799-lass] It 's only [father]_6351-father 's joke , [lass]_799-lass , ' said [she]_188-sylvia . '_[191-philip] [Philip]_191-philip knows manners too well . ' '_[191-philip] [He]_191-philip 'd better , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , flaming round at [him]_191-philip . '_[1691-she] If [he]_191-philip 'd a touched [me]_0-i , [I]_0-i 'd niver ha ' spoken to [him]_191-philip no more . '_[1691-she] And [she]_1691-she looked even as it was as if [she]_1691-she was far from forgiving [him]_191-philip . ' Hoots , [lass]_799-lass ! [wenches]_5799-wenches are brought up sa mim , now - a - days ; [i]_1691-she '_[1691-she] [my]_0-i time [they]_1692-they 'd ha ' thought [na]_6472-na '_[1691-she] such great harm of a kiss . ' '_[191-philip] Good - night , [Philip]_191-philip , ' said [Bell Robson]_220-bell , thinking the conversation unseemly . '_[188-sylvia] Good - night , [aunt]_5875-aunt , good - night , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ! ' But [Sylvia]_188-sylvia turned [her]_188-sylvia back on [him]_191-philip , and [he]_191-philip could hardly say '_[188-sylvia] good - night ' to [Daniel]_223-daniel , who had caused such an unpleasant end to an evening that had at one time been going on so well . [CHAPTER IX THE SPECKSIONEER]_{269-chapter ix the specksioneer} A few days after , [Farmer Robson]_{264-farmer robson} left [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} betimes on a longish day 's journey , to purchase a horse . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia and [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} were busied with a hundred household things , and the early winter 's evening closed in upon [them]_6474-they almost before [they]_6474-they were aware . The consequences of darkness in [the country]_{574-the country} even now are to gather [the members of [a family]_{6477-a family}]_{6476-the members of a family} together into [one room]_{6478-one room} , and to make [them]_{6476-the members of a family} settle to some sedentary employment ; and it was much more the case at the period of [my]_188-sylvia story , when candles were far dearer than [they]_6479-they are at present , and when one was often made to suffice for [a large family]_{1451-a large family} . [The mother]_{631-the mother} and [daughter]_{5908-daughter} hardly spoke at all when [they]_6474-they sat down at last . The cheerful click of the knitting - needles made a pleasant home - sound ; and in the occasional snatches of slumber that overcame [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia could hear the long - rushing boom of the waves , down below [the rocks]_{6484-the rocks} , for [the Haytersbank gulley]_{29-haytersbank} allowed the sullen roar to come up so far inland . It might have been about eight o'clock -- though from the monotonous course of the evening it seemed much later -- when [Sylvia]_188-sylvia heard [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} 's heavy step cranching down [the pebbly path]_{6486-the pebbly path} . More unusual , [she]_188-sylvia heard [his]_{955-her father} voice talking to [some companion]_{6487-some companion} . Curious to see who it could be , with a lively instinctive advance towards any event which might break the monotony [she]_188-sylvia had begun to find somewhat dull , [she]_188-sylvia sprang up to open the door . Half a glance into the gray darkness outside made [her]_188-sylvia suddenly timid , and [she]_188-sylvia drew back behind the door as [she]_188-sylvia opened it wide to admit [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} and [Kinraid]_202-kinraid . [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel came in bright and boisterous . [He]_223-daniel was pleased with [his]_223-daniel purchase , and had had some drink to celebrate [his]_223-daniel bargain . [He]_223-daniel had ridden the new mare into [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven , and left [her]_188-sylvia at [the smithy]_{6489-the smithy} [there]_5676-there until morning , to have [her]_188-sylvia feet looked at , and to be new shod . On [his]_223-daniel way from [the town]_{480-the town} [he]_223-daniel had met [Kinraid]_202-kinraid wandering about in search of [Haytersbank Farm]_{24-haytersbank farm} itself , so [he]_223-daniel had just brought [him]_202-kinraid along with [him]_223-daniel ; and here [they]_6492-they were , ready for bread and cheese , and aught else [the mistress]_{6493-the mistress} would set before [them]_6492-they . To [Sylvia]_188-sylvia the sudden change into brightness and bustle occasioned by the entrance of [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} and the specksioneer was like that which [you]_6495-you may effect any winter 's night , when [you]_6495-you come into [a room where a great lump of coal lies hot and slumbering on the fire]_{6496-a room where a great lump of coal lies hot and slumbering on the fire} ; just break it up with a judicious blow from the poker , and [the room]_{1183-the room} , late so dark , and dusk , and lone , is full of life , and light , and warmth . [She]_188-sylvia moved about with pretty household briskness , attending to all [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} 's wants . [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's eye watched [her]_188-sylvia as [she]_188-sylvia went backwards and forwards , to and fro , into [the pantry]_{6499-the pantry} , [the back - kitchen]_{5906-the back - kitchen} , out of light into shade , out of the shadow into the broad firelight where [he]_202-kinraid could see and note [her]_188-sylvia appearance . [She]_188-sylvia wore the high - crowned linen cap of that day , surmounting [her]_188-sylvia lovely masses of golden brown hair , rather than concealing them , and tied firm to [her]_188-sylvia head by a broad blue ribbon . A long curl hung down on each side of [her]_188-sylvia neck -- [her]_188-sylvia throat rather , for [her]_188-sylvia neck was concealed by a little spotted handkerchief carefully pinned across at the waist of [her]_188-sylvia brown stuff gown . How well it was , thought [the young girl]_{6501-the young girl} , that [she]_188-sylvia had doffed [her]_188-sylvia bed - gown and linsey - woolsey petticoat , [her]_188-sylvia working - dress , and made [herself]_188-sylvia smart in [her]_188-sylvia stuff gown , when [she]_188-sylvia sate down to work with [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} . By the time [she]_188-sylvia could sit down again , [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} and [Kinraid]_202-kinraid had [their]_6504-their glasses filled , and were talking of the relative merits of various kinds of spirits ; that led on to tales of smuggling , and the different contrivances by which [they]_6504-their or [[their]_6504-their friends]_{6505-their friends} had eluded the preventive service ; the nightly relays of [men to carry the goods inland]_{6506-men to carry the goods inland} ; the kegs of brandy found by [certain farmers whose horses had gone so far in the night , that [they]_{6507-certain farmers whose horses had gone so far in the night , that they could do no work the next day} could do no work the next day]_{6507-certain farmers whose horses had gone so far in the night , that they could do no work the next day} ; the clever way in which [certain women]_{6508-certain women} managed to bring in prohibited goods ; in fact , that when [a woman]_{1082-a woman} did give [her]_{1082-a woman} mind to smuggling , [she]_{1082-a woman} was more full of resources , and tricks , and impudence , and energy than [any man]_{1109-any man} . There was no question of the morality of the affair ; one of the greatest signs of the real progress [we]_6511-our have made since those times seems to be that [our]_6511-our daily concerns of buying and selling , eating and drinking , whatsoever [we]_6511-our do , are more tested by the real practical standard of [our]_6511-our religion than they were in the days of [[our]_6511-our grandfathers]_{6512-our grandfathers} . Neither [Sylvia]_188-sylvia nor [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} was in advance of [their]_6504-their age . [Both]_6514-both listened with admiration to the ingenious devices , and acted as well as spoken lies , that were talked about as fine and spirited things . Yet if [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had attempted one tithe of this deceit in [her]_188-sylvia every - day life , it would have half broken [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's heart . But when the duty on salt was strictly and cruelly enforced , making it penal to pick up rough dirty lumps containing small quantities that might be thrown out with the ashes of [the brine - houses on [the high - roads]_{6517-the high - roads}]_{6516-the brine - houses on the high - roads} ; when the price of this necessary was so increased by the tax upon it as to make it an expensive , sometimes an unattainable , luxury to [the working man]_{6518-the working man} , [Government]_{38-government} did more to demoralise the popular sense of rectitude and uprightness than heaps of sermons could undo . And the same , though in smaller measure , was the consequence of many other taxes . It may seem curious to trace up the popular standard of truth to taxation ; but [I]_188-sylvia do not think the idea would be so very far - fetched . From smuggling adventures it was easy to pass on to stories of what had happened to [Robson]_188-sylvia , in [his]_0-i youth [a sailor in [the Greenland seas]_{527-the greenland seas}]_{6519-a sailor in the greenland seas} , and to [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , now one of [the best harpooners in any whaler that sailed off [the coast]_{633-the coast}]_{6521-the best harpooners in any whaler that sailed off the coast} . '_[188-sylvia] There 's three things to be afeared on , ' said [Robson]_188-sylvia , authoritatively : '_[1694-their] there 's t ' ice , that 's bad ; there 's dirty weather , that 's worse ; and there 's whales theirselves , as is t '_[1694-their] worst of all ; leastways , [they]_1694-their was [i]_0-i ' [my]_1694-their days ; [t '_[1694-their] darned brutes]_{6523-t ' darned brutes} may ha ' larnt better manners sin '_[1694-their] . When [I]_0-i were young , [they]_1694-their could niver be got to let [theirsels]_1694-their be harpooned wi'out flounderin ' and makin '_[1694-their] play wi ' [their]_1694-their tales and [their]_1694-their fins , till t '_[1694-their] say were all in a foam , and t ' [boats '_[1694-their] crews]_{6524-boats ' crews} was all o'er wi ' spray , which [i]_1694-their '_[1694-their] [them]_1694-their latitudes is a kind o ' shower - bath not needed . '_[1694-their] ' [Th '_[1695-you] whales]_{6525-th ' whales} has n't mended [their]_1694-their manners , as [you]_1695-you call it , ' said [Kinraid]_202-kinraid ; '_[1694-their] but th ' ice is not to be spoken lightly on . [I]_271-ne'er were once in [[th]_6526-th '_[271-ne'er] ship _ [John _ of Hull]_270-john]_{6527-th ' ship _ john _ of hull} , and [we]_1696-we were in good green water , and were keen after whales ; and [ne'er]_271-ne'er thought harm of a great gray iceberg as were on [our]_1696-we lee - bow , a mile or so off ; it looked as if it had been there from the days of [Adam]_217-adam , and were likely to see [th ' last man]_{6528-th ' last man} out , and it ne'er a bit bigger nor smaller in all [them]_1694-their thousands and thousands o '_[0-i] years . Well , [the fast - boats]_{1697-the fast - boats} were out after a fish , and [I]_0-i were specksioneer in one ; and [we]_1696-we were so keen after capturing [our]_1696-we whale , that [none on [us]_1696-we]_{1698-none on us} ever saw that [we]_1696-we were drifting away from [them]_1694-their right into deep shadow o ' [th '_[1700-th] iceberg]_{6529-th ' iceberg} . But [we]_1696-we were set upon [our]_1696-we whale , and [I]_0-i harpooned it ; and as soon as it were dead [we]_1696-we lashed its fins together , and fastened its tail to [[our]_1696-we boat]_{1699-our boat} ; and then [we]_1696-we took breath and looked about [us]_1696-we , and away from [us]_1696-we a little space were [[th]_1700-th ' other boats]_{6530-th ' other boats} , wi '_[0-i] two other fish making play , and as likely as not to break loose , for [I]_0-i may say as [I]_0-i were [[th]_1700-th ' best harpooner on board the _ John _]_{6531-th ' best harpooner on board the _ john _} , wi'out saying great things o '_{[6531-th ' best harpooner on board the _ john _]} mysel ' . So [I]_0-i says , " [[My]_0-i lads]_{6532-my lads} , one o '_[0-i] [you]_1701-you stay [i]_0-i ' [th '_{[6531-th ' best harpooner on board the _ john _]} boat]_{6533-th ' boat} by this fish,"--the fins o ' which , as [I]_1702-i said , [I]_1702-i 'd reeved a rope through [mysel]_6534-mysel '_[1702-i] , and which was as dead as [Noah]_272-noah 's grandfather--"and th ' rest on [us]_1696-we shall go off and help th '_[1702-i] other boats wi ' [their]_1702-i fish . " For , [you]_1701-you see , [we]_1703-we had [another boat close by]_{6535-another boat close by} in order to sweep [th]_6536-th '_[188-sylvia] fish . ( [I]_0-i suppose [they]_1702-i swept fish [i]_0-i ' [your]_1701-you time , [master]_1219-master ? ) '_[188-sylvia] ' Ay , ay ! '_[188-sylvia] said [Robson]_188-sylvia ; ' [one boat]_{6538-one boat} lies still holding t '_[188-sylvia] end o ' t '_[188-sylvia] line ; t ' other makes a circuit round t '_[188-sylvia] fish . ' '_{[6540-t ' dead fish]} Well ! luckily for [us]_1703-we [we]_1703-we had [[our]_1703-we second boat]_{1704-our second boat} , for [we]_1703-we all got into it , ne'er [a man on [us]_1703-we]_{1705-a man on us} was left [i]_0-i ' [th '_{[6540-t ' dead fish]} fast - boat]_{6539-th ' fast - boat} . And says [I]_0-i , " But who 's to stay by [t ' dead fish]_{6540-t ' dead fish} ? " And [no man]_{6541-no man} answered , for [they]_1702-i were all as keen as [me]_{6540-t ' dead fish} for to go and help [[our]_1703-we mates]_{6542-our mates} ; and [we]_1703-we thought as [we]_1703-we could come back to [our]_1703-we dead fish , as had [a boat]_{6543-a boat} for a buoy , once [we]_1703-we had helped [[our]_1703-we mates]_{6542-our mates} . So off [we]_1703-we rowed , [every man [Jack]_{268-jack robson} on [us]_1703-we]_{6545-every man jack on us} , out o '_{[6540-t ' dead fish]} the black shadow o ' [th '_{[6540-t ' dead fish]} iceberg]_{6529-th ' iceberg} , as looked as steady as th ' pole - star . Well ! [we]_1706-we had na '_{[6540-t ' dead fish]} been a dozen fathoms away fra ' [th '_{[6551-th ' coal - miners]} boat]_{6533-th ' boat} as [we]_1706-we had left , when crash ! down wi ' a roaring noise , and then a gulp of [the deep waters]_{6548-the deep waters} , and then a shower o '_[1707-th] blinding spray ; and when [we]_1706-we had wiped [our]_1706-we eyes clear , and getten [our]_1706-we hearts down agen fra ' [our]_1706-we mouths , there were never [a boat]_{6543-a boat} nor a glittering belly o '_[1707-th] e'er a great whale to be seen ; but [th]_1707-th ' iceberg were there , still and grim , as if a hundred ton or more had fallen off all in a mass , and crushed down [boat]_6550-boat , and fish , and all , into th '_{[6551-th ' coal - miners]} deep water , as goes half through the earth in them latitudes . [Th ' coal - miners]_{6551-th ' coal - miners} round about [Newcastle]_{211-newcastle} way may come upon [[our]_1706-we good boat]_{6552-our good boat} if [they]_{6551-th ' coal - miners} mine deep enough , else ne'er [another man]_{5835-another man} will see [her]_{6552-our good boat} . And [I]_220-bell left as good a clasp - knife in [her]_{6552-our good boat} as ever [I]_220-bell clapt eyes on . '_[220-bell] ' But what [a mercy]_{6554-a mercy} [no man]_{6541-no man} stayed in [her]_{6552-our good boat} , '_[220-bell] said [Bell]_220-bell . ' Why , [mistress]_{6556-mistress} , [I]_{6551-th ' coal - miners} reckon [we]_1706-we a '_{[6551-th ' coal - miners]} must die some way ; and [I]_0-i 'd as soon go down into [the deep waters]_{6548-the deep waters} as be choked up wi ' moulds . '_[188-sylvia] ' But it must be so cold , '_{[955-her father]} said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , shuddering and giving a little poke to the fire to warm [her]_188-sylvia fancy . ' Cold ! '_{[955-her father]} said [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} , ' what do [ye]_188-sylvia stay - at - homes know about cold , a should like to know ? If yo'd been where [a were once]_{6557-a were once} , [north latitude 81]_{6558-north latitude 81} , in such a frost as [ye]_188-sylvia ha '_{[955-her father]} niver known , no , not [i]_0-i ' deep winter , and it were [June]_273-june [i]_0-i '_{[6560-t ' ill - mannered brute]} them seas , and a whale [i]_0-i ' sight , and a were off in [a boat]_{6543-a boat} after [her]_188-sylvia : an '_[0-i] [t ' ill - mannered brute]_{6560-t ' ill - mannered brute} , as soon as [she]_188-sylvia were harpooned , ups wi '_{[6560-t ' ill - mannered brute]} [her]_188-sylvia big awkward tail , and struck t ' boat [i]_{6560-t ' ill - mannered brute} '_{[6560-t ' ill - mannered brute]} [her]_188-sylvia stern , and chucks [me]_0-i out into t ' watter . That were cold , a can tell the '_[0-i] ! First , [I]_0-i smarted all ower [me]_0-i , as if [my]_0-i skin were suddenly stript off [me]_0-i : and next , ivery bone [i]_0-i ' [my]_0-i body had getten t '_[0-i] toothache , and there were a great roar [i]_0-i ' [my]_0-i ears , an '_[0-i] a great dizziness [i]_0-i ' [my]_0-i eyes ; an '_[0-i] t ' [[boat]_6550-boat 's [crew]_6563-crew]_{6562-boat 's crew} kept throwin '_[0-i] out [their]_1710-they oars , an ' a kept clutchin '_[0-i] at 'em , but a could na '_[0-i] make out where [they]_1710-they was , [my]_0-i eyes dazzled so wi ' t '_[0-i] cold , an ' [I]_1710-they thought [I]_1710-they were bound for " kingdom come , " an '_[1710-they] a tried to remember t ' [Creed]_274-creed , as a might die [a Christian]_{6564-a christian} . But all a could think on was , " What is [your]_1711-yo name , M or N ? " an '_[1710-they] just as a were giving up both words and life , [they]_1710-they heaved [me]_0-i aboard . But , bless [ye]_1711-yo , [they]_1710-they had but one oar ; for [they]_1710-they 'd thrown a ' t '_[1710-they] others after [me]_0-i ; so [yo]_1711-yo ' may reckon , it were some time afore [we]_6565-we could reach t '_[0-i] [ship]_1712-ship ; an ' a've heerd tell , [a were a precious sight to look on]_{6566-a were a precious sight to look on} , for [my]_0-i clothes was just hard frozen to [me]_0-i , an '_[0-i] [my]_0-i hair a'most as big a lump o ' ice as yon iceberg [he]_6567-he was a - telling [us]_6565-we on ; [they]_1710-they rubbed [me]_0-i as [missus theere]_{6568-missus theere} were rubbing t '_[0-i] hams yesterday , and gav ' [me]_0-i brandy ; an '_[0-i] [a've niver]_{5936-a've niver} getten t ' frost out o '_[0-i] [my]_0-i bones for a ' [their]_1710-they rubbin '_[0-i] , and a deal o ' brandy as [I]_0-i '_[0-i] ave ta'en sin ' . Talk o '_[0-i] cold ! it 's [little [yo]_1711-yo ' women]_{6569-little yo ' women} known o '_[0-i] cold ! ' '_{[202-kinraid]} But there 's heat , too , [i]_0-i ' some places , '_[0-i] said [Kinraid]_202-kinraid . [I]_0-i was once a voyage [i]_0-i ' an American . [They]_1710-they goes for th '_{[202-kinraid]} most part south , to where [you]_1714-you come round to t ' cold again ; and [they]_1710-they 'll stay [there]_5676-there for three year at a time , if need be , going into [winter harbour]_{6571-winter harbour} [i]_202-kinraid '_{[202-kinraid]} some o ' [th '_[0-i] [Pacific Islands]_{63-pacific islands}]_{6572-th ' pacific islands} . Well , [we]_1715-we were [i]_0-i ' [th '_{[202-kinraid]} [southern seas]_{1716-southern seas}]_{6573-th ' southern seas} , a - seeking for good whaling - ground ; and , close on [our]_1715-we larboard beam , there were a great wall o ' ice , as much as sixty feet high . And says [[our]_1715-we captain]_{6574-our captain} -- as were [a dare - devil]_{6575-a dare - devil} , if ever [a man]_{5486-a man} were--"There'll be an opening in yon dark gray wall , and into that opening [I]_202-kinraid 'll sail , if [I]_202-kinraid coast along it till th '_{[202-kinraid]} day o ' judgment . " But , for all [our]_1715-we sailing , [we]_1715-we never seemed to come nearer to th '_{[202-kinraid]} opening . [The waters]_{1717-the waters} were rocking beneath [us]_1715-we , and the sky were steady above [us]_1715-we ; and th ' ice rose out o '_{[6574-our captain]} [the waters]_{1717-the waters} , and seemed to reach up into the sky . [We]_1715-we sailed on , and [we]_1715-we sailed on , for more days nor [I]_0-i could count . [[Our]_1715-we captain]_{6574-our captain} were [a strange , wild man]_{1720-a strange , wild man} , but once [he]_{6574-our captain} looked a little pale when [he]_{6574-our captain} came upo ' [deck]_5997-deck after [his]_{6574-our captain} turn - in , and saw the green - gray ice going straight up on [our]_1715-we beam . [Many on [us]_1715-we]_{6578-many on us} thought as [the ship]_{695-the ship} were bewitched for [th '_{[6574-our captain]} captain]_{6580-th ' captain} 's words ; and [we]_1715-we got to speak low , and to say [our]_1715-we prayers o ' nights , and a kind o '_{[6581-th ' man as were on watch]} dull silence came into th ' very air ; [our]_1715-we voices did na '_{[6581-th ' man as were on watch]} rightly seem [our]_1715-we own . And [we]_1715-we sailed on , and [we]_1715-we sailed on . All at once , [th ' man as were on watch]_{6581-th ' man as were on watch} gave a cry : [he]_1722-he saw a break in the ice , as [we]_1715-we 'd begun to think were everlasting ; and [we]_1715-we all gathered towards the bows , and [the captain]_{853-the captain} called to [th '_[1722-he] man at the helm]_{6583-th ' man at the helm} to keep [her]_1721-her course , and cocked [his]_1722-he head , and began to walk the quarter - deck jaunty again . And [we]_1715-we came to [a great cleft in [th ' long weary rock of ice]_{6585-th ' long weary rock of ice}]_{6584-a great cleft in th ' long weary rock of ice} ; and the sides o '_[1722-he] th ' cleft were not jagged , but went straight sharp down into th '_[240-god] foaming waters . But [we]_1715-we took but one look at what lay inside , for [[our]_1715-we captain]_{6574-our captain} , with a loud cry to [God]_240-god , bade [the helmsman]_{1724-the helmsman} steer nor'ards away fra ' [th '_[240-god] mouth o ' [Hell]_64-hell]_{6586-th ' mouth o ' hell} . [We]_1715-we all saw [wi]_6587-wi '_[240-god] [our]_1715-we own eyes , inside that fearsome wall o ' ice -- seventy miles long , as [we]_1715-we could swear to -- inside that gray , cold ice , came leaping flames , all red and yellow wi '_[240-god] heat o ' some unearthly kind out o '_[240-god] [th ' very waters o '_[240-god] [the sea]_{575-the sea}]_{1725-th ' very waters o ' the sea} ; making [our]_1715-we eyes dazzle wi ' [their]_6587-wi scarlet blaze , that shot up as high , nay , higher than th '_[240-god] ice around , yet never so much as a shred on ' t was melted . [They]_6587-wi did say that [some beside [[our]_1715-we captain]_{6574-our captain}]_{6588-some beside our captain} saw the black devils dart hither and thither , quicker than the very flames [themselves]_6587-wi ; anyhow , [he]_{6574-our captain} saw [them]_6587-wi . And as [he]_{6574-our captain} knew it were [his]_{6574-our captain} own daring as had led [him]_{6574-our captain} to have that peep at terrors forbidden to any on [us]_1715-we afore [our]_1715-we time , [he]_{6574-our captain} just dwined away , and [we]_1715-we had n't taken but one whale afore [[our]_1715-we captain]_{6574-our captain} died , and [first mate]_{6591-first mate} took [th]_6592-th '_[0-i] command . It were a prosperous voyage ; but , for all that , [I]_0-i 'll never sail [those seas]_{1727-those seas} again , nor ever take [wage]_1728-wage aboard [an American]_{1729-an american} again . ' '_[0-i] Eh , [dear]_1223-dear ! but it 's awful t ' think o '_[1732-ye'd] sitting wi ' [a man that has seen th '_[0-i] doorway into hell]_{6593-a man that has seen th ' doorway into hell} , ' said [Bell]_220-bell , aghast . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had dropped [her]_188-sylvia work , and sat gazing at [Kinraid]_202-kinraid with fascinated wonder . [Daniel]_223-daniel was just a little annoyed at the admiration which [[his]_223-daniel own wife]_{6594-his own wife} and [daughter]_{5908-daughter} were bestowing on [the specksioneer]_{5992-the specksioneer} 's wonderful stories , and [he]_223-daniel said-- '_[0-i] Ay , ay . If a'd been [a talker]_{1731-a talker} , [ye'd]_1732-ye'd ha ' thought a deal more on [me]_188-sylvia nor [ye've]_1732-ye'd iver done yet . A've seen such things , and done such things . '_[188-sylvia] ' Tell [us]_1734-we , [father]_6351-father ! '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , greedy and breathless . ' Some on 'em_[0-i] is past telling , ' [he]_6351-father replied , '_[1733-your] an some is not to be had for t ' asking , seeing as how they might bring [a man]_{5486-a man} into trouble . But , as a said , if a had a fancy to reveal all as is on [my]_{1736-thy mother} mind a could make [t]_6599-t '_{[1736-thy mother]} hair on [your]_1733-your heads lift up [your]_1733-your caps -- well , [we]_1734-we 'll say an inch , at least . [[Thy]_1735-thy mother]_{1736-thy mother} , [lass]_799-lass , has heerd one or two on 'em . [Thou]_1739-thou minds the story o '_[1739-thou] [my]_0-i ride on a whale 's back , [Bell]_220-bell ? That 'll maybe be within [this young fellow]_{6435-this young fellow} 's comprehension o ' t '_[1739-thou] danger ; [thou]_1739-thou 's heerd [me]_0-i tell it , hastn't ta ? ' '_[1739-thou] Yes , ' said [Bell]_220-bell ; '_[1739-thou] but it 's a long time ago ; when [we]_1734-we was courting . ' '_[1739-thou] An ' that 's afore [this young lass]_{6600-this young lass} were born , as is a'most up to [[woman]_6601-woman 's estate]_{6602-woman 's estate} . But sin '_[1739-thou] those days a ha ' been o'er busy to tell stories to [[my]_1739-thou wife]_{6603-my wife} , an '_[1739-thou] as a'll warrant [she]_{1736-thy mother} 's forgotten it ; an ' as [Sylvia]_188-sylvia here niver heerd it , if [yo'll]_6604-yo'll fill [your]_188-sylvia glass , [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , [yo]_188-sylvia '_[1739-thou] shall ha ' t '_[1739-thou] benefit o't . ' A were a specksioneer [mysel]_6605-mysel , though , after that , [a rayther]_{6606-a rayther} directed [my]_1739-thou talents int '_[1739-thou] t ' smuggling branch o '_[1739-thou] [my]_0-i profession ; but [a were]_{1273-a were} once [a whaling aboord t ' _ Ainwell _ of [Whitby]_65-whitby]_{6607-a whaling aboord t ' _ ainwell _ of whitby} . An '_[1739-thou] [we]_1734-we was anchored off [t ' coast o '_[1739-thou] [Greenland]_14-greenland]_{1741-t ' coast o ' greenland} one season , an ' [we]_1734-we 'd getten a cargo o '_{[6574-our captain]} seven whale ; but [[our]_1734-we captain]_{6574-our captain} [he]_{6574-our captain} were [a keen - eyed chap]_{1743-a keen - eyed chap} , an ' niver above doin' [any man]_{1109-any man} 's work ; an '_{[1743-a keen - eyed chap]} once seein ' a whale [he]_{6574-our captain} throws [himself]_{6574-our captain} int '_{[1743-a keen - eyed chap]} a boat an ' goes off to it , makin '_{[1743-a keen - eyed chap]} signals to [me]_0-i , an ' another specksioneer as were off for diversion [i]_545-captain '_{[545-captain]} [another boat]_{1744-another boat} , for to come after [him]_{6574-our captain} sharp . Well , afore [we]_1734-we comes alongside , [captain]_545-captain had harpooned t ' fish ; an '_[0-i] says [he]_545-captain , " Now , [Robson]_188-sylvia , all ready ! give into [her]_1746-she again when [she]_1746-she comes to t ' top ; " an '_[0-i] [I]_0-i stands up , right leg foremost , harpoon all ready , as soon as iver [I]_0-i cotched a sight o ' t '_{[6609-t ' great ugly brute]} whale , but niver a fin could a see . ' Twere no wonder , for [she]_1746-she were right below t '_{[6609-t ' great ugly brute]} boat in which [a were]_{1273-a were} ; and when [she]_1746-she wanted to rise , what does [t ' great ugly brute]_{6609-t ' great ugly brute} do but come wi '_{[6609-t ' great ugly brute]} [her]_1746-she head , as is like cast iron , up bang again t ' bottom o '_{[6609-t ' great ugly brute]} [t ' boat]_{6610-t ' boat} . [I]_{6609-t ' great ugly brute} were thrown up in t '_{[6609-t ' great ugly brute]} air like a shuttlecock , [me]_0-i an ' [my]_1734-we line an '_[1734-we] [my]_0-i harpoon -- up [we]_1734-we goes , an ' many a good piece o '_{[6609-t ' great ugly brute]} timber wi ' [us]_1734-we , an '_{[6609-t ' great ugly brute]} many [a good fellow]_{1748-a good fellow} too ; but a had t ' look after [mysel]_6611-mysel '_[0-i] , an a were up high [i]_0-i ' t '_[0-i] air , afore [I]_0-i could say [Jack Robinson]_275-robinson , an ' a thowt a were safe for another dive int '_[0-i] saut water ; but [i'stead]_0-i a comes down plump on t ' back o '_{[1219-master]} t ' whale . Ay ! [yo]_1219-master '_{[1273-a were]} may stare , [master]_1219-master , but [theere]_1750-theere [a were]_{1273-a were} , an ' main an '_[0-i] slippery it were , only a sticks [my]_0-i harpoon intil [her]_1746-she an ' steadies [mysel]_6611-mysel '_[0-i] , an ' looks abroad o'er t '_[1746-she] vast o ' waves , and gets sea - sick in a manner , an '_[1746-she] puts up a prayer as [she]_1746-she may n't dive , and it were as good a prayer for wishin ' it might come true as iver t '_[1746-she] clargyman an ' [t '_[1746-she] clerk]_{6612-t ' clerk} too puts up [i]_0-i ' [Monkshaven church]_{6613-monkshaven church} . Well , a reckon it were heerd , for all a were [i]_1746-she '_[1746-she] [them]_1752-them [north latitudes]_{1753-north latitudes} , for [she]_1746-she keeps steady , an ' a does [my]_1746-she best for t '_[1746-she] keep steady ; an ' '_[1746-she] deed a was too steady , for a was fast wi ' t '_[1746-she] harpoon line , all knotted and tangled about [me]_0-i . [T ' captain]_{5987-t ' captain} , [he]_{5987-t ' captain} sings out for [me]_{5987-t ' captain} to cut it ; but it 's easy singin '_{[5987-t ' captain]} out , and it 's noane so easy fumblin ' for [your]_1754-your knife [i]_1746-she '_[1746-she] t ' pocket o '_{[5987-t ' captain]} [[your]_1754-your drawers]_{1755-your drawers} , when yo've t ' hold hard wi '_{[5987-t ' captain]} t ' other hand on t '_{[5987-t ' captain]} back of a whale , swimmin ' fourteen knots an hour . At last a thinks to [mysel]_1746-she '_{[5987-t ' captain]} a ca n't get free o ' t '_{[6615-t ' harpoon]} line , and t ' line is fast to [t '_{[6617-t ' whale]} harpoon]_{6615-t ' harpoon} , and [t ' harpoon]_{6615-t ' harpoon} is fast to t '_{[6617-t ' whale]} whale ; and [t ' whale]_{6617-t ' whale} may go down fathoms deep wheniver t '_{[6617-t ' whale]} maggot stirs [i]_0-i ' [her]_{6617-t ' whale} head ; an '_{[6617-t ' whale]} [t ' watter]_{6618-t ' watter} 's cold , an noane good for drownin '_{[6618-t ' watter]} in ; a ca n't get free o ' t '_{[6618-t ' watter]} line , and a connot get [my]_0-i knife out o ' [my]_0-i breeches pocket though [t '_{[6615-t ' harpoon]} captain]_{5987-t ' captain} should ca ' it mutiny to disobey orders , and t '_{[6615-t ' harpoon]} line 's fast to [t ' harpoon]_{6615-t ' harpoon} -- let 's see if [t '_{[6615-t ' harpoon]} harpoon]_{6615-t ' harpoon} 's fast to t ' whale . So a tugged , and a lugged , and t '_{[6615-t ' harpoon]} whale did n't mistake it for ticklin ' , but [she]_1756-she cocks up [her]_1756-she tail , and throws out showers o '_{[6615-t ' harpoon]} water as were ice or iver it touched [me]_0-i ; but a pulls on at t ' shank , an '_{[6615-t ' harpoon]} a were only afeard as [she]_1756-she would n't keep at t ' top wi '_{[6615-t ' harpoon]} it sticking in [her]_1756-she ; but at last [t ' harpoon]_{6615-t ' harpoon} broke , an '_{[6615-t ' harpoon]} just [i]_0-i ' time , for a reckon [she]_1756-she was near as tired o '_[1756-she] [me]_0-i as a were on [her]_1756-she , and down [she]_1756-she went ; an ' a had hard work to make for t '_[1756-she] boats as was near enough to catch [me]_0-i ; for what wi ' t '_[1756-she] whale 's being but slippery an ' t '_{[1757-t ' piece o ' harpoon]} watter being cold , an ' [me]_{1757-t ' piece o ' harpoon} hampered wi '_{[1757-t ' piece o ' harpoon]} t ' line an '_{[1757-t ' piece o ' harpoon]} [t ' piece o '_{[6623-eh dear a ' me]} harpoon]_{1757-t ' piece o ' harpoon} , it 's a chance , [missus]_878-missus , as [thou]_1759-thou had stopped [an oud maid]_{1760-an oud maid} . ' '_[220-bell] [Eh dear a ' [me]_220-bell]_{6623-eh dear a ' me} ! '_[220-bell] said [Bell]_220-bell , ' how well [I]_220-bell mind [yo'r]_6624-yo'r telling [me]_220-bell that tale ! It were twenty - four year ago come October . [I]_220-bell thought [I]_220-bell never could think enough on [a man as had rode on a whale]_{6625-a man as had rode on a whale} 's back ! '_{[5931-t ' women]} ' [Yo]_6624-yo'r '_{[5931-t ' women]} may learn t ' way of winnin '_[223-daniel] [t ' women]_{5931-t ' women} , '_{[202-kinraid]} said [Daniel]_223-daniel , winking at [the specksioneer]_{5992-the specksioneer} . And [Kinraid]_202-kinraid immediately looked at [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . It was no premeditated action ; it came as naturally as wakening in the morning when [his]_202-kinraid sleep was ended ; but [Sylvia]_188-sylvia coloured as red as any rose at [his]_202-kinraid sudden glance,--coloured so deeply that [he]_202-kinraid looked away until [he]_202-kinraid thought [she]_188-sylvia had recovered [her]_188-sylvia composure , and then [he]_202-kinraid sat gazing at [her]_188-sylvia again . But not for long , for [Bell]_220-bell suddenly starting up , did all but turn [him]_202-kinraid out of [the house]_{5492-the house} . It was late , [she]_188-sylvia said , and [[her]_188-sylvia master]_{1627-her master} was tired , and [they]_1764-they had a hard day before [them]_1764-they next day ; and it was keeping [Ellen Corney]_{276-nelly corney} up ; and [they]_1764-they had had enough to drink,--more than was good for [them]_1764-they , [she]_188-sylvia was sure , for [they]_1764-they had both been taking [her]_188-sylvia in with [their]_1764-they stories , which [she]_188-sylvia had been foolish enough to believe . [No one]_{634-no one} saw the real motive of all this almost inhospitable haste to dismiss [[her]_188-sylvia guest]_{1766-her guest} , how the sudden fear had taken possession of [her]_188-sylvia that [he]_202-kinraid and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia were ' fancying [each other]_{6627-each other} '_[191-philip] . [Kinraid]_202-kinraid had said early in the evening that [he]_202-kinraid had come to thank [her]_188-sylvia for [her]_188-sylvia kindness in sending the sausages , as [he]_202-kinraid was off to [[his]_202-kinraid own home near [Newcastle]_51-newcastle]_{1767-his own home near newcastle} in a day or two . But now [he]_202-kinraid said , in reply to [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel , that [he]_202-kinraid would step in another night before long and hear some more of [the old man]_{1112-the old man} 's yarns . [Daniel]_223-daniel had just had enough drink to make [him]_223-daniel very good - tempered , or else [[his]_223-daniel wife]_{5589-his wife} would not have dared to have acted as [she]_{5589-his wife} did ; and this maudlin amiability took the shape of hospitable urgency that [Kinraid]_202-kinraid should come as often as [he]_202-kinraid liked to [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} ; come and make it [[his]_202-kinraid home]_{534-his home} when [he]_202-kinraid was in [these parts]_{1771-these parts} ; stay [there]_5676-there altogether , and so on , till [Bell]_220-bell fairly shut the outer door to , and locked it before [the specksioneer]_{5992-the specksioneer} had well got out of the shadow of [their]_1774-their roof . All night long [Sylvia]_188-sylvia dreamed of burning volcanoes springing out of [icy southern seas]_{1775-icy southern seas} . But , as in the specksioneer 's tale the flames were peopled with demons , there was no human interest for [her]_188-sylvia in the wondrous scene in which [she]_188-sylvia was [no actor]_{1776-no actor} , only [a spectator]_{1777-a spectator} . With daylight came wakening and little homely every - day wonders . Did [Kinraid]_202-kinraid mean that [he]_202-kinraid was going away really and entirely , or did [he]_202-kinraid not ? Was [he]_202-kinraid [[Molly Corney]_187-molly 's sweetheart]_{1778-molly corney 's sweetheart} , or was [he]_202-kinraid not ? When [she]_188-sylvia had argued [herself]_188-sylvia into certainty on one side , [she]_188-sylvia suddenly wheeled about , and was just of the opposite opinion . At length [she]_188-sylvia settled that it could not be settled until [she]_188-sylvia saw [Molly]_187-molly again ; so , by a strong gulping effort , [she]_188-sylvia resolutely determined to think no more about [him]_202-kinraid , only about the marvels [he]_202-kinraid had told . [She]_188-sylvia might think a little about them when [she]_188-sylvia sat at night , spinning in silence by the household fire , or when [she]_188-sylvia went out in the gloaming to call the cattle [home]_681-home to be milked , and sauntered back behind [the patient , slow - gaited creatures]_{1780-the patient , slow - gaited creatures} ; and at times on future summer days , when , as in the past , [she]_188-sylvia took [her]_188-sylvia knitting out for the sake of the freshness of the faint sea - breeze , and dropping down from ledge to ledge of the rocks that faced [the blue ocean]_{1781-the blue ocean} , established [herself]_188-sylvia in [a perilous nook that had been [her]_188-sylvia haunt]_{1782-a perilous nook that had been her haunt} ever since [[her]_188-sylvia parents]_{1783-her parents} had come to [Haytersbank Farm]_{24-haytersbank farm} . From thence [she]_188-sylvia had often seen [the distant ships]_{1784-the distant ships} pass to and fro , with a certain sort of lazy pleasure in watching [their]_{1784-the distant ships} swift tranquillity of motion , but no thought as to where [they]_{1784-the distant ships} were bound to , or what strange places [they]_{1784-the distant ships} would penetrate to before [they]_{1784-the distant ships} turned again , homeward bound . CHAPTER X A REFRACTORY PUPIL [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was still full of [the specksioneer]_{5992-the specksioneer} and [his]_{5992-the specksioneer} stories , when [Hepburn]_191-philip came up to give [her]_188-sylvia the next lesson . But the prospect of a little sensible commendation for writing a whole page full of flourishing ' Abednegos , '_[188-sylvia] had lost all the slight charm it had ever possessed . [She]_188-sylvia was much more inclined to try and elicit some sympathy in [her]_188-sylvia interest in the perils and adventures of [the northern seas]_{1786-the northern seas} , than to bend and control [her]_188-sylvia mind to the right formation of letters . Unwisely enough , [she]_188-sylvia endeavoured to repeat one of the narratives that [she]_188-sylvia had heard from [Kinraid]_202-kinraid ; and when [she]_188-sylvia found that [Hepburn]_191-philip ( if , indeed , [he]_191-philip did not look upon the whole as a silly invention ) considered it only as an interruption to the real business in hand , to which [he]_191-philip would try to listen as patiently as [he]_191-philip could , in the hope of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's applying [herself]_188-sylvia diligently to [her]_188-sylvia copy - book when [she]_188-sylvia had cleared [her]_188-sylvia mind , [she]_188-sylvia contracted [her]_188-sylvia pretty lips , as if to check them from making any further appeals for sympathy , and set about [her]_188-sylvia writing - lesson in a very rebellious frame of mind , only restrained by [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's presence from spoken mutiny . ' After all , '_[188-sylvia] said [she]_188-sylvia , throwing down [her]_188-sylvia pen , and opening and shutting [her]_188-sylvia weary , cramped hand , ' [I]_0-i see no good in tiring [myself]_0-i wi '_[0-i] learning for t ' write letters when [I'se]_0-i never got one in a '_[0-i] [my]_0-i life . What for should [I]_0-i write answers , when there 's [niver a one]_{1788-niver a one} writes to [me]_0-i ? and if [I]_0-i had one , [I]_0-i could n't read it ; it 's bad enough wi ' a book o '_[0-i] print as [I]_0-i 've niver seen afore , for there 's sure to be new - fangled words in ' t. [I]_0-i 'm_[0-i] sure [I]_0-i wish [the man]_{5588-the man} were farred who plagues [his]_{5588-the man} brains wi ' striking out new words . Why ca n't [folks]_5570-folks just ha '_[0-i] a set on 'em for good and a '_[0-i] ? ' '_[0-i] Why ! [you]_1790-you 'll be after using two or three hundred yoursel ' every day as [you]_1790-you live , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ; and yet [I]_{1792-t ' folks in t ' fields} must use a great many as [you]_1790-you never think on about t '_{[1792-t ' folks in t ' fields]} [shop]_1791-shop ; and [t ' folks in [t '_{[1792-t ' folks in t ' fields]} fields]_{6629-t ' fields}]_{1792-t ' folks in t ' fields} want [their]_{1792-t ' folks in t ' fields} set , let alone the high English that parsons and [lawyers]_1793-lawyers speak . ' '_[1790-you] Well , it 's weary work is reading and writing . Can not [you]_1790-you learn [me]_0-i something else , if [we]_1794-we mun do lessons ? ' '_[1790-you] There 's sums -- and geography , ' said [Hepburn]_191-philip , slowly and gravely . '_[0-i] Geography ! ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , brightening , and perhaps not pronouncing the word quite correctly , '_[0-i] [I]_0-i 'd like [yo]_1795-yo ' to learn [me]_0-i geography . There 's a deal o '_[0-i] places [I]_0-i want to hear all about . ' '_[1795-yo] Well , [I]_0-i 'll bring up a book and a map next time . But [I]_0-i can tell [you]_1790-you something now . There 's four quarters in the globe . ' '_[1795-yo] What 's that ? ' asked [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . '_[1795-yo] [The globe]_{1796-the globe} is [the earth]_{1416-the earth} ; [the place [we]_1794-we live on]_{1798-the place we live on} . ' '_[1795-yo] Go on . Which quarter is [Greenland]_14-greenland ? ' '_[1795-yo] [Greenland]_14-greenland is no quarter . [It]_14-greenland is only a part of one . ' '_[1795-yo] Maybe it 's a half quarter . ' '_[1795-yo] No , not so much as that . ' '_[1795-yo] Half again ? ' '_[1795-yo] No ! ' [he]_191-philip replied , smiling a little . [She]_188-sylvia thought [he]_191-philip was making it into a very small place in order to tease [her]_188-sylvia ; so [she]_188-sylvia pouted a little , and then said,-- '_[1795-yo] [Greenland]_14-greenland is all t ' geography [I]_{212-king george} want to know . Except , perhaps , [York]_12-york . [I]_{212-king george} 'd like to learn about [York]_12-york , because of t '_{[212-king george]} races , and [London]_49-london , because [King George]_{212-king george} lives [there]_5676-there . ' '_{[212-king george]} But if [you]_1800-you learn geography at all , [you]_1800-you must learn 'bout all places : which of [them]_6630-them is hot , and which is cold , and how many [inhabitants]_{6631-inhabitants} is in each , and what 's [the rivers]_{6632-the rivers} , and which is [the principal towns]_{6633-the principal towns} . '_[188-sylvia] ' [I]_188-sylvia 'm_[188-sylvia] sure , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , if [Philip]_191-philip will learn [thee]_188-sylvia all that , [thou'lt]_1801-thou'lt be such a sight o ' knowledge as ne'er a one o '_[188-sylvia] th ' [Prestons]_66-prestons has been sin '_[188-sylvia] [[my]_0-i great - grandfather]_{1802-my great - grandfather} lost [[his]_{1802-my great - grandfather} property]_{1803-his property} . [I]_0-i should be main proud o ' [thee]_188-sylvia ; '_[188-sylvia] twould seem as if [we]_1804-we was Prestons o ' [Slaideburn]_{67-slaideburn} once more . '_[1193-mammy] ' [I]_188-sylvia 'd do a deal to pleasure [yo]_188-sylvia '_[188-sylvia] , [mammy]_1193-mammy ; but weary befa ' riches and [land]_693-land , if [folks that has 'em]_{6635-folks that has 'em[188-sylvia]} is to write " Abednegos " by t ' score , and to get hard words int '_[188-sylvia] [their]_1806-their brains , till [they]_1806-their work like barm , and end wi ' cracking 'em_[188-sylvia] . ' This seemed to be [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's last protest against learning for the night , for after this [she]_188-sylvia turned docile , and really took pains to understand all that [Philip]_191-philip could teach [her]_188-sylvia , by means of the not unskilful , though rude , map which [he]_191-philip drew for [her]_188-sylvia with a piece of charred wood on [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} 's dresser . [He]_191-philip had asked [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} 's leave before beginning what [Sylvia]_188-sylvia called [his]_191-philip '_[188-sylvia] dirty work ; ' but by - and - by even [she]_188-sylvia became a little interested in starting from [a great black spot called [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{6638-a great black spot called monkshaven} , and in the shaping of [land]_693-land and [sea around that one centre]_{6640-sea around that one centre} . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia held [her]_188-sylvia round chin in the palms of [her]_188-sylvia hands , supporting [her]_188-sylvia elbows on the dresser ; looking down at the progress of the rough drawing in general , but now and then glancing up at [him]_191-philip with sudden inquiry . All along [he]_191-philip was not so much absorbed in [his]_191-philip teaching as to be unconscious of [her]_188-sylvia sweet proximity . [She]_188-sylvia was in [her]_188-sylvia best mood towards [him]_191-philip ; neither mutinous nor saucy ; and [he]_191-philip was striving with all [his]_191-philip might to retain [her]_188-sylvia interest , speaking better than ever [he]_191-philip had done before ( such brightness did love call forth!)--understanding what [she]_188-sylvia would care to hear and to know ; when , in the middle of an attempt at explaining the cause of the long polar days , of which [she]_188-sylvia had heard from [her]_188-sylvia childhood , [he]_191-philip felt that [her]_188-sylvia attention was no longer [his]_191-philip ; that a discord had come in between [their]_6641-their minds ; that [she]_188-sylvia had passed out of [his]_191-philip power . This certainty of intuition lasted but for an instant ; [he]_191-philip had no time to wonder or to speculate as to what had affected [her]_188-sylvia so adversely to [his]_191-philip wishes before the door opened and [Kinraid]_202-kinraid came in . Then [Hepburn]_191-philip knew that [she]_188-sylvia must have heard [his]_191-philip coming footsteps , and recognized [them]_6642-them . [He]_191-philip angrily stiffened [himself]_191-philip up into coldness of demeanour . Almost to [his]_191-philip surprise , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's greeting to [the new comer]_{6643-the new comer} was as cold as [his]_191-philip own . [She]_188-sylvia stood rather behind [him]_191-philip ; so perhaps [she]_188-sylvia did not see the hand which [Kinraid]_202-kinraid stretched out towards [her]_188-sylvia , for [she]_188-sylvia did not place [her]_188-sylvia own little palm in it , as [she]_188-sylvia had done to [Philip]_191-philip an hour ago . And [she]_188-sylvia hardly spoke , but began to pore over the rough black map , as if seized with strong geographical curiosity , or determined to impress [Philip]_191-philip 's lesson deep on [her]_188-sylvia memory . Still [Philip]_191-philip was dismayed by seeing the warm welcome which [Kinraid]_202-kinraid received from [the master of [the house]_{5492-the house} , who came in from [the back premises]_{6646-the back premises} almost at the same time as [the specksioneer]_{5992-the specksioneer} entered at the front]_{6644-the master of the house , who came in from the back premises almost at the same time as the specksioneer entered at the front} . [Hepburn]_191-philip was uneasy , too , at finding [Kinraid]_202-kinraid take [his]_191-philip seat by the fireside , like one accustomed to the ways of [the house]_{5492-the house} . Pipes were soon produced . [Philip]_191-philip disliked smoking . Possibly [Kinraid]_202-kinraid did so too , but [he]_202-kinraid took a pipe at any rate , and lighted it , though [he]_202-kinraid hardly used it at all , but kept talking to [farmer Robson]_188-sylvia on sea affairs . [He]_202-kinraid had the conversation pretty much to [himself]_202-kinraid . [Philip]_191-philip sat gloomily by ; [Sylvia]_188-sylvia and [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} were silent , and [old Robson]_188-sylvia smoked [his]_202-kinraid long clay pipe , from time to time taking it out of [his]_202-kinraid mouth to spit into the bright copper spittoon , and to shake the white ashes out of the bowl . Before [he]_202-kinraid replaced it , [he]_202-kinraid would give a short laugh of relishing interest in [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's conversation ; and now and then [he]_202-kinraid put in a remark . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia perched [herself]_188-sylvia sideways on the end of the dresser , and made pretence to sew ; but [Philip]_191-philip could see how often [she]_188-sylvia paused in [her]_188-sylvia work to listen . By - and - by , [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} spoke to [him]_191-philip , and [they]_6651-they kept up a little side conversation , more because [Bell Robson]_220-bell felt that [[her]_220-bell nephew]_{6452-her nephew} , [her]_220-bell own flesh and blood , was put out , than for any special interest [they]_6651-they either of [them]_6651-they felt in what [they]_6651-they were saying . Perhaps , also , [they]_6651-they neither of [them]_6651-they disliked showing that [they]_6651-they had no great faith in the stories [Kinraid]_202-kinraid was telling . [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} , at any rate , knew so little as to be afraid of believing too much . [Philip]_191-philip was sitting on that side of the fire which was nearest to the window and to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , and opposite to [the specksioneer]_{5992-the specksioneer} . At length [he]_191-philip turned to [[his]_191-philip cousin]_{6296-his cousin} and said in a low voice-- '_{[1808-that fellow]} [I]_0-i suppose [we]_1807-we ca n't go on with [our]_1807-we spell at geography till [that fellow]_{1808-that fellow} 's gone ? ' The colour came into [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's cheek at the words '_{[1808-that fellow]} [that fellow]_{1808-that fellow} ' ; but [she]_188-sylvia only replied with a careless air-- '_{[1808-that fellow]} Well , [I]_0-i 'm one as thinks enough is as good as a feast ; and [I]_191-philip 've had enough of geography this one night , thank [you]_191-philip kindly all the same . '_[191-philip] [Philip]_191-philip took refuge in offended silence . [He]_191-philip was maliciously pleased when [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} made so much noise with [her]_{5798-his aunt} preparation for supper as quite to prevent the sound of [the sailor]_{1811-the sailor} 's words from reaching [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's ears . [She]_{5798-his aunt} saw that [he]_191-philip was glad to perceive that [her]_{5798-his aunt} efforts to reach the remainder of the story were baulked ! this nettled [her]_{5798-his aunt} , and , determined not to let [him]_191-philip have [his]_191-philip malicious triumph , and still more to put a stop to any attempt at private conversation , [she]_{5798-his aunt} began to sing to [herself]_{5798-his aunt} as [she]_{5798-his aunt} sat at [her]_{5798-his aunt} work ; till , suddenly seized with a desire to help [[her]_{5798-his aunt} mother]_{5519-her mother} , [she]_{5798-his aunt} dexterously slipped down from [her]_{5798-his aunt} seat , passed [Hepburn]_191-philip , and was on [her]_{5798-his aunt} knees toasting cakes right in front of the fire , and just close to [[her]_{5798-his aunt} father]_{955-her father} and [Kinraid]_202-kinraid . And now the noise that [Hepburn]_191-philip had so rejoiced in proved [[his]_191-philip foe]_{1814-his foe} . [He]_191-philip could not hear the little merry speeches that darted backwards and forwards as [the specksioneer]_{5992-the specksioneer} tried to take the toasting - fork out of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's hand . ' How comes [that sailor chap]_{6655-that sailor chap} here ? '_[191-philip] asked [Hepburn]_191-philip of [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} . ' [He]_{6655-that sailor chap} 's none fit to be where [Sylvia]_188-sylvia is . '_{[5798-his aunt]} ' Nay , [I]_{5798-his aunt} dunnot know , '_{[5798-his aunt]} said [she]_{5798-his aunt} ; ' [the Corneys]_{6656-the corneys} made [us]_6657-us acquaint first , and [[my]_191-philip master]_{867-my master} is quite fain of [his]_1818-he company . '_[191-philip] ' And do [you]_{5798-his aunt} like [him]_1818-he , too , [aunt]_5875-aunt ? '_{[219-mrs. robson]} asked [Hepburn]_191-philip , almost wistfully ; [he]_191-philip had followed [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} into [the dairy]_{1817-the dairy} on pretence of helping [her]_{5798-his aunt} . ' [I]_1818-he 'm_[1818-he] none fond on [him]_1818-he ; [I]_0-i think [he]_1818-he tells [us]_1819-us [traveller]_{1820-traveller} 's tales , by way o ' seeing how much [we]_1819-us can swallow . But [the master]_{6660-the master} and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia think that there never was such a one . '_{[219-mrs. robson]} ' [I]_1818-he could show [them]_1819-us a score as good as [he]_1818-he down on [the quayside]_{6661-the quayside} . '_[1818-he] ' Well , [laddie]_6662-laddie , keep a calm sough . [Some folk]_{1519-some folk} like [some folk]_{1519-some folk} and [others]_540-others do n't . Wherever [I]_188-sylvia am there 'll allays be a welcome for [thee]_6662-laddie . '_[188-sylvia] For [the good woman]_{1821-the good woman} thought that [he]_1818-he had been hurt by the evident absorption of [[her]_{1821-the good woman} husband]_{5645-her husband} and [daughter]_{5908-daughter} with [[their]_1819-us new friend]_{1824-their new friend} , and wished to make all easy and straight . But do what [she]_{1821-the good woman} would , [he]_1818-he did not recover [his]_1818-he temper all evening : [he]_1818-he was uncomfortable , put out , not enjoying [himself]_1818-he , and yet [he]_1818-he would not go . [He]_1818-he was determined to assert [his]_1818-he greater intimacy in [that house]_{5774-that house} by outstaying [Kinraid]_202-kinraid . At length [the latter]_{5840-the latter} got up to go ; but before [he]_1818-he went , [he]_1818-he must needs bend over [Sylvia]_188-sylvia and say something to [her]_188-sylvia in so low a tone that [Philip]_191-philip could not hear it ; and [she]_188-sylvia , seized with a sudden fit of diligence , never looked up from [her]_188-sylvia sewing ; only nodded [her]_188-sylvia head by way of reply . At last [he]_1818-he took [his]_1818-he departure , after many a little delay , and many a quick return , which to the suspicious [Philip]_191-philip seemed only pretences for taking stolen glances at [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . As soon as [he]_1818-he was decidedly gone , [she]_188-sylvia folded up [her]_188-sylvia work , and declared that [she]_188-sylvia was so much tired that [she]_188-sylvia must go to bed there and then . [[Her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} , too , had been dozing for the last half - hour , and was only too glad to see signs that [she]_188-sylvia might betake [herself]_188-sylvia to [her]_188-sylvia natural place of slumber . ' Take another glass , [Philip]_191-philip , '_[188-sylvia] said [farmer Robson]_188-sylvia . But [Hepburn]_191-philip refused the offer rather abruptly . [He]_191-philip drew near to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia instead . [He]_191-philip wanted to make [her]_188-sylvia speak to [him]_191-philip , and [he]_191-philip saw that [she]_188-sylvia wished to avoid it . [He]_191-philip took up the readiest pretext . It was an unwise one as it proved , for it deprived [him]_191-philip of [his]_191-philip chances of occasionally obtaining [her]_188-sylvia undivided attention . ' [I]_188-sylvia do n't think [you]_188-sylvia care much for learning geography , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ? '_[188-sylvia] ' Not much to - night , '_[191-philip] said [she]_188-sylvia , making a pretence to yawn , yet looking timidly up at [his]_191-philip countenance of displeasure . ' Nor at any time , '_[191-philip] said [he]_191-philip , with growing anger ; ' nor for any kind of learning . [I]_191-philip did bring some books last time [I]_191-philip came , meaning to teach [you]_188-sylvia many a thing -- but now [I]_191-philip 'll just trouble [you]_188-sylvia for [my]_191-philip books ; [I]_191-philip put them on [yon]_188-sylvia shelf by the Bible . '_[191-philip] [He]_191-philip had a mind that [she]_188-sylvia should bring them to [him]_191-philip ; that , at any rate , [he]_191-philip should have the pleasure of receiving them out of [her]_188-sylvia hands . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia did not reply , but went and took down the books with a languid , indifferent air . ' And so [you]_188-sylvia wo n't learn any more geography , '_[0-i] said [Hepburn]_191-philip . Something in [his]_191-philip tone struck [her]_188-sylvia , and [she]_188-sylvia looked up in [his]_191-philip face . There were marks of stern offence upon [his]_191-philip countenance , and yet in it there was also an air of wistful regret and sadness that touched [her]_188-sylvia . ' Yo're niver angry with [me]_0-i , [Philip]_191-philip ? Sooner than vex [yo]_191-philip '_[0-i] , [I]_0-i 'll try and learn . Only , [I]_0-i 'm just stupid ; and it mun be such a trouble to [you]_191-philip . '_[191-philip] [Hepburn]_191-philip would fain have snatched at this half proposal that the lessons should be continued , but [he]_191-philip was too stubborn and proud to say anything . [He]_191-philip turned away from the sweet , pleading face without a word , to wrap up [his]_191-philip books in a piece of paper . [He]_191-philip knew that [she]_188-sylvia was standing quite still by [his]_191-philip side , though [he]_191-philip made as if [he]_191-philip did not perceive [her]_188-sylvia . When [he]_191-philip had done [he]_191-philip abruptly wished [them]_1828-them all ' good - night , '_[188-sylvia] and took [his]_191-philip leave . There were tears in [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's eyes , although the feeling in [her]_188-sylvia heart was rather one of relief . [She]_188-sylvia had made a fair offer , and it had been treated with silent contempt . A few days afterwards , [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} came in from [Monkshaven market]_{1830-monkshaven market} , and dropped out , among other pieces of news , that [he]_{955-her father} had met [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , who was bound for [[his]_202-kinraid own home at [Cullercoats]_{56-cullercoats}]_{1831-his own home at cullercoats} . [He]_{955-her father} had desired [his]_{955-her father} respects to [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} and [[her]_{219-mrs. robson} daughter]_{1252-her daughter} ; and had bid [Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} say that [he]_{955-her father} would have come up to [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} to wish [them]_1833-them good - by , but that as [he]_{955-her father} was pressed for time , [he]_{955-her father} hoped [they]_1833-them would excuse [him]_{955-her father} . But [Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} did not think it worth while to give this long message of mere politeness . Indeed , as it did not relate to business , and was only sent to [women]_1054-women , [Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} forgot all about it , pretty nearly as soon as it was uttered . So [Sylvia]_188-sylvia went about fretting [herself]_188-sylvia for one or two days , at [[her]_188-sylvia hero]_{1835-her hero} 's apparent carelessness of those who had at any rate treated [him]_{1835-her hero} more like [a friend]_{5615-a friend} than [an acquaintance of only a few weeks]_{1837-an acquaintance of only a few weeks} ' standing ; and then , [her]_188-sylvia anger quenching [her]_188-sylvia incipient regard , [she]_188-sylvia went about [her]_188-sylvia daily business pretty much as though [he]_{1835-her hero} had never been . [He]_{1835-her hero} had gone away out of [her]_188-sylvia sight into the thick mist of unseen life from which [he]_{1835-her hero} had emerged -- gone away without a word , and [she]_188-sylvia might never see [him]_{1835-her hero} again . But still there was a chance of [her]_188-sylvia seeing [him]_{1835-her hero} when [he]_{1835-her hero} came to marry [Molly Corney]_187-molly . Perhaps [she]_188-sylvia should be [bridesmaid]_{6666-bridesmaid} , and then what a pleasant merry time the wedding - day would be ! [The Corneys]_{242-the corneys} were [all such kind people]_{6667-all such kind people} , and in [[their]_{242-the corneys} family]_{6668-their family} there never seemed to be the checks and restraints by which [[her]_188-sylvia own mother]_{6669-her own mother} hedged [her]_{6669-her own mother} round . Then there came an overwhelming self - reproaching burst of love for [that '_[188-sylvia] own mother]_{6670-that ' own mother} ' ; a humiliation before [her]_188-sylvia slightest wish , as penance for the moment 's unspoken treason ; and thus [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was led to request [[her]_188-sylvia cousin]_{956-her cousin} [Philip]_191-philip to resume [his]_191-philip lessons in so meek a manner , that [he]_191-philip slowly and graciously acceded to a request which [he]_191-philip was yearning to fulfil all the time . During the ensuing winter , all went on in monotonous regularity at [Haytersbank Farm]_{24-haytersbank farm} for many weeks . [Hepburn]_191-philip came and went , and thought [Sylvia]_188-sylvia wonderfully improved in docility and sobriety ; and perhaps also [he]_191-philip noticed the improvement in [her]_188-sylvia appearance . For [she]_188-sylvia was at that age when [a girl]_{6672-a girl} changes rapidly , and generally for the better . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia shot up into [a tall young woman]_{5612-a tall young woman} ; [her]_188-sylvia eyes deepened in colour , [her]_188-sylvia face increased in expression , and a sort of consciousness of unusual good looks gave [her]_188-sylvia a slight tinge of coquettish shyness with [the few strangers whom [she]_188-sylvia ever saw]_{6674-the few strangers whom she ever saw} . [Philip]_191-philip hailed [her]_188-sylvia interest in geography as another sign of improvement . [He]_191-philip had brought back [his]_191-philip book of maps to [the farm]_{6675-the farm} ; and there [he]_191-philip sat on many an evening teaching [[his]_191-philip cousin]_{6296-his cousin} , who had strange fancies respecting the places about which [she]_{6296-his cousin} wished to learn , and was coolly indifferent to the very existence of [other towns]_{6677-other towns} , and [countries]_{6678-countries} , and [seas far more famous in story]_{6679-seas far more famous in story} . [She]_{6296-his cousin} was occasionally wilful , and at times very contemptuous as to the superior knowledge of [[her]_{6296-his cousin} instructor]_{6680-her instructor} ; but , in spite of it all , [Philip]_191-philip went regularly on the appointed evenings to [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} -- through keen black east wind , or driving snow , or slushing thaw ; for [he]_191-philip liked dearly to sit a little behind [her]_{6296-his cousin} , with [his]_191-philip arm on the back of [her]_{6296-his cousin} chair , [she]_{6296-his cousin} stooping over the outspread map , with [her]_{6296-his cousin} eyes,--could [he]_191-philip have seen them,--a good deal fixed on one spot in the map , not [Northumberland]_{46-northumberland} , where [Kinraid]_202-kinraid was spending the winter , but [those wild northern seas about which [he]_191-philip had told [them]_6682-them such wonders]_{6681-those wild northern seas about which he had told them such wonders} . One day towards spring , [she]_{6296-his cousin} saw [Molly Corney]_187-molly coming towards [the farm]_{6675-the farm} . [The companions]_{6684-the companions} had not met for many weeks , for [Molly]_187-molly had been from [home]_681-home visiting [[her]_187-molly relations]_{6686-her relations} in [the north]_{615-the north} . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia opened the door , and stood smiling and shivering on the threshold , glad to see [[her]_188-sylvia friend]_{5539-her friend} again . [Molly]_187-molly called out , when a few paces off,-- '_{[1839-a bonny lass]} Why , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , is that [thee]_188-sylvia ! Why , how [thou'rt]_1838-thou'rt growed , to be sure ! What [a bonny lass]_{1839-a bonny lass} [thou]_1838-thou'rt is ! ' '_{[1839-a bonny lass]} Dunnot talk nonsense to [[my]_0-i lass]_{1468-my lass} , ' said [Bell Robson]_220-bell , hospitably leaving [her]_220-bell ironing and coming to the door ; but though [the mother]_{631-the mother} tried to look as if [she]_{631-the mother} thought it nonsense , [she]_{631-the mother} could hardly keep down the smile that shone out of [her]_{631-the mother} eyes , as [she]_{631-the mother} put [her]_{631-the mother} hand on [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's shoulder , with a fond sense of proprietorship in what was being praised . '_{[1468-my lass]} Oh ! but [she]_{1468-my lass} is , ' persisted [Molly]_187-molly . '_{[1468-my lass]} [She]_{1468-my lass} 's grown quite a beauty sin ' [I]_{1468-my lass} saw [her]_{1468-my lass} . And if [I]_{1468-my lass} do n't tell [her]_{1468-my lass} so , [the men]_{1065-the men} will . '_{[1468-my lass]} ' Be quiet wi '_{[1468-my lass]} [thee]_{1468-my lass} , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , more than half offended , and turning away in a huff at the open barefaced admiration . '_[1841-they] Ay ; but [they]_1841-they will , ' persevered [Molly]_187-molly . '_[684-mother] [Yo'll]_1842-yo'll not keep [her]_{1468-my lass} long , [Mistress Robson]_{277-mistress robson} . And as [mother]_684-mother says , [yo'd]_1842-yo'll feel it a deal more to have [[yer]_1842-yo'll daughters]_{1844-yer daughters} left on hand . ' '_[0-i] [[Thy]_{1468-my lass} mother]_{1736-thy mother} has many , [I]_0-i have but this one , ' said [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} , with severe sadness ; for now [Molly]_187-molly was getting to talk as [she]_187-molly disliked . But [Molly]_187-molly 's purpose was to bring the conversation round to [her]_187-molly own affairs , of which [she]_187-molly was very full . '_[0-i] Yes ! [I]_0-i tell [mother]_684-mother that wi ' so many as [she]_684-mother has , [she]_684-mother ought to be thankful to t '_[0-i] one as gets off quickest . ' '_[0-i] Who ? which is it ? ' asked [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , a little eagerly , seeing that there was news of a wedding behind the talk . '_[0-i] Why ! who should it be but [me]_0-i ? ' said [Molly]_187-molly , laughing a good deal , and reddening a little . '_[188-sylvia] [I]_0-i 've not gone fra ' [home]_681-home for nought ; [I'se]_0-i picked up a measter on [my]_188-sylvia travels , leastways one as is to be . '_[188-sylvia] ' [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid , '_[187-molly] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia smiling , as [she]_188-sylvia found that now [she]_188-sylvia might reveal [Molly]_187-molly 's secret , which hitherto [she]_187-molly had kept sacred . ' [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid be hung ! '_[187-molly] said [Molly]_187-molly , with a toss of [her]_187-molly head . ' Whatten good 's [a husband who 's at sea half t '_[1847-ha] year]_{6692-a husband who 's at sea half t ' year} ? [Ha]_1847-ha ha , [[my]_0-i measter]_{1848-my measter} is [a canny Newcassel shopkeeper]_{1849-a canny newcassel shopkeeper} , on t ' Side . A reckon a've done pretty well for [mysel]_0-i '_[1847-ha] , and a'll wish [yo]_1850-yo ' as good luck , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . For [yo]_1850-yo '_[1847-ha] see , ' ( turning to [Bell Robson]_220-bell , who , perhaps , [she]_220-bell thought would more appreciate the substantial advantages of [her]_220-bell engagement than [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , ) '_{[278-measter brunton]} though [Measter Brunton]_{278-measter brunton} is near upon forty if [he]_{278-measter brunton} 's a day , yet [he]_{278-measter brunton} turns over a matter of two hundred pound every year ; an [he]_{278-measter brunton} 's [a good - looking man of [his]_{278-measter brunton} years]_{1851-a good - looking man of his years} too , an ' [a kind , good - tempered feller]_{6693-a kind , good - tempered feller} int '_{[278-measter brunton]} t ' bargain . [He]_{278-measter brunton} 's been married once , to be sure ; but [[his]_{278-measter brunton} childer]_{6694-his childer} are dead a '_[0-i] ' cept one ; an '_{[278-measter brunton]} [I]_0-i do n't [mislike childer]_{1852-mislike childer} either ; an ' a'll feed 'em_{[278-measter brunton]} well , an ' get ['em]_{6695-'em[278-measter brunton]} to bed early , out o ' t '_[188-sylvia] road . ' [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} gave [her]_188-sylvia [her]_188-sylvia grave good wishes ; but [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was silent . [She]_188-sylvia was disappointed ; it was a coming down from the romance with [the specksioneer]_{5992-the specksioneer} for [its hero]_{6697-its hero} . [Molly]_187-molly laughed awkwardly , understanding [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's thoughts better than [the latter]_{5840-the latter} imagined . '_[188-sylvia] [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's noane so well pleased . Why , [lass]_799-lass ! it 's a ' t '_[1854-he] better for [thee]_799-lass . There 's [Charley]_202-kinraid to t ' fore now , which if a'd married [him]_1854-he , [he]_1854-he 'd not ha '_[1854-he] been ; and [he]_1854-he 's said more nor once what [a pretty lass]_{1855-a pretty lass} yo'd grow into by - and - by . ' [Molly]_187-molly 's prosperity was giving [her]_187-molly an independence and fearlessness of talk such as had seldom appeared hitherto ; and certainly never before [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was annoyed at [Molly]_187-molly 's whole tone and manner , which were loud , laughing , and boisterous ; but to [[her]_187-molly mother]_{5519-her mother} they were positively repugnant . [She]_187-molly said shortly and gravely,-- '_[1854-he] [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's none so set upo ' matrimony ; [she]_188-sylvia 's content to bide wi '_[187-molly] [me]_0-i and [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} . Let a be such talking , it 's not [i]_0-i ' [my]_{219-mrs. robson} way . '_{[219-mrs. robson]} [Molly]_187-molly was a little subdued ; but still [her]_187-molly elation at the prospect of being so well married kept cropping out of all the other subjects which were introduced ; and when [she]_187-molly went away , [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} broke out in an unwonted strain of depreciation . ' That 's the way wi '_{[219-mrs. robson]} [some lasses]_{1857-some lasses} . [They]_{1857-some lasses} 're like a cock on a dunghill , when [they]_{1857-some lasses} 've teased a silly chap into wedding 'em_[1858-it] . [It]_1858-it 's cock - a - doodle - do , [I]_0-i 've cotched [a husband]_{5761-a husband} , cock - a - doodle - doo , wi ' 'em_[187-molly] . [I]_0-i 've no patience wi ' such like ; [I]_187-molly beg , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , [thou'lt]_6700-thou'lt not get too thick wi '_[187-molly] [Molly]_187-molly . [She]_187-molly 's not pretty behaved , making such an ado about [men - kind]_{1860-men - kind} , as if [they]_{1860-men - kind} were [two - headed calves to be run after]_{1861-two - headed calves to be run after} . ' '_[188-sylvia] But [Molly]_187-molly 's [a good - hearted lass]_{1862-a good - hearted lass} , [mother]_684-mother . Only [I]_0-i never dreamt but what [she]_187-molly was troth - plighted wi ' [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid , '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , meditatively . ' That wench 'll be troth - plight to [th '_[187-molly] first man]_{6701-th ' first man} as 'll [we]_1864-we d [her]_187-molly and keep [her]_187-molly [i]_0-i ' plenty ; that 's a '_[187-molly] [she]_187-molly thinks about , ' replied [Bell]_220-bell , scornfully . CHAPTER XI VISIONS OF THE FUTURE Before [May]_187-molly was out , [Molly Corney]_187-molly was married and had left [the neighbourhood]_{823-the neighbourhood} for [Newcastle]_51-newcastle . Although [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid was not [the bridegroom]_{6703-the bridegroom} , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's promise to be [bridesmaid]_{6666-bridesmaid} was claimed . But the friendship brought on by the circumstances of [neighbourhood]_{6705-neighbourhood} and parity of age had become very much weakened in the time that elapsed between [Molly]_187-molly 's engagement and wedding . In the first place , [she]_188-sylvia [herself]_188-sylvia was so absorbed in [her]_188-sylvia preparations , so elated by [her]_188-sylvia good fortune in getting married , and married , too , before [[her]_188-sylvia elder sister]_{6706-her elder sister} , that all [her]_188-sylvia faults blossomed out full and strong . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia felt [her]_188-sylvia to be selfish ; [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} thought [her]_188-sylvia not maidenly . A year before [she]_188-sylvia would have been far more missed and regretted by [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; now it was almost a relief to [the latter]_{5840-the latter} to be freed from the perpetual calls upon [her]_188-sylvia sympathy , from the constant demands upon [her]_188-sylvia congratulations , made by one who had no thought or feeling to bestow on [others]_540-others ; at least , not in these weeks of '_[187-molly] cock - a - doodle - dooing , ' as [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} persisted in calling it . It was seldom that [Bell]_220-bell was taken with a humorous idea ; but this once having hatched a solitary joke , [she]_220-bell was always clucking it into notice -- to go on with [her]_220-bell own poultry simile . Every time during that summer that [Philip]_191-philip saw [[his]_191-philip cousin]_{6296-his cousin} , [he]_191-philip thought [her]_{6296-his cousin} prettier than [she]_{6296-his cousin} had ever been before ; some new touch of colour , some fresh sweet charm , seemed to have been added , just as every summer day calls out new beauty in the flowers . And this was not the addition of [Philip]_191-philip 's fancy . [Hester Rose]_209-hester , who met [Sylvia]_188-sylvia on rare occasions , came back each time with a candid , sad acknowledgement in [her]_209-hester heart that it was no wonder that [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was so much admired and loved . One day [Hester]_209-hester had seen [her]_188-sylvia sitting near [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} in [the market - place]_{5547-the market - place} ; there was a basket by [her]_188-sylvia , and over the clean cloth that covered the yellow pounds of butter , [she]_188-sylvia had laid the hedge - roses and honeysuckles [she]_188-sylvia had gathered on the way into [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven ; [her]_188-sylvia straw hat was on [her]_188-sylvia knee , and [she]_188-sylvia was busy placing some of the flowers in the ribbon that went round it . Then [she]_188-sylvia held it on [her]_188-sylvia hand , and turned it round about , putting [her]_188-sylvia head on one side , the better to view the effect ; and all this time , [Hester]_209-hester , peeping at [her]_188-sylvia through the folds of the stuffs displayed in [Foster]_204-jeremiah 's windows , saw [her]_188-sylvia with admiring , wistful eyes ; wondering , too , if [Philip]_191-philip , at the other counter , were aware of [[his]_191-philip cousin]_{6296-his cousin} 's being there , so near to [him]_191-philip . Then [Sylvia]_188-sylvia put on [her]_188-sylvia hat , and , looking up at [Foster]_204-jeremiah 's windows , caught [Hester]_209-hester 's face of interest , and smiled and blushed at the consciousness of having been watched over [her]_188-sylvia little vanities , and [Hester]_209-hester smiled back , but rather sadly . Then [a customer]_{6713-a customer} came in , and [she]_188-sylvia had to attend to [her]_188-sylvia business , which , on this as on all market days , was great . In the midst [she]_188-sylvia was aware of [Philip]_191-philip rushing bare - headed out of [the shop]_{951-the shop} , eager and delighted at something [he]_191-philip saw outside . There was a little looking - glass hung against the wall on [Hester]_209-hester 's side , placed in that retired corner , in order that [the good women who came to purchase head - gear of any kind]_{6715-the good women who came to purchase head - gear of any kind} might see the effect thereof before [they]_{6715-the good women who came to purchase head - gear of any kind} concluded [their]_{6715-the good women who came to purchase head - gear of any kind} bargain . In a pause of custom , [Hester]_209-hester , half - ashamed , stole into this corner , and looked at [herself]_209-hester in the glass . What did [she]_209-hester see ? a colourless face , dark soft hair with no light gleams in it , eyes that were melancholy instead of smiling , a mouth compressed with a sense of dissatisfaction . This was what [she]_209-hester had to compare with the bright bonny face in the sunlight outside . [She]_188-sylvia gave a gulp to check the sigh that was rising , and came back , even more patient than [she]_188-sylvia had been before this disheartening peep , to serve all the whims and fancies of [purchasers]_{6716-purchasers} . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia [herself]_188-sylvia had been rather put out by [Philip]_191-philip 's way of coming to [her]_188-sylvia . '_[1865-her] It made [her]_1865-her look so silly , ' [she]_188-sylvia thought ; and '_[1866-he] what for must [he]_1866-he make a sight of [himself]_1866-he , coming among [the market folk]_{1867-the market folk} in that - a - way ' ; and when [he]_1866-he took to admiring [her]_188-sylvia hat , [she]_188-sylvia pulled out the flowers in a pet , and threw them down , and trampled them under foot . '_[1868-thou] What for art [thou]_1868-thou doing that , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ? ' said [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} . '_[1866-he] The flowers is well enough , though may - be [thy]_1868-thou hat might ha ' been stained . '_[188-sylvia] ' [I]_{5519-her mother} do n't like [Philip]_191-philip to speak to [me]_{5519-her mother} so , '_{[5519-her mother]} said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , pouting . ' How ? '_[191-philip] asked [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} . But [Sylvia]_188-sylvia could not repeat [his]_1866-he words . [She]_188-sylvia hung [her]_188-sylvia head , and looked red and pre - occupied , anything but pleased . [Philip]_191-philip had addressed [his]_191-philip first expression of personal admiration at an unfortunate tune . It just shows what different views [different men]_{1870-different men} and [women]_1054-women take of [their]_{1870-different men} fellow - creatures , when [I]_0-i say that [Hester]_209-hester looked upon [Philip]_191-philip as [the best and most agreeable man [she]_209-hester had ever known]_{1872-the best and most agreeable man she had ever known} . [He]_191-philip was not one to speak of [himself]_191-philip without being questioned on the subject , so [[his]_191-philip Haytersbank relations]_{1873-his haytersbank relations} , only come into [the neighborhood]_{1874-the neighborhood} in the last year or two , knew nothing of the trials [he]_191-philip had surmounted , or the difficult duties [he]_191-philip had performed . [[His]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} , indeed , had strong faith in [him]_191-philip , both from partial knowledge of [his]_191-philip character , and because [he]_191-philip was of [[her]_{5798-his aunt} own tribe]_{1876-her own tribe} and kin ; but [she]_{5798-his aunt} had never learnt the small details of [his]_191-philip past life . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia respected [him]_191-philip as [[[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's friend]_{1878-her mother 's friend} , and treated [him]_191-philip tolerably well as long as [he]_191-philip preserved [his]_191-philip usual self - restraint of demeanour , but hardly ever thought of [him]_191-philip when [he]_191-philip was absent . [Now [Hester]_209-hester , who had watched [him]_191-philip daily for all the years since [he]_191-philip had first come as [an errand - boy]_{1880-an errand - boy} into [[Foster]_204-jeremiah 's shop]_{1058-foster 's shop}]_{1879-now hester , who had watched him daily for all the years since he had first come as an errand - boy into foster 's shop} -- watching with quiet , modest , yet observant eyes -- had seen how devoted [he]_191-philip was to [[his]_191-philip master]_{1110-his master} 's interests , had known of [his]_191-philip careful and punctual ministration to [[his]_191-philip absent mother]_{1883-his absent mother} 's comforts , as long as [she]_{5519-her mother} was living to benefit by [his]_191-philip silent , frugal self - denial . [His]_191-philip methodical appropriation of the few hours [he]_191-philip could call [his]_191-philip own was not without its charms to [the equally methodical Hester]_{1884-the equally methodical hester} ; the way in which [he]_191-philip reproduced any lately acquired piece of knowledge -- knowledge so wearisome to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia -- was delightfully instructive to [Hester]_209-hester -- although , as [she]_188-sylvia was habitually silent , it would have required [an observer]_{1885-an observer} more interested in discovering [her]_188-sylvia feelings than [Philip]_191-philip was to have perceived the little flush on the pale cheek , and the brightness in the half - veiled eyes whenever [he]_191-philip was talking . [She]_188-sylvia had not thought of love on either side . Love was a vanity , a worldliness not to be spoken about , or even thought about . Once or twice before [the Robsons]_{279-the robsons} came into [the neighbourhood]_{823-the neighbourhood} , an idea had crossed [her]_188-sylvia mind that possibly the quiet , habitual way in which [she]_188-sylvia and [Philip]_191-philip lived together , might drift [them]_1887-them into matrimony at some distant period ; and [she]_188-sylvia could not bear the humble advances which [Coulson]_207-coulson , [[Philip]_191-philip 's fellow - lodger]_{1888-philip 's fellow - lodger} , sometimes made . [They]_1889-they seemed to disgust [her]_188-sylvia with [him]_191-philip . But after [the Robsons]_{279-the robsons} settled at [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} , [Philip]_191-philip 's evenings were so often spent [there]_5676-there that any unconscious hopes [Hester]_209-hester might , unawares , have entertained , died away . At first [she]_188-sylvia had felt a pang akin to jealousy when [she]_188-sylvia heard of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , [the little cousin]_{1891-the little cousin} , who was passing out of childhood into womanhood . Once -- early in those days -- [she]_188-sylvia had ventured to ask [Philip]_191-philip what [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was like . [Philip]_191-philip had not warmed up at the question , and had given rather a dry catalogue of [her]_188-sylvia features , hair , and height , but [Hester]_209-hester , almost to [her]_209-hester own surprise , persevered , and jerked out the final question . ' Is [she]_188-sylvia pretty ? '_[191-philip] [Philip]_191-philip 's sallow cheek grew deeper by two or three shades ; but [he]_191-philip answered with a tone of indifference,-- ' [I]_209-hester believe [some folks]_{5864-some folks} think [her]_188-sylvia so . '_[209-hester] ' But do [you]_191-philip ? '_[191-philip] persevered [Hester]_209-hester , in spite of [her]_209-hester being aware that [he]_191-philip somehow disliked the question . ' There 's no need for talking o '_[1892-yo] such things , ' [he]_191-philip answered , with abrupt displeasure . [Hester]_209-hester silenced [her]_209-hester curiosity from that time . But [her]_209-hester heart was not quite at ease , and [she]_209-hester kept on wondering whether [Philip]_191-philip thought [[his]_191-philip little cousin]_{1206-his little cousin} pretty until [she]_209-hester saw [her]_209-hester and [him]_191-philip together , on that occasion of which [we]_6720-we have spoken , when [Sylvia]_188-sylvia came to [the shop]_{951-the shop} to buy [her]_188-sylvia new cloak ; and after that [Hester]_209-hester never wondered whether [Philip]_191-philip thought [[his]_191-philip cousin]_{6296-his cousin} pretty or no , for [she]_209-hester knew quite well . [Bell Robson]_220-bell had [her]_220-bell own anxieties on the subject of [[her]_220-bell daughter]_{1252-her daughter} 's increasing attractions . [She]_220-bell apprehended the dangers consequent upon certain facts , by a mental process more akin to intuition than reason . [She]_220-bell was uncomfortable , even while [her]_220-bell motherly vanity was flattered , at the admiration [Sylvia]_188-sylvia received from [the other sex]_{6724-the other sex} . This admiration was made evident to [[her]_{1252-her daughter} mother]_{5519-her mother} in many ways . When [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was with [her]_{5519-her mother} at [market]_5585-market , it might have been thought that [the doctors]_{6727-the doctors} had prescribed a diet of butter and eggs to [all the men under forty in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{6728-all the men under forty in monkshaven} . At first it seemed to [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} but a natural tribute to the superior merit of [her]_{5519-her mother} farm produce ; but by degrees [she]_{5519-her mother} perceived that if [Sylvia]_188-sylvia remained at [home]_681-home , [she]_{5519-her mother} stood no better chance than [[her]_{5519-her mother} neighbours]_{1120-her neighbours} of an early sale . There were [more customers than formerly]_{6731-more customers than formerly} for the fleeces stored in [the wool - loft]_{5914-the wool - loft} ; [comely young butchers]_{6733-comely young butchers} came after the calf almost before it had been decided to sell it ; in short , excuses were seldom wanting to [those who wished to see the beauty of [Haytersbank Farm]_{24-haytersbank farm}]_{6734-those who wished to see the beauty of haytersbank farm} . All this made [Bell]_209-hester uncomfortable , though [she]_209-hester could hardly have told what [she]_209-hester dreaded . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia [herself]_188-sylvia seemed unspoilt by it as far as [[her]_188-sylvia home relations]_{6735-her home relations} were concerned . A little thoughtless [she]_1893-her had always been , and thoughtless [she]_1893-her was still ; but , as [[her]_1893-her mother]_{5519-her mother} had often said , '_[1892-yo] [Yo]_1892-yo ' canna put old heads on young shoulders ; '_[1893-her] and if blamed for [her]_1893-her carelessness by [[her]_1893-her parents]_{1783-her parents} , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was always as penitent as [she]_188-sylvia could be for the time being . To be sure , it was only to [[her]_1893-her father]_{955-her father} and [mother]_684-mother that [she]_1893-her remained the same as [she]_1893-her had been when [an awkward lassie of thirteen]_{1897-an awkward lassie of thirteen} . Out of [the house]_{5492-the house} there were the most contradictory opinions of [her]_1893-her , especially if the voices of [women]_1054-women were to be listened to . [She]_1893-her was ' [an ill - favoured , overgrown thing]_{6737-an ill - favoured , overgrown thing} '_[273-june] ; ' just as bonny as the first rose [i]_273-june '_[273-june] [June]_273-june , and as sweet [i]_0-i ' [her]_1893-her nature as t '_[273-june] honeysuckle a - climbing round it ; ' [she]_1893-her was '_[273-june] a vixen , with a tongue sharp enough to make [yer]_1900-yer very heart bleed ; ' [she]_1893-her was '_[1893-her] just a bit o ' sunshine wheriver [she]_1893-her went ; '_{[219-mrs. robson]} [she]_1893-her was sulky , lively , witty , silent , affectionate , or cold - hearted , according to [the person who spoke about [her]_1893-her]_{1901-the person who spoke about her} . In fact , [her]_1893-her peculiarity seemed to be this -- that [every one who knew [her]_1893-her]_{1902-every one who knew her} talked about [her]_1893-her either in praise or blame ; in [church]_6097-church , or in [market]_5585-market , [she]_1893-her unconsciously attracted attention ; [they]_{1902-every one who knew her} could not forget [her]_1893-her presence , as [they]_{1902-every one who knew her} could that of other girls perhaps more personally attractive . Now all this was a cause of anxiety to [[her]_1893-her mother]_{5519-her mother} , who began to feel as if [she]_{5519-her mother} would rather have had [[her]_{5519-her mother} child]_{1384-her child} passed by in silence than so much noticed . [Bell]_209-hester 's opinion was , that it was creditable to [a woman]_{1082-a woman} to go through life in the shadow of obscurity,--never named except in connexion with [good housewifery]_{1908-good housewifery} , [husband]_1909-husband , or [children]_572-children . Too much talking about [a girl , even in the way of praise]_{1911-a girl , even in the way of praise} , disturbed [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} 's opinion of [her]_1893-her ; and when [[her]_{219-mrs. robson} neighbours]_{1120-her neighbours} told [her]_{219-mrs. robson} how [[her]_{219-mrs. robson} own daughter]_{1913-her own daughter} was admired , [she]_{219-mrs. robson} would reply coldly , ' [She]_{1913-her own daughter} 's just well enough , '_{[5798-his aunt]} and change the subject of conversation . But it was quite different with [[her]_{219-mrs. robson} husband]_{5645-her husband} . To [his]_{5645-her husband} looser , less - restrained mind , it was agreeable to hear of , and still more to see , the attention which [[his]_{5645-her husband} daughter]_{1915-his daughter} 's beauty received . [He]_{5645-her husband} felt it as reflecting consequence on [himself]_{5645-her husband} . [He]_{5645-her husband} had never troubled [his]_{5645-her husband} mind with speculations as to whether [he]_{5645-her husband} [himself]_{5645-her husband} was popular , still less whether [he]_{5645-her husband} was respected . [He]_{5645-her husband} was pretty welcome wherever [he]_{5645-her husband} went , as [a jovial good - natured man , who had done adventurous and illegal things in [his]_{5645-her husband} youth , which in some measure entitled [him]_{5645-her husband} to speak out [his]_{5645-her husband} opinions on life in general in the authoritative manner [he]_{5645-her husband} generally used]_{1916-a jovial good - natured man , who had done adventurous and illegal things in his youth , which in some measure entitled him to speak out his opinions on life in general in the authoritative manner he generally used} ; but , of the two , [he]_{5645-her husband} preferred consorting with [younger men]_{1917-younger men} , to taking a sober stand of respectability with [the elders of the place]_{1918-the elders of the place} ; and [he]_{5645-her husband} perceived , without reasoning upon it , that [the gay daring spirits]_{1919-the gay daring spirits} were more desirous of [his]_{5645-her husband} company when [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was by [his]_{5645-her husband} side than at any other time . One or two of these would saunter up to [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} on a Sunday afternoon , and lounge round [[his]_{5645-her husband} fields]_{1920-his fields} with [the old farmer]_{1921-the old farmer} . [Bell]_209-hester kept [herself]_209-hester from the nap which had been [her]_209-hester weekly solace for years , in order to look after [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , and on such occasions [she]_209-hester always turned as cold a shoulder to [the visitors]_{1922-the visitors} as [her]_209-hester sense of hospitality and of duty to [[her]_209-hester husband]_{5645-her husband} would permit . But if [they]_1924-they did not enter [the house]_{5492-the house} , [old Robson]_188-sylvia would always have [Sylvia]_188-sylvia with [him]_{5645-her husband} when [he]_{5645-her husband} went the round of [[his]_{5645-her husband} land]_{5742-his land} . [Bell]_209-hester could see [them]_1924-they from the upper window : [the young men standing in the attitudes of [listeners]_{1928-listeners}]_{1927-the young men standing in the attitudes of listeners} , while [Daniel]_223-daniel laid down the law on some point , enforcing [his]_223-daniel words by pantomimic actions with [his]_223-daniel thick stick ; and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , half turning away as if from some too admiring gaze , was possibly picking flowers out of the hedge - bank . These Sunday afternoon strolls were the plague of [Bell]_209-hester 's life that whole summer . Then it took as much of artifice as was in [the simple woman]_{1929-the simple woman} 's nature to keep [Daniel]_223-daniel from insisting on having [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's company every time [he]_223-daniel went down to [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven . And here , again , came a perplexity , the acknowledgement of which in distinct thought would have been an act of disloyalty , according to [Bell]_209-hester 's conscience . If [Sylvia]_188-sylvia went with [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} , [he]_{955-her father} never drank to excess ; and that was a good gain to health at any rate ( drinking was hardly a sin against morals in those days , and in [that place]_{1931-that place} ) ; so , occasionally , [she]_188-sylvia was allowed to accompany [him]_{955-her father} to [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven as a check upon [his]_{955-her father} folly ; for [he]_{955-her father} was too fond and proud of [[his]_{955-her father} daughter]_{1915-his daughter} to disgrace [her]_188-sylvia by any open excess . But one Sunday afternoon early in November , [Philip]_191-philip came up before the time at which [he]_191-philip usually paid [his]_191-philip visits . [He]_191-philip looked grave and pale ; and [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} began,-- ' Why , [lad]_1139-lad ! what 's been ado ? [Thou'rt]_191-philip looking as peaked and pined as [a Methody preacher]_{6739-a methody preacher} after a love - feast , when [he]_{955-her father} 's talked [hisself]_6740-hisself to [Death]_280-death 's door . [Thee]_191-philip dost na '_{[5798-his aunt]} get good milk enow , that 's what it is,--such stuff as [Monkshaven folks]_{1934-monkshaven folks} put up wi ' ! '_{[5798-his aunt]} ' No , [aunt]_5875-aunt ; [I]_{5798-his aunt} 'm_{[5798-his aunt]} quite well . Only [I]_0-i 'm a bit put out -- vexed like at what [I]_{5798-his aunt} 've heerd about [Sylvie]_188-sylvia . '_{[5798-his aunt]} [[His]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} 's face changed immediately . ' And whatten [folk]_1038-folk say of [her]_188-sylvia , next thing ? '_[191-philip] ' Oh , '_[191-philip] said [Philip]_191-philip , struck by the difference of look and manner in [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} , and subdued by seeing how instantly [she]_{5798-his aunt} took alarm . ' It were only [my]_1938-admiral uncle;--he should na '_{[1938-admiral]} take [a girl like [her]_{5798-his aunt}]_{1937-a girl like her} to a public . [She]_{5798-his aunt} were wi ' [him]_1941-he at t '_{[1938-admiral]} " [Admiral]_1938-admiral 's Head " upo ' All [Souls]_281-souls '_[1941-he] Day -- that were all . There were many a one there beside,--it were statute fair ; but such a one as [[our]_1939-our [Sylvie]_188-sylvia]_{1290-our sylvie} ought not to be cheapened wi ' t '_[1941-he] rest . ' '_[1941-he] And [he]_1941-he took [her]_188-sylvia [there]_5676-there , did [he]_1941-he ? ' said [Bell]_209-hester , in severe meditation . '_[1941-he] [I]_0-i had never no opinion o ' [th '_{[6745-th ' plough - lads]} wenches]_{6743-th ' wenches} as 'll set theirselves to be hired for [servants]_541-servants [i]_0-i ' th '_{[6745-th ' plough - lads]} fair ; [they]_541-servants 're a bad lot , as can not find places for [theirselves--'bout]_{6744-theirselves--'bout} going and stannin '_{[6745-th ' plough - lads]} to be stared at by [folk]_1038-folk , and grinnin ' wi '_{[6745-th ' plough - lads]} [th ' plough - lads]_{6745-th ' plough - lads} when [no one]_{634-no one} 's looking ; it 's a bad look - out for [t '_{[6745-th ' plough - lads]} missus]_{6747-t ' missus} as takes one o ' these wenches for [a servant]_{6748-a servant} ; and dost ta mean to say as [[my]_{6745-th ' plough - lads} Sylvie]_{6749-my sylvie} went and demeaned [hersel]_188-sylvia '_{[6745-th ' plough - lads]} to dance and marlock wi ' a '_{[6745-th ' plough - lads]} th ' fair - folk at [th '_{[6745-th ' plough - lads]} " Admiral 's Head]_{6750-th ' " admiral 's head} ? " ' '_{[6745-th ' plough - lads]} No , no , [she]_188-sylvia did na ' dance ; [she]_188-sylvia barely set foot [i]_1945-i '_[1945-i] [th ' room]_{6751-th ' room} ; but it were [her]_188-sylvia own pride as saved [her]_188-sylvia ; [uncle]_6752-uncle would niver ha '_[1945-i] kept [her]_188-sylvia from it , for [he]_1945-i had fallen in wi ' [Hayley o '_[1945-i] Seaburn]_{282-hayley o ' seaburn} and [one or two others]_{1946-one or two others} , and [they]_1947-they were having a glass [i]_0-i ' t '_{[283-mrs. lawson]} bar , and [Mrs. Lawson]_{283-mrs. lawson} , [t ' landlady]_{6753-t ' landlady} , knew how there was [them]_1947-they who would come and dance among [parish '_[1947-they] prentices]_{6754-parish ' prentices} if need were , just to get a word or a look wi ' [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ! So [she]_{283-mrs. lawson} tempts [her]_188-sylvia in , saying that [the room]_{1183-the room} were all smartened and fine wi '_[213-jem] flags ; and there was [them]_1947-they in [the room]_{1183-the room} as told [me]_0-i that [they]_1947-they never were so startled as when [they]_1947-they saw [[our]_1949-our [Sylvie]_188-sylvia]_{1290-our sylvie} 's face peeping in among all [t ' flustered maids]_{6756-t ' flustered maids} and [men]_662-men , rough and red wi '_[213-jem] weather and drink ; and [Jem Macbean]_213-jem , [he]_213-jem said [she]_188-sylvia were just like a bit o ' apple - blossom among [peonies]_6758-peonies ; and [some man]_{6759-some man} , [he]_{6759-some man} did n't know who , went up and spoke to [her]_188-sylvia ; an '_[213-jem] either at that , or at some o ' t '_[188-sylvia] words [she]_188-sylvia heard -- for [they]_1947-they 'd got a good way on afore that time -- [she]_188-sylvia went quite white and mad , as if fire were coming out of [her]_188-sylvia eyes , and then [she]_188-sylvia turned red and left [the room]_{1183-the room} , for all [t ' landlady]_{6753-t ' landlady} tried to laugh it off and keep [her]_188-sylvia in . '_[188-sylvia] ' [I]_{284-margaret lawson} 'll be down to [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven before [I]_{284-margaret lawson} 'm_{[284-margaret lawson]} a day older , and tell [Margaret Lawson]_{284-margaret lawson} some on [my]_0-i mind as [she]_{284-margaret lawson} 'll not forget in a hurry . ' [Bell]_209-hester moved as though [she]_209-hester would put on [her]_209-hester cloak and hood there and then . '_{[1082-a woman]} Nay , it 's not in reason as [a woman]_{1082-a woman} [i]_0-i ' that line o '_{[1082-a woman]} life should n't try to make [[her]_188-sylvia house]_{1953-her house} agreeable , ' said [Philip]_191-philip . '_[209-hester] Not wi ' [[my]_{5798-his aunt} wench]_{6761-my wench} , '_{[5798-his aunt]} said [Bell]_209-hester , in a determined voice . [Philip]_191-philip 's information had made a deeper impression on [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} than [he]_191-philip intended . [He]_191-philip [himself]_191-philip had been annoyed more at the idea that [Sylvia]_188-sylvia would be spoken of as having been at a rough piece of rustic gaiety -- a yearly festival for [the lower classes of [Yorkshire servants]_{1956-yorkshire servants}]_{1955-the lower classes of yorkshire servants} , out - door as well as in - door -- than at the affair itself , for [he]_191-philip had learnt from [[his]_191-philip informant]_{1957-his informant} how instantaneous [her]_188-sylvia appearance had been . [He]_191-philip stood watching [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} 's troubled face , and almost wishing that [he]_191-philip had not spoken . At last [she]_{5798-his aunt} heaved a deep sigh , and stirring the fire , as if by this little household occupation to compose [her]_{5798-his aunt} mind , [she]_{5798-his aunt} said-- ' It 's a pity as [wenches]_5799-wenches are n't [lads]_6415-lads , or [married folk]_{6764-married folk} . [I]_{5798-his aunt} could ha '_{[5798-his aunt]} wished -- but it were [the Lord]_{5574-the lord} 's will -- It would ha ' been summut to look to , if [she]_{5798-his aunt} 'd had [a brother]_{6040-a brother} . [[My]_{5798-his aunt} master]_{867-my master} is so full on [his]_191-philip own thoughts , [yo]_6767-yo '_{[5798-his aunt]} see , [he]_191-philip 's no mind left for thinking on [her]_{5798-his aunt} , what wi ' th '_{[5798-his aunt]} oats , and th ' wool , and [th '_[220-bell] young colt]_{6768-th ' young colt} , and [his]_191-philip venture [i]_0-i ' th '_[220-bell] _ Lucky [Mary]_220-bell _ . ' [She]_{5798-his aunt} really believed [[her]_{5798-his aunt} husband]_{5645-her husband} to have the serious and important occupation for [his]_{5645-her husband} mind that [she]_{5798-his aunt} had been taught to consider befitting the superior intellect of [the masculine gender]_{6770-the masculine gender} ; [she]_{5798-his aunt} would have taxed [herself]_{5798-his aunt} severely , if , even in thought , [she]_{5798-his aunt} had blamed [him]_{5645-her husband} , and [Philip]_191-philip respected [her]_{5798-his aunt} feelings too much to say that [[Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's father]_{5746-sylvia 's father} ought to look after [her]_{5798-his aunt} more closely if [he]_{5645-her husband} made such a pretty creature so constantly [[his]_{5645-her husband} companion]_{6772-his companion} ; yet some such speech was only just pent within [Philip]_191-philip 's closed lips . Again [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} spoke-- '_[220-bell] [I]_0-i used to think as [she]_1960-her and [yo]_1961-yo ' might fancy [one another]_{6774-one another} , but [thou'rt]_1962-thou'rt too old - fashioned like for [her]_1960-her ; [ye]_1961-yo would na '_{[1962-thou'rt]} suit ; and it 's as well , for now [I]_0-i can say to [thee]_1962-thou'rt , that [I]_0-i would take it very kindly if [thou]_1962-thou'rt would'st look after [her]_1960-her a bit . ' [Philip]_191-philip 's countenance fell into gloom . [He]_191-philip had to gulp down certain feelings before [he]_191-philip could make answer with discretion . '_[0-i] How can [I]_0-i look after [her]_1960-her , and [me]_0-i tied to [the shop]_{951-the shop} more and more every day ? ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i could send [her]_1960-her on a bit of an errand to [Foster]_204-jeremiah 's , and then , for sure , [yo]_1961-yo ' might keep an eye upon [her]_1960-her when [she]_1960-her 's in [th '_{[285-simpson]} town]_{6775-th ' town} ; and just walk a bit way with [her]_1960-her when [she]_1960-her 's in [th ' street]_{6776-th ' street} , and keep t '_{[285-simpson]} other fellows off [her]_1960-her -- [Ned Simpson]_285-simpson , [t ' butcher]_{6777-t ' butcher} , in '_[0-i] special , for [folks]_5570-folks do say [he]_1965-he means no good by any girl [he]_1965-he goes wi'--and [I]_0-i 'll ask [father]_6351-father to leave [her]_1960-her a bit more wi ' [me]_0-i . [They]_1967-they 're_[0-i] coming down th ' brow , and [Ned Simpson]_285-simpson wi '_{[286-sarvant]} [them]_1967-they . Now , [Philip]_191-philip , [I]_0-i look to [thee]_191-philip to do [a brother]_{6040-a brother} 's part by [[my]_0-i wench]_{6761-my wench} , and warn off all as is n't fit . ' The door opened , and the coarse strong voice of [Simpson]_285-simpson made [itself]_6778-itself heard . [He]_1965-he was [a stout man]_{6779-a stout man} , comely enough as to form and feature , but with a depth of colour in [his]_1965-he face that betokened the coming on of the habits of [the sot]_{6780-the sot} . [His]_1965-he Sunday hat was in [his]_1965-he hand , and [he]_1965-he smoothed the long nap of it , as [he]_1965-he said , with a mixture of shyness and familiarity-- '_[188-sylvia] [Sarvant]_286-sarvant , [missus]_878-missus . Yo'r [measter]_1971-measter is fain that [I]_0-i should come in an ' have a drop ; no offence , [I]_{5798-his aunt} hope ? '_{[5798-his aunt]} [Sylvia]_188-sylvia passed quickly through [the house - place]_{1175-the house - place} , and went [upstairs]_{5687-upstairs} without speaking to [[her]_188-sylvia cousin]_{956-her cousin} [Philip]_191-philip or to [any one]_{776-any one} . [He]_191-philip sat on , disliking [the visitor]_{1976-the visitor} , and almost disliking [[his]_191-philip hospitable uncle]_{1977-his hospitable uncle} for having brought [Simpson]_285-simpson into [the house]_{5492-the house} , sympathizing with [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} in the spirit which prompted [her]_{5798-his aunt} curt answers , and in the intervals of all these feelings wondering what ground [she]_{5798-his aunt} had for speaking as if [she]_{5798-his aunt} had now given up all thought of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia and [him]_191-philip ever being married , and in what way [he]_191-philip was too ' old - fashioned . '_{[5798-his aunt]} [Robson]_188-sylvia would gladly have persuaded [Philip]_191-philip to join [him]_191-philip and [Simpson]_285-simpson in [their]_1980-their drink , but [Philip]_191-philip was in no sociable mood , and sate a little aloof , watching the staircase down which sooner or later [Sylvia]_188-sylvia must come ; for , as perhaps has been already said , the stairs went up straight out of [the kitchen]_{1174-the kitchen} . And at length [his]_191-philip yearning watch was rewarded ; first , the little pointed toe came daintily in sight , then the trim ankle in the tight blue stocking , the wool of which was spun and the web of which was knitted by [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's careful hands ; then the full brown stuff petticoat , the arm holding the petticoat back in decent folds , so as not to encumber the descending feet ; the slender neck and shoulders hidden under the folded square of fresh white muslin ; the crowning beauty of the soft innocent face radiant in colour , and with the light brown curls clustering around . [She]_{5798-his aunt} made [her]_{5798-his aunt} way quickly to [Philip]_191-philip 's side ; how [his]_191-philip heart beat at [her]_{5798-his aunt} approach ! and even more when [she]_{5798-his aunt} entered into a low - voiced _ tete - a - tete _ . ' Is n't [he]_191-philip gone yet ? '_{[5798-his aunt]} said [she]_{5798-his aunt} . ' [I]_191-philip can not abide [him]_191-philip ; [I]_191-philip could ha '_[191-philip] [[pinched]_1983-pinched father]_{1984-pinched father} when [he]_{1984-pinched father} asked [him]_{1984-pinched father} for t ' come in . '_[191-philip] ' Maybe , [he]_191-philip 'll not stay long , '_{[5798-his aunt]} said [Philip]_191-philip , hardly understanding the meaning of what [he]_191-philip said , so sweet was it to have [her]_{5798-his aunt} making [her]_{5798-his aunt} whispered confidences to [him]_191-philip . But [Simpson]_285-simpson was not going to let [her]_{5798-his aunt} alone in the dark corner between the door and the window . [He]_191-philip began paying [her]_{5798-his aunt} some coarse country compliments -- too strong in [their]_1985-their direct flattery for even [[her]_{5798-his aunt} father]_{955-her father} 's taste , more especially as [he]_191-philip saw by [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} 's set lips and frowning brow how much [she]_{5798-his aunt} disapproved of [[their]_1988-their visitor]_{1179-their visitor} 's style of conversation . ' Come , [measter]_0-i , leave [t '_[662-men] lass]_{5786-t ' lass} alone ; [she]_{5798-his aunt} 's set up enough a'ready , [[her]_{5798-his aunt} mother]_{5519-her mother} makes such a deal on [her]_{5798-his aunt} . [Yo]_1991-yo ' an '_[0-i] [me]_0-i 's [men]_662-men for sensible talk at [our]_1988-their time o ' life . An '_[0-i] , as [I]_0-i was saying , [t]_1993-t ' horse was [a weaver]_{6782-a weaver} if [iver one]_{6783-iver one} was , as [any one]_{776-any one} could ha '_[0-i] told as had come within a mile on [him]_1993-t . ' And in this way [the old farmer]_{1921-the old farmer} and [the bluff butcher]_{6786-the bluff butcher} chatted on about horses , while [Philip]_191-philip and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia sate together , [he]_191-philip turning over all manner of hopes and projects for the future , in spite of [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} 's opinion that [he]_191-philip was too '_[0-i] old - fashioned ' for [[her]_{5798-his aunt} dainty , blooming daughter]_{6788-her dainty , blooming daughter} . Perhaps , too , [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} saw some reason for changing [her]_{219-mrs. robson} mind on this head as [she]_{219-mrs. robson} watched [Sylvia]_188-sylvia this night , for [she]_{219-mrs. robson} accompanied [Philip]_191-philip to the door , when the time came for [him]_191-philip to start homewards , and bade [him]_191-philip '_[0-i] good - night ' with unusual fervour , adding-- '_[0-i] Thou'st been a deal o ' comfort to [me]_191-philip , [lad]_1139-lad -- a'most as one as if [thou]_1994-thou wert [a child o '_[191-philip] [my]_0-i own]_{6790-a child o ' my own} , as at times [I]_0-i could welly think [thou]_1994-thou art to be . Anyways , [I]_0-i trust to [thee]_1994-thou to look after [the lile lass]_{1995-the lile lass} , as has [no brother]_{1996-no brother} to guide [her]_{1995-the lile lass} among [men]_662-men -- and [men]_662-men 's very kittle for [a woman]_{1082-a woman} to deal wi ; but if [thou'lt]_2000-thou'lt have an eye on whom [she]_{1995-the lile lass} consorts wi ' , [my]_191-philip mind 'll be easier . '_[191-philip] [Philip]_191-philip 's heart beat fast , but [his]_191-philip voice was as calm as usual when [he]_191-philip replied-- ' [I]_{1995-the lile lass} 'd just keep [her]_{1995-the lile lass} a bit aloof from [Monkshaven folks]_{1934-monkshaven folks} ; [a lass]_{1537-a lass} is always the more thought on for being chary of [herself]_{1537-a lass} ; and as for [t '_{[1995-the lile lass]} rest]_{6793-t ' rest} , [I]_0-i 'll have an eye to [the folks [she]_{1995-the lile lass} goes among]_{2001-the folks she goes among} , and if [I]_0-i see that [they]_{2001-the folks she goes among} do n't befit [her]_{1995-the lile lass} , [I]_0-i 'll just give [her]_{1995-the lile lass} a warning , for [she]_{1995-the lile lass} 's not one to like [such chaps as [yon Simpson there]_{2003-yon simpson there}]_{2002-such chaps as yon simpson there} ; [she]_{1995-the lile lass} can see what 's becoming in [a man]_{5486-a man} to say to [a lass]_{1537-a lass} , and what 's not . ' [Philip]_191-philip set out on [[his]_191-philip two - mile walk [home]_681-home]_{6794-his two - mile walk home} with a tumult of happiness in [his]_191-philip heart . [He]_191-philip was not often carried away by delusions of [his]_191-philip own creating ; to - night [he]_191-philip thought [he]_191-philip had good ground for believing that by patient self - restraint [he]_191-philip might win [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's love . A year ago [he]_191-philip had nearly earned [her]_188-sylvia dislike by obtruding upon [her]_188-sylvia looks and words betokening [his]_191-philip passionate love . [He]_191-philip alarmed [her]_188-sylvia girlish coyness , as well as wearied [her]_188-sylvia with the wish [he]_191-philip had then felt that [she]_188-sylvia should take an interest in [his]_191-philip pursuits . But , with unusual wisdom , [he]_191-philip had perceived [his]_191-philip mistake ; it was many months now since [he]_191-philip had betrayed , by word or look , that [she]_188-sylvia was anything more to [him]_191-philip than [a little cousin to be cared for and protected when need was]_{6796-a little cousin to be cared for and protected when need was} . The consequence was that [she]_188-sylvia had become tamed , just as a wild animal is tamed ; [he]_191-philip had remained tranquil and impassive , almost as if [he]_191-philip did not perceive [her]_188-sylvia shy advances towards friendliness . These advances were made by [her]_188-sylvia after the lessons had ceased . [She]_188-sylvia was afraid lest [he]_191-philip was displeased with [her]_188-sylvia behaviour in rejecting [his]_191-philip instructions , and was not easy till [she]_188-sylvia was at peace with [him]_191-philip ; and now , to all appearance , [he]_191-philip and [she]_188-sylvia were [perfect friends]_{6797-perfect friends} , but nothing more . In [his]_191-philip absence [she]_188-sylvia would not allow [[her]_188-sylvia young companions]_{6798-her young companions} to laugh at [his]_191-philip grave sobriety of character , and somewhat prim demeanour ; [she]_188-sylvia would even go against [her]_188-sylvia conscience , and deny that [she]_188-sylvia perceived any peculiarity . When [she]_188-sylvia wanted it , [she]_188-sylvia sought [his]_191-philip advice on such small subjects as came up in [her]_188-sylvia daily life ; and [she]_188-sylvia tried not to show signs of weariness when [he]_191-philip used more words -- and more difficult words -- than were necessary to convey [his]_191-philip ideas . But [[her]_188-sylvia ideal husband]_{6799-her ideal husband} was different from [Philip]_191-philip in every point , the two images never for an instant merged into one . To [Philip]_191-philip [she]_188-sylvia was [the only woman in [the world]_{984-the world}]_{6800-the only woman in the world} ; it was the one subject on which [he]_191-philip dared not consider , for fear that both conscience and judgment should decide against [him]_191-philip , and that [he]_191-philip should be convinced against [his]_191-philip will that [she]_188-sylvia was [an unfit mate for [him]_191-philip]_{6802-an unfit mate for him} , that [she]_188-sylvia never would be [his]_191-philip , and that it was waste of time and life to keep [her]_188-sylvia shrined in the dearest sanctuary of [his]_191-philip being , to the exclusion of all the serious and religious aims which , in any other case , [he]_191-philip would have been the first to acknowledge as the object [he]_191-philip ought to pursue . For [he]_191-philip had been brought up among [the Quakers]_{6803-the quakers} , and shared in [their]_{6803-the quakers} austere distrust of [a self - seeking spirit]_{6804-a self - seeking spirit} ; yet what else but self - seeking was [his]_191-philip passionate prayer , '_{[2006-travellers]} Give [me]_0-i [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , or else , [I]_0-i die ? ' No other vision had ever crossed [his]_191-philip masculine fancy for a moment ; [his]_6805-his was a rare and constant love that deserved a better fate than it met with . At this time [his]_191-philip hopes were high , as [I]_{2006-travellers} have said , not merely as to the growth of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's feelings towards [him]_191-philip , but as to the probability of [his]_191-philip soon being in a position to place [her]_188-sylvia in such comfort , as [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} , as [she]_188-sylvia had never enjoyed before . For [the brothers Foster]_{6807-the brothers foster} were thinking of retiring from business , and relinquishing [the shop]_{951-the shop} to [[their]_{6807-the brothers foster} two shopmen]_{6809-their two shopmen} , [Philip Hepburn]_191-philip and [William Coulson]_207-coulson . To be sure , it was only by looking back for a few months , and noticing chance expressions and small indications , that this intention of [theirs]_{6807-the brothers foster} could be discovered . But every step [they]_{6807-the brothers foster} took tended this way , and [Philip]_191-philip knew [their]_{6807-the brothers foster} usual practice of deliberation too well to feel in the least impatient for the quicker progress of the end which [he]_191-philip saw steadily approaching . The whole atmosphere of life among [the Friends]_{6810-the friends} at this date partook of this character of self - repression , and both [Coulson]_207-coulson and [Hepburn]_191-philip shared in it . [Coulson]_207-coulson was just as much aware of the prospect opening before [him]_191-philip as [Hepburn]_191-philip ; but [they]_{6807-the brothers foster} never spoke together on the subject , although [their]_{6807-the brothers foster} mutual knowledge might be occasionally implied in [their]_{6807-the brothers foster} conversation on [their]_{6807-the brothers foster} future lives . Meanwhile [the Fosters]_{994-the fosters} were imparting more of the background of [their]_{994-the fosters} business to [[their]_{994-the fosters} successors]_{6812-their successors} . For the present , at least , [the brothers]_{1016-the brothers} meant to retain an interest in [the shop]_{951-the shop} , even after [they]_{1016-the brothers} had given up the active management ; and [they]_{1016-the brothers} sometimes thought of setting up [a separate establishment as [bankers]_6816-bankers]_{6815-a separate establishment as bankers} . The separation of the business,--the introduction of [[their]_{1016-the brothers} shopmen]_{6817-their shopmen} to [the distant manufacturers who furnished [their]_{1016-the brothers} goods]_{6818-the distant manufacturers who furnished their goods} ( in those days the system of '_{[2006-travellers]} [travellers]_{2006-travellers} ' was not so widely organized as it is at present),--all these steps were in gradual progress ; and already [Philip]_191-philip saw [himself]_191-philip in imagination in the dignified position of [joint master of [the principal shop in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{6820-the principal shop in monkshaven}]_{6819-joint master of the principal shop in monkshaven} , with [Sylvia]_188-sylvia installed as [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} , with certainly a silk gown , and possibly a gig at [her]_188-sylvia disposal . In all [Philip]_191-philip 's visions of future prosperity , it was [Sylvia]_188-sylvia who was to be aggrandized by [them]_6822-them ; [his]_191-philip own life was to be spent as it was now , pretty much between the four shop walls . CHAPTER XII NEW YEAR 'S_[191-philip] FETE All this enlargement of interest in [the shop]_{951-the shop} occupied [Philip]_191-philip fully for some months after the period referred to in the preceding chapter . Remembering [his]_191-philip last conversation with [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} , [he]_191-philip might have been uneasy at [his]_191-philip inability to perform [his]_191-philip promise and look after [[his]_191-philip pretty cousin]_{2009-his pretty cousin} , but that about the middle of November [Bell Robson]_220-bell had fallen ill of a rheumatic fever , and that [[her]_220-bell daughter]_{1252-her daughter} had been entirely absorbed in nursing [her]_220-bell . No thought of company or gaiety was in [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's mind as long as [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's illness lasted ; vehement in all [her]_188-sylvia feelings , [she]_188-sylvia discovered in the dread of losing [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} how passionately [she]_188-sylvia was attached to [her]_{5519-her mother} . Hitherto [she]_188-sylvia had supposed , as [children]_572-children so often do , that [[her]_188-sylvia parents]_{1783-her parents} would live for ever ; and now when it was a question of days , whether by that time the following week [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} might not be buried out of [her]_188-sylvia sight for ever , [she]_188-sylvia clung to every semblance of service to be rendered , or affection shown , as if [she]_188-sylvia hoped to condense the love and care of years into the few days only that might remain . [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} lingered on , began slowly to recover , and before [Christmas]_{287-christmas} was again sitting by the fireside in [the house - place]_{1175-the house - place} , wan and pulled down , muffled up with shawls and blankets , but still there once more , where not long before [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had scarcely expected to see [her]_188-sylvia again . [Philip]_191-philip came up that evening and found [Sylvia]_188-sylvia in wild spirits . [She]_188-sylvia thought that everything was done , now that [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} had once come [downstairs]_{2018-downstairs} again ; [she]_188-sylvia laughed with glee ; [she]_188-sylvia kissed [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} ; [she]_188-sylvia shook hands with [Philip]_191-philip , [she]_188-sylvia almost submitted to a speech of more than usual tenderness from [him]_191-philip ; but , in the midst of [his]_191-philip words , [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's pillows wanted arranging and [she]_188-sylvia went to [her]_188-sylvia chair , paying no more heed to [his]_191-philip words than if they had been addressed to the cat , that lying on [the invalid]_{2021-the invalid} 's knee was purring out [her]_188-sylvia welcome to the weak hand feebly stroking [her]_188-sylvia back . [Robson]_188-sylvia [himself]_188-sylvia soon came in , looking older and more subdued since [Philip]_191-philip had seen [him]_191-philip last . [He]_191-philip was very urgent that [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} should have some spirits and water ; but on [her]_{5589-his wife} refusal , almost as if [she]_{5589-his wife} loathed the thought of the smell , [he]_191-philip contented [himself]_191-philip with sharing [her]_{5589-his wife} tea , though [he]_191-philip kept abusing the beverage as ' washing the heart out of [a man]_{5486-a man} , '_{[5589-his wife]} and attributing all the degeneracy of [the world]_{984-the world} , growing up about [him]_191-philip in [his]_191-philip old age , to the drinking of such slop . At the same time , [his]_191-philip little self - sacrifice put [him]_191-philip in an unusually good temper ; and , mingled with [his]_191-philip real gladness at having [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} once more on the way to recovery , brought back some of the old charm of tenderness combined with light - heartedness , which had won the sober [Isabella Preston]_{288-isabella preston} long ago . [He]_191-philip sat by [her]_{5589-his wife} side , holding [her]_{5589-his wife} hand , and talking of old times to [the young couple]_{2025-the young couple} opposite ; of [his]_191-philip adventures and escapes , and how [he]_191-philip had won [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} . [She]_{5589-his wife} , faintly smiling at the remembrance of those days , yet half - ashamed at having the little details of [her]_{5589-his wife} courtship revealed , from time to time kept saying,-- ' For shame wi '_[0-i] [thee]_2027-thee , [Dannel]_221-dannel -- [I]_0-i never did , ' and faint denials of a similar kind . '_{[2031-a chap]} [Niver]_224-niver believe [her]_{5589-his wife} , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia . [She]_{5589-his wife} were [a woman]_{1082-a woman} , and there 's niver [a woman]_{1082-a woman} but likes to have [a sweetheart]_{947-a sweetheart} , and can tell when [a chap]_{2031-a chap} 's castin ' sheep's - eyes at [her]_{5589-his wife} ; ay , an '_{[6824-my old ' ooman]} afore [he]_{2031-a chap} knows what [he]_{2031-a chap} 's about hissen . [She]_{5589-his wife} were [a pretty one]_{2032-a pretty one} then , was [[my]_0-i old ' ooman]_{6824-my old ' ooman} , an '_{[5589-his wife]} liked [them]_2033-them as thought [her]_{5589-his wife} so , though [she]_{5589-his wife} did cock [her]_{5589-his wife} head high , as bein ' [a Preston]_{6825-a preston} , which were [a family]_{6477-a family} o '_{[5589-his wife]} standin ' and means [i]_{288-isabella preston} '_{[288-isabella preston]} those parts aforetime . There 's [Philip]_191-philip there , [I]_0-i 'll warrant , is as proud o ' bein '_{[6827-t ']} [Preston]_{288-isabella preston} by [t ']_{6827-t '} [mother]_684-mother 's side , for it runs [i]_{6827-t '} '_{[6827-t ']} t ' blood , [lass]_799-lass . [A]_6830-a can tell when [a child of a Preston]_{6831-a child of a preston} tak 's to being proud o '_{[6827-t ']} [[their]_2034-their kin]_{2035-their kin} , by t ' cut o '_{[6827-t ']} [their]_2034-their nose . Now [Philip]_191-philip 's and [[my]_0-i missus]_{5581-my missus} 's has a turn beyond common [i]_0-i ' [their]_2034-their nostrils , as if [they]_2034-their was sniffin '_{[6827-t ']} at t ' rest of [[us]_6832-us world]_{6833-us world} , an '_{[6827-t ']} seein ' if [we]_6832-us was good enough for ['em]_{6834-'em[6827-t ']} to consort wi ' . [Thee]_6835-thee an '_{[288-isabella preston]} [me]_0-i , [lass]_799-lass , is [Robsons -- oat - cake folk]_{2038-robsons -- oat - cake folk} , while [they]_{2038-robsons -- oat - cake folk} 's pie - crust . [Lord]_2039-lord ! how [Bell]_{288-isabella preston} used to speak to [me]_0-i , as short as though a was n't [a Christian]_{6564-a christian} , an ' a '_{[288-isabella preston]} t ' time [she]_{288-isabella preston} loved [me]_0-i as [her]_{288-isabella preston} very life , an '_{[6836-tho ' a]} well a knew it , tho ' a'd to mak '_{[6836-tho ' a]} as [tho ' a]_{6836-tho ' a} did n't . [Philip]_191-philip , when [thou]_191-philip goes courtin '_{[6836-tho ' a]} , come t ' [me]_{6836-tho ' a} , and a'll give [thee]_191-philip many a wrinkle . A've shown , too , as a know well how t '_{[6836-tho ' a]} choose [a good wife]_{2041-a good wife} by tokens an ' signs , [hannot a , missus]_{6837-hannot a , missus} ? Come t '_{[6836-tho ' a]} [me]_0-i , [[my]_0-i lad]_{864-my lad} , and show [me]_0-i [t ' lass]_{5786-t ' lass} , an '_[2043-yo] a'll just tak ' a squint at [her]_2044-her , an '_[2043-yo] tell [yo]_2043-yo ' if [she]_2044-her 'll do or not ; an '_[2043-yo] if [she]_2044-her 'll do , a'll teach [yo]_2043-yo ' how to win [her]_2044-her . '_[2043-yo] ' [They]_6839-they say [another o '_[2043-yo] yon Corney girls]_{6840-another o ' yon corney girls} is going to be married , ' said [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} , in [her]_{219-mrs. robson} faint deliberate tones . '_[2043-yo] By gosh , an ' it 's well [thou'st]_6841-thou'st spoke on 'em_[2046-her] ; a was as clean forgettin ' it as [iver]_6842-iver could be . A met [Nanny Corney]_{289-nanny corney} [i]_2046-her '_[2046-her] [Monkshaven last neet]_{2045-monkshaven last neet} , and [she]_2046-her axed [me]_0-i for t ' let [[our]_6843-our [Sylvia]_188-sylvia]_{6844-our sylvia} come o '_{[2047-her man]} New Year 's Eve , an ' see [Molly]_187-molly an '_{[2047-her man]} [[her]_2046-her man]_{2047-her man} , that ' n as is [we]_6843-our d beyond [Newcassel]_68-newcassel , [they]_6845-they 'll be over at [her]_2046-her feyther 's , for t '_[188-sylvia] New Year , an ' there 's to be a merry - making . '_[188-sylvia] [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's colour came , [her]_188-sylvia eyes brightened , [she]_188-sylvia would have liked to go ; but the thought of [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} came across [her]_188-sylvia , and [her]_188-sylvia features fell . [[Her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's eye caught the look and the change , and knew what both meant as well as if [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had spoken out . ' [Thursday]_290-thursday se'nnight , '_[188-sylvia] said [she]_188-sylvia . ' [I]_188-sylvia 'll be rare and strong by then , and [Sylvie]_188-sylvia shall go play [hersen]_188-sylvia ; [she]_188-sylvia 's been [nurse]_6846-nurse - tending long enough . '_{[6847-old ' ooman]} ' [You]_{5519-her mother} 're_[240-god] but weakly yet , ' said [Philip]_191-philip shortly ; [he]_191-philip did not intend to say it , but the words seemed to come out in spite of [himself]_191-philip . '_[240-god] A said as [[our]_2050-our lass]_{1197-our lass} should come , [God]_240-god willin ' , if [she]_{1197-our lass} only came and went , an '_{[6847-old ' ooman]} [thee]_{1197-our lass} goin' on sprightly , [old ' ooman]_{6847-old ' ooman} . An '_{[6847-old ' ooman]} a'll turn [nurse]_6846-nurse - tender [mysen]_2053-mysen for t ' occasion , '_{[6847-old ' ooman]} special if [thou]_{1197-our lass} can stand t ' good honest smell o '_{[6825-a preston]} whisky by then . So , [[my]_0-i lass]_{1468-my lass} , get up [thy]_{1468-my lass} smart clothes , and cut t ' best on ['em]_{6848-'em[2057-she]} out , as becomes [a Preston]_{6825-a preston} . Maybe , a'll fetch [thee]_{1468-my lass} [home]_681-home , an ' maybe [Philip]_191-philip will convoy [thee]_{1468-my lass} , for [Nanny Corney]_{289-nanny corney} bade [thee]_{1468-my lass} to t '_[2057-she] merry - making , as well . [She]_2057-she said [her]_2057-she measter would be seem ' [thee]_{1468-my lass} about t '_[2057-she] wool afore then . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't think as [I]_0-i can go , ' said [Philip]_191-philip , secretly pleased to know that [he]_0-i had the opportunity in [his]_0-i power ; '_[0-i] [I]_0-i 'm half bound to go Wi '_[0-i] [Hester Rose]_209-hester and [[her]_209-hester mother]_{5519-her mother} to t ' watch - night . '_[188-sylvia] ' Is Hester a [Methodee]_291-methodee ? '_[188-sylvia] asked [Sylvia]_188-sylvia in surprise . ' No ! [she]_209-hester 's neither [a Methodee]_{6849-a methodee} , nor [a Friend]_{5615-a friend} , nor [a Church person]_{6851-a church person} ; but [she]_209-hester 's a turn for serious things , choose wherever [they]_6852-they 're_[188-sylvia] found . ' '_[188-sylvia] Well , then , ' said good - natured [farmer Robson]_188-sylvia , only seeing the surface of things , '_[2059-thee] a'll make shift to fetch [Sylvie]_188-sylvia back fra ' t '_[2059-thee] merry - making , and [thee]_2059-thee an ' [[thy]_2059-thee young woman]_{6853-thy young woman} can go to t '_[2059-thee] prayer - makin ' ; it 's [every man]_{5497-every man} to [his]_{5497-every man} taste , say [I.]_188-sylvia '_[2060-she] But in spite of [his]_0-i half - promise , nay against [his]_0-i natural inclination , [Philip]_191-philip was lured to [the Corneys]_{242-the corneys} ' by the thought of meeting [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , of watching [her]_188-sylvia and exulting in [her]_188-sylvia superiority in pretty looks and ways to all [the other girls likely to be assembled]_{6855-the other girls likely to be assembled} . Besides ( [he]_0-i told [his]_0-i conscience ) [he]_0-i was pledged to [[his]_0-i aunt]_{5798-his aunt} to watch over [Sylvia]_188-sylvia like [a brother]_{6040-a brother} . So in the interval before New Year 's Eve , [he]_0-i silently revelled as much as [any young girl]_{6858-any young girl} in the anticipation of the happy coming time . At this hour , [all the actors in this story]_{6859-all the actors in this story} having played out [their]_{6859-all the actors in this story} parts and gone to [their]_{6859-all the actors in this story} rest , there is something touching in recording the futile efforts made by [Philip]_191-philip to win from [Sylvia]_188-sylvia the love [he]_0-i yearned for . But , at the time , [any one who had watched [him]_191-philip]_{6860-any one who had watched him} might have been amused to see [the grave , awkward , plain young man]_{6861-the grave , awkward , plain young man} studying patterns and colours for a new waistcoat , with [his]_191-philip head a little on one side , after the meditative manner common to those who are choosing a new article of dress . [They]_{6860-any one who had watched him} might have smiled could [they]_{6860-any one who had watched him} have read in [his]_191-philip imagination the frequent rehearsals of the coming evening , when [he]_191-philip and [she]_188-sylvia should each be dressed in [their]_{6860-any one who had watched him} gala attire , to spend a few hours under a bright , festive aspect , among people whose company would oblige [them]_{6860-any one who had watched him} to assume a new demeanour towards [each other]_{6627-each other} , not so familiar as [their]_{6860-any one who had watched him} every - day manner , but allowing more scope for the expression of rustic gallantry . [Philip]_191-philip had so seldom been to anything of the kind , that , even had [Sylvia]_188-sylvia not been going , [he]_191-philip would have felt a kind of shy excitement at the prospect of anything so unusual . But , indeed , if [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had not been going , it is very probable that [Philip]_191-philip 's rigid conscience might have been aroused to the question whether [such parties]_{6863-such parties} did not savour too much of [the world]_{984-the world} for [him]_191-philip to form one in [them]_{6863-such parties} . As it was , however , the facts to [him]_191-philip were simply these . [He]_191-philip was going and [she]_188-sylvia was going . The day before , [he]_191-philip had hurried off to [Haytersbank Farm]_{24-haytersbank farm} with a small paper parcel in [his]_191-philip pocket -- a ribbon with a little briar - rose pattern running upon it for [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . It was the first thing [he]_191-philip had ever ventured to give [her]_188-sylvia -- the first thing of the kind would , perhaps , be more accurate ; for when [he]_191-philip had first begun to teach [her]_188-sylvia any lessons , [he]_191-philip had given [her]_188-sylvia [Mavor]_292-mavor 's Spelling - book , but that [he]_191-philip might have done , out of zeal for knowledge , to [any dunce of [a little girl of [his]_191-philip acquaintance]_{6866-a little girl of his acquaintance}]_{6865-any dunce of a little girl of his acquaintance} . This ribbon was quite a different kind of present ; [he]_191-philip touched it tenderly , as if [he]_191-philip were caressing it , when [he]_191-philip thought of [her]_188-sylvia wearing it ; the briar - rose ( sweetness and thorns ) seemed to be the very flower for [her]_188-sylvia ; the soft , green ground on which the pink and brown pattern ran , was just the colour to show off [her]_188-sylvia complexion . And [she]_188-sylvia would in a way belong to [him]_191-philip : [[her]_188-sylvia cousin]_{956-her cousin} , [[her]_188-sylvia mentor]_{6868-her mentor} , [[her]_188-sylvia chaperon]_{6869-her chaperon} , [[her]_188-sylvia lover]_{6870-her lover} ! While [others]_540-others only admired , [he]_191-philip might hope to appropriate ; for of late [they]_6872-they had been [such happy friends]_{6873-such happy friends} ! [[Her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} approved of [him]_191-philip , [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} liked [him]_191-philip . A few months , perhaps only a few weeks more of self - restraint , and then [he]_191-philip might go and speak openly of [his]_191-philip wishes , and what [he]_191-philip had to offer . For [he]_191-philip had resolved , with the quiet force of [his]_191-philip character , to wait until all was finally settled between [him]_191-philip and [[his]_191-philip masters]_{6876-his masters} , before [he]_191-philip declared [himself]_191-philip to either [Sylvia]_188-sylvia or [[her]_188-sylvia parents]_{1783-her parents} . The interval was spent in patient , silent endeavours to recommend [himself]_191-philip to [her]_188-sylvia . [He]_191-philip had to give [his]_191-philip ribbon to [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} in charge for [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , and that was a disappointment to [his]_191-philip fancy , although [he]_191-philip tried to reason [himself]_191-philip into thinking that it was better so . [He]_191-philip had not time to wait for [her]_188-sylvia return from some errand on which [she]_188-sylvia had gone , for [he]_191-philip was daily more and more occupied with the affairs of [the shop]_{951-the shop} . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia made many a promise to [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} , and more to [herself]_188-sylvia , that [she]_188-sylvia would not stay late at the party , but [she]_188-sylvia might go as early as [she]_188-sylvia liked ; and before the December daylight had faded away , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia presented [herself]_188-sylvia at [the Corneys ']_{6881-the corneys '[0-i]} . [She]_2060-she was to come early in order to help to set out the supper , which was arranged in [the large old flagged parlour , which served as best bed - room]_{2061-the large old flagged parlour , which served as best bed - room} as well . [It]_2062-it opened out of [the house - place]_{1175-the house - place} , and was [the sacred room of [the house]_{5492-the house}]_{2064-the sacred room of the house} , as [chambers of a similar description]_{2066-chambers of a similar description} are still considered in [retired farmhouses in [the north of [England]_1-england]_{2068-the north of england}]_{2067-retired farmhouses in the north of england} . They are used on occasions like the one now described for purposes of hospitality ; but in the state bed , overshadowing so large a portion of the floor , the births and , as far as may be , the deaths , of [the household]_{6398-the household} take place . At [the Corneys ']_{6881-the corneys '} , the united efforts of [some former generation of [the family]_{539-the family}]_{6883-some former generation of the family} had produced patchwork curtains and coverlet ; and patchwork was patchwork in those days , before the early [Yates]_293-yates and [Peels]_294-peels had found out the secret of printing the parsley - leaf . Scraps of costly Indian chintzes and palempours were intermixed with commoner black and red calico in minute hexagons ; and the variety of patterns served for the useful purpose of promoting conversation as well as the more obvious one of displaying [the work - woman]_{6885-the work - woman} 's taste . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , for instance , began at once to [[her]_188-sylvia old friend]_{6886-her old friend} , [Molly Brunton]_295-molly , who had accompanied [her]_188-sylvia into [this chamber]_{6887-this chamber} to take off [her]_188-sylvia hat and cloak , with a remark on one of the chintzes . Stooping over the counterpane , with a face into which the flush would come whether or no , [she]_188-sylvia said to [Molly,--]_296-molly,-- '_[0-i] Dear ! [I]_0-i never seed this one afore -- this -- for all t ' world like th '_[2070-thou] eyes in a peacock 's tail . ' '_[295-molly] [Thou]_2070-thou 's seen it many a time and oft , [lass]_799-lass . But were n't [thou]_2070-thou surprised to find [Charley]_202-kinraid here ? [We]_2072-we picked [him]_202-kinraid up at [Shields]_69-shields , quite by surprise like ; and when [Brunton]_295-molly and [me]_0-i said as [we]_2072-we was comin ' [here]_5537-here , nought would serve [him]_202-kinraid but comin '_[295-molly] with [us]_2072-we , for t ' see t '_{[2073-your mother]} new year in . It 's a pity as [[your]_799-lass mother]_{2073-your mother} 's ta'en this time for t ' fall ill and want [yo]_799-lass '_{[2073-your mother]} back so early . ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had taken off [her]_188-sylvia hat and cloak by this time , and began to help [Molly]_295-molly and [a younger unmarried sister]_{6889-a younger unmarried sister} in laying out the substantial supper . '_{[2073-your mother]} Here , ' continued [Mrs. Brunton]_{297-mrs. brunton} ; '_{[5761-a husband]} stick a bit o ' holly [i]_{5761-a husband} '_{[5761-a husband]} yon pig 's mouth , that 's the way [we]_2072-we do things [i]_0-i ' Newcassel ; but [folks]_5570-folks is so behindhand in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven . It 's a fine thing to live in [a large town]_{6891-a large town} , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; an '_[0-i] if [yo're]_2074-yo looking out for [a husband]_{5761-a husband} , [I]_0-i 'd advise [yo]_2074-yo ' to tak '_[0-i] one as lives in [a town]_{1442-a town} . [I]_0-i feel as if [I]_0-i were buried alive comin ' back here , such an out - o'-t'-way place after [t '_[0-i] Side]_{6892-t ' side} , wheere there 's [many a hundred carts and carriages]_{2077-many a hundred carts and carriages} goes past in a day . [I]_0-i 've a great mind for t ' tak [yo]_2074-yo '_[0-i] two lassies back wi ' [me]_0-i , and let [yo]_2074-yo '_[0-i] see a bit o ' t '_[188-sylvia] world ; may - be , [I]_0-i may yet . [[Her]_2078-her sister]_{2079-her sister} [Bessy]_298-bessy looked much pleased with this plan , but [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was rather inclined to take offence at [Molly]_295-molly 's patronizing ways , and replied,-- ' [I]_188-sylvia 'm_[188-sylvia] none so fond o ' noise and bustle ; why , [yo'll]_2074-yo not be able to hear [yoursels]_{6893-yoursels} speak wi '_[203-mother] all [them]_{2077-many a hundred carts and carriages} [carts and carriages]_{2080-carts and carriages} . [I]_0-i 'd rayther bide at [home]_681-home ; let alone [that mother]_{2082-that mother} ca n't spare [me]_0-i . ' It was , perhaps , a rather ungracious way of answering [Molly Brunton]_295-molly 's speech , and so [she]_188-sylvia felt it to be , although [her]_188-sylvia invitation had been none of the most courteously worded . [She]_188-sylvia irritated [Sylvia]_188-sylvia still further by repeating [her]_188-sylvia last words,-- '_[684-mother] " [Mother]_203-mother ca n't spare [me]_0-i ; " why , [mother]_684-mother 'll have to spare [thee]_188-sylvia sometime , when t ' time for wedding comes . '_[684-mother] ' [I]_2084-i 'm_[2084-i] none going to be [we]_2084-i d , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; '_[684-mother] and if [I]_0-i were , [I]_0-i 'd niver go far fra ' [mother]_684-mother . '_[684-mother] ' Eh ! what [a spoilt darling it]_{6895-a spoilt darling it} is . How [Brunton]_295-molly will laugh when [I]_2084-i tell [him]_2085-he about [yo]_188-sylvia '_[2084-i] ; [Brunton]_295-molly 's a rare one for laughin ' . It 's a great thing to have got such [a merry man]_{6896-a merry man} for [a husband]_{5761-a husband} . Why ! [he]_2085-he has [his]_2085-he joke for every one as comes into [t '_[2085-he] shop]_{6345-t ' shop} ; and [he]_2085-he 'll ha ' something funny to say to everything this evenin '_[2085-he] . ' [Bessy]_298-bessy saw that [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was annoyed , and , with more delicacy than [[her]_188-sylvia sister]_{2079-her sister} , [she]_188-sylvia tried to turn the conversation . '_{[297-mrs. brunton]} That 's a pretty ribbon in [thy]_0-i hair , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; [I]_0-i 'd like to have one o ' t '_{[297-mrs. brunton]} same pattern . [Feyther]_190-feyther likes pickled walnuts stuck about t ' round o '_[295-molly] beef , [Molly]_295-molly . ' '_{[297-mrs. brunton]} [I]_0-i know what [I]_0-i 'm about , '_[188-sylvia] replied [Mrs. Brunton]_{297-mrs. brunton} , with a toss of [her]_{297-mrs. brunton} married head . [Bessy]_298-bessy resumed [her]_298-bessy inquiry . ' Is there any more to be had wheere that come fra '_[188-sylvia] , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ? ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't know , ' replied [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . '_{[297-mrs. brunton]} It come fra ' [Foster 's]_204-jeremiah , and [yo]_188-sylvia '_[0-i] can ask . ' '_[0-i] What might it cost ? ' said [Betsy]_256-darley , fingering an end of it to test its quality . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i ca n't tell , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , '_[224-niver] it were a present . ' '_[224-niver] [Niver]_224-niver mak ' ado about t '_[0-i] price , ' said [Molly]_295-molly ; '_[2086-she] [I]_0-i 'll gi'e [thee]_188-sylvia enough on ' t to tie up [thy]_188-sylvia hair , just like [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's . Only [thou]_188-sylvia hastn't such wealth o '_[224-niver] curls as [she]_2086-she has ; it 'll [niver]_224-niver look t ' same [i]_191-philip '_[191-philip] [thy]_188-sylvia straight locks . And who might it be as give it [thee]_188-sylvia , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ? ' asked the unscrupulous , if good - natured [Molly]_295-molly . '_[191-philip] [[My]_0-i cousin]_{876-my cousin} [Philip]_191-philip , [him]_191-philip as is shopman at [Foster 's]_204-jeremiah , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , innocently . But it was far too good an opportunity for the exercise of [Molly]_295-molly 's kind of wit for [her]_295-molly to pass over . '_[0-i] Oh , oh ! [[our]_2088-our cousin]_{2089-our cousin} [Philip]_191-philip , is it ? and [he]_191-philip 'll not be living so far away from [[your]_0-i mother]_{2073-your mother} ? [I]_0-i 've no need be [a witch]_{2091-a witch} to put two and two together . [He]_191-philip 's a coming here to - night , is n't [he]_191-philip , [Bessy]_298-bessy ? ' '_[188-sylvia] [I]_0-i wish [yo]_0-i ' would n't talk so , [Molly]_295-molly , '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; ' [me]_295-molly and [Philip]_191-philip is [good enough friends]_{6900-good enough friends} , but [we]_{6900-good enough friends} niver think on [each other]_{6627-each other} in that way ; leastways , [I]_295-molly do n't . '_[295-molly] ' ( Sweet butter ! now that 's [[my]_295-molly mother]_{6101-my mother} 's old - fashioned way ; as if [folks]_5570-folks must eat sweet butter now - a - days , because [[her]_295-molly mother]_{5519-her mother} did ! ) That way , '_[295-molly] continued [Molly]_295-molly , in the manner that annoyed [Sylvia]_188-sylvia so much , repeating [her]_295-molly words as if for the purpose of laughing at [them]_2092-them . ' " That way ? " and pray what is t '_[0-i] way [yo're]_2093-yo speaking on ? [I]_0-i niver said nought about marrying , did [I]_0-i , that [yo]_2093-yo ' need look so red and shamefaced about [[yo'r]_2093-yo cousin [Philip]_191-philip]_{6905-yo'r cousin philip} ? But , as [Brunton]_295-molly says , if t '_[0-i] cap fits [yo]_2093-yo ' , put it on . [I]_0-i 'm_[0-i] glad [he]_2094-he 's comin ' to - night tho '_[0-i] , for as [I]_0-i 'm done makin '_[0-i] love and courtin ' , it 's next best t '_[188-sylvia] watch [other folks]_{839-other folks} ; an ' [yo'r]_2093-yo face , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , has letten [me]_188-sylvia into a secret , as [I]_188-sylvia 'd some glimpses on afore [I]_188-sylvia was [we]_6906-we d. '_[188-sylvia] [Sylvia]_188-sylvia secretly determined not to speak a word more to [Philip]_191-philip than [she]_188-sylvia could help , and wondered how [she]_188-sylvia could ever have liked [Molly]_295-molly at all , much less have made [a companion of [her]_295-molly]_{2096-a companion of her} . The table was now laid out , and nothing remained but to criticize the arrangement a little . [Bessy]_298-bessy was full of admiration . ' [Theere]_2093-yo , [Molly]_295-molly ! '_[188-sylvia] said [she]_188-sylvia . ' [Yo]_2093-yo '_[298-bessy] niver seed more vittle brought together [i]_0-i ' Newcassel , [I]_298-bessy 'll be bound ; there 'll be above half a hundredweight o '_[298-bessy] butcher 's meat , beside pies and custards . [I]_0-i 've eaten no dinner these two days for thinking on ' t ; it 's been a weary burden on [my]_298-bessy mind , but it 's off now [I]_298-bessy see how well it looks . [I]_298-bessy told [mother]_684-mother not to come near it till [we]_6908-we 'd spread it all out , and now [I]_298-bessy 'll go fetch [her]_684-mother . '_[298-bessy] [Bessy]_298-bessy ran off into [the house - place]_{1175-the house - place} . ' It 's well enough in a country kind o '_[298-bessy] way , ' said [Molly]_295-molly , with the faint approbation of condescension . '_[298-bessy] But if [I]_0-i 'd thought on , [I]_0-i 'd ha ' brought ['em]_{6909-'em[298-bessy]} down a beast or two done [i]_0-i ' sponge - cake , wi '_[0-i] currants for [his]_2098-his eyes to give t ' table an air . '_{[5519-her mother]} The door was opened , and [Bessy]_298-bessy came in smiling and blushing with proud pleasure . [[Her]_2099-her mother]_{5519-her mother} followed [her]_2099-her on tip - toe , smoothing down [her]_{5519-her mother} apron , and with [her]_{5519-her mother} voice subdued to a whisper:-- ' Ay , [[my]_{5519-her mother} lass]_{1468-my lass} , it _ is _ fine ! But dunnot mak '_{[5519-her mother]} an ado about it , let ['em]_2101-'em think it 's just [our]_2101-'em common way . If [any one]_{776-any one} says aught about how good t '_{[5519-her mother]} vittle is , tak ' it calm , and say [we'n]_2101-'em better [i]_0-i '_{[6912-t ' lasses]} t ' house,--it'll mak '_{[5519-her mother]} 'em eat wi '_{[6912-t ' lasses]} a better appetite , and think the more on [us]_2101-'em . [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , [I]_0-i 'm much beholden t '_[0-i] [ye]_188-sylvia for comin ' so early , and helpin '_[0-i] [t ' lasses]_{6912-t ' lasses} , but [yo]_188-sylvia '_[5570-folks] mun come in [t ' [house - place]_{6914-house - place}]_{6913-t ' house - place} now , t '_[5570-folks] [folks]_5570-folks is gatherin ' , an '_[295-molly] [yo'r cousin]_{2103-yo'r cousin} 's been asking after [yo]_188-sylvia ' a'ready . '_[0-i] [Molly]_295-molly gave [her]_188-sylvia a nudge , which made [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's face go all aflame with angry embarrassment . [She]_188-sylvia was conscious that the watching which [Molly]_295-molly had threatened [her]_188-sylvia with began directly ; for [Molly]_295-molly went up to [[her]_295-molly husband]_{5645-her husband} , and whispered something to [him]_{5645-her husband} which set [him]_{5645-her husband} off in a chuckling laugh , and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was aware that [his]_{5645-her husband} eyes followed [her]_188-sylvia about with knowing looks all the evening . [She]_188-sylvia would hardly speak to [Philip]_191-philip , and pretended not to see [his]_191-philip outstretched hand , but passed on to the chimney - corner , and tried to shelter [herself]_188-sylvia behind the broad back of farmer Corney , who had no notion of relinquishing [his]_191-philip customary place for all [the young people who ever came to the house,--or]_{2105-the young people who ever came to the house,--or} for [any old people]_{2106-any old people} either , for that matter . It was [his]_191-philip household throne , and there [he]_191-philip sat with no more idea of abdicating in favour of any comer than [King George]_{212-king george} at [St James]_{70-st james} 's . But [he]_191-philip was glad to see [[his]_191-philip friends]_{2107-his friends} ; and had paid [them]_{2107-his friends} the unwonted compliment of shaving on a week - day , and putting on [his]_191-philip Sunday coat . The united efforts of [wife]_611-wife and [children]_572-children had failed to persuade [him]_191-philip to make any farther change in [his]_191-philip attire ; to all [their]_{2107-his friends} arguments on this head [he]_191-philip had replied,-- ' [Them]_{2107-his friends} as does n't like t '_[0-i] see [me]_0-i [i]_0-i ' [my]_{2110-all the young people} work - a - day wescut and breeches may bide away . '_{[2110-all the young people]} It was the longest sentence [he]_191-philip said that day , but [he]_191-philip repeated it several times over . [He]_191-philip was glad enough to see [all the young people]_{2110-all the young people} , but [they]_{2110-all the young people} were not ' of [his]_191-philip kidney , '_[191-philip] as [he]_191-philip expressed it to [himself]_191-philip , and [he]_191-philip did not feel any call upon [himself]_191-philip to entertain [them]_{2110-all the young people} . [He]_191-philip left that to [[his]_191-philip bustling wife]_{2111-his bustling wife} , all smartness and smiles , and to [[his]_191-philip daughters]_{2112-his daughters} and [son - in - law]_{2113-son - in - law} . [His]_191-philip efforts at hospitality consisted in sitting still , smoking [his]_191-philip pipe ; when [any one]_{776-any one} came , [he]_191-philip took it out of [his]_191-philip mouth for an instant , and nodded [his]_191-philip head in a cheerful friendly way , without a word of speech ; and then returned to [his]_191-philip smoking with the greater relish for the moment 's intermission . [He]_191-philip thought to [himself:--]_{2115-himself:--} ' [They]_{2116-baccy;--they'll} 're_[191-philip] a set o ' [young chaps]_{6915-young chaps} as thinks more on [t '_{[2116-baccy;--they'll]} lasses]_{6912-t ' lasses} than on [baccy;--they'll]_{2116-baccy;--they'll} find out [their]_{2116-baccy;--they'll} mistake in time ; give ['em]_6917-'em time , give ['em]_{6917-'em[190-feyther]} time . ' And before eight o'clock , [he]_191-philip went as quietly as [a man of twelve stone can]_{6918-a man of twelve stone can} [upstairs]_{5687-upstairs} to bed , having made a previous arrangement with [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} that [she]_{5589-his wife} should bring [him]_191-philip up about two pounds of spiced beef , and a hot tumbler of stiff grog . But at the beginning of the evening [he]_191-philip formed a good screen for [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , who was rather a favourite with [the old man]_{1112-the old man} , for twice [he]_191-philip spoke to [her]_188-sylvia . '_{[190-feyther]} [Feyther]_190-feyther smokes ? ' '_{[190-feyther]} Yes , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . '_{[190-feyther]} Reach [me]_0-i t ' baccy - box , [[my]_{5626-a young woman} lass]_{1468-my lass} . '_{[5626-a young woman]} And that was all the conversation that passed between [her]_2117-she and [[her]_2117-she nearest neighbour]_{2118-her nearest neighbour} for the first quarter of an hour after [she]_2117-she came into company . But , for all [her]_2117-she screen , [she]_2117-she felt a pair of eyes were fixed upon [her]_2117-she with a glow of admiration deepening their honest brightness . Somehow , look in what direction [she]_2117-she would , [she]_2117-she caught the glance of those eyes before [she]_2117-she could see anything else . So [she]_2117-she played with [her]_2117-she apron - strings , and tried not to feel so conscious . There were another pair of eyes,--not such beautiful , sparkling eyes,--deep - set , earnest , sad , nay , even gloomy , watching [her]_2117-she every movement ; but of this [she]_2117-she was not aware . [Philip]_191-philip had not recovered from the rebuff [she]_2117-she had given [him]_191-philip by refusing [his]_191-philip offered hand , and was standing still , in angry silence , when [Mrs. Corney]_{243-mrs. corney} thrust [a young woman]_{5626-a young woman} just arrived upon [his]_191-philip attention . ' Come , [[Measter]_191-philip [Hepburn]_191-philip]_{6923-measter hepburn} , here 's [Nancy Pratt]_{299-nancy pratt} wi'out ev'n [a soul]_{6924-a soul} to speak t '_{[5626-a young woman]} [her]_{5626-a young woman} , an ' [yo]_{6923-measter hepburn} '_{[5626-a young woman]} mopin ' [theere]_6925-theere . [She]_{299-nancy pratt} says [she]_{299-nancy pratt} knows [yo]_{6923-measter hepburn} '_{[5626-a young woman]} by sight fra ' having dealt at Foster 's these six year . See if [yo]_{6923-measter hepburn} '_{[5626-a young woman]} ca n't find summut t ' say t '_[300-dixons] [each other]_{6627-each other} , for [I]_0-i mun go pour out tea . [Dixons]_300-dixons , an ' [Walkers]_301-walkers , an '_{[5626-a young woman]} [Elliotts]_302-elliotts , an ' [Smiths]_303-smiths is come , '_{[5626-a young woman]} said [she]_{5626-a young woman} , marking off [the families]_{2121-the families} on [her]_{5626-a young woman} fingers , as [she]_{5626-a young woman} looked round and called over [their]_2122-their names ; ' an '_[306-taylor] there 's only [Will Latham]_{304-will latham} an ' [[his]_{304-will latham} two sisters]_{6926-his two sisters} , and [Roger Harbottle]_{305-roger harbottle} , an '_[306-taylor] [Taylor]_306-taylor t ' come ; an '_[0-i] [they]_2122-their 'll turn up afore tea 's ended . ' So [she]_{5626-a young woman} went off to [her]_{5626-a young woman} duty at the one table , which , placed alongside of the dresser , was the only article of furniture left in the middle of [the room]_{1183-the room} : all the seats being arranged as close to the four walls as could be managed . The candles of those days gave but a faint light compared to the light of the immense fire , which it was a point of hospitality to keep at the highest roaring , blazing pitch ; [the young women]_{6928-the young women} occupied the seats , with the exception of [two or three of [the elder ones]_{6930-the elder ones} , who , in an eager desire to show [their]_{6930-the elder ones} capability]_{6929-two or three of the elder ones , who , in an eager desire to show their capability} , insisted on helping [Mrs. Corney]_{243-mrs. corney} in [her]_{243-mrs. corney} duties , very much to [her]_{243-mrs. corney} annoyance , as there were certain little contrivances for eking out cream , and adjusting the strength of the cups of tea to the worldly position of the intended drinkers , which [she]_{243-mrs. corney} did not like [every one to see]_{6931-every one to see} . [The young men,--whom tea]_{6932-the young men,--whom tea} did not embolden , and who had as yet had no chance of stronger liquor,--clustered in rustic shyness round the door , not speaking even to [themselves]_{6932-the young men,--whom tea} , except now and then , when [one , apparently the wag of the party]_{6933-one , apparently the wag of the party} , made some whispered remark , which set [them]_{6932-the young men,--whom tea} all off laughing ; but in a minute [they]_{6932-the young men,--whom tea} checked [themselves]_{6932-the young men,--whom tea} , and passed the back of [their]_{6932-the young men,--whom tea} hands across [their]_{6932-the young men,--whom tea} mouths to compose that unlucky feature , and then [some]_537-some would try to fix [their]_537-some eyes on the rafters of the ceiling , in a manner which was decorous if rather abstracted from the business in hand . [Most of these]_{6935-most of these} were [young farmers , with whom [Philip]_191-philip]_{6936-young farmers , with whom philip} had nothing in common , and from whom , in shy reserve , [he]_191-philip had withdrawn [himself]_191-philip when [he]_191-philip first came in . But now [he]_191-philip wished [himself]_191-philip among [them]_{6936-young farmers , with whom philip} sooner than set to talk to [Nancy Pratt]_{299-nancy pratt} , when [he]_191-philip had nothing to say . And yet [he]_191-philip might have had [a companion less to [his]_191-philip mind]_{6937-a companion less to his mind} , for [she]_{299-nancy pratt} was [a decent young woman of a sober age]_{6938-a decent young woman of a sober age} , less inclined to giggle than [many of [the younger ones]_{6940-the younger ones}]_{6939-many of the younger ones} . But all the time that [he]_191-philip was making commonplace remarks to [her]_{299-nancy pratt} [he]_191-philip was wondering if [he]_191-philip had offended [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , and why [she]_{299-nancy pratt} would not shake hands with [him]_191-philip , and this pre - occupation of [his]_191-philip thoughts did not make [him]_191-philip [an agreeable companion]_{6941-an agreeable companion} . [Nancy Pratt]_{299-nancy pratt} , who had been engaged for some years to [a mate of [a whaling - ship]_{6943-a whaling - ship}]_{6942-a mate of a whaling - ship} , perceived something of [his]_191-philip state of mind , and took no offence at it ; on the contrary , [she]_{299-nancy pratt} tried to give [him]_191-philip pleasure by admiring [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i 've often heerd tell on [her]_2123-she , ' said [she]_{299-nancy pratt} , '_[2123-she] but [I]_0-i niver thought [she]_2123-she 's be so pretty , and so staid and quiet - like too . T ' most part o '_[2123-she] girls as has looks like [hers]_2123-she are always gape - gazing to catch [other folks]_{839-other folks} 's eyes , and see what is thought on 'em ; but [she]_2123-she looks just like [a child]_{5617-a child} , a bit flustered wi '_[2123-she] coming into company , and gettin ' into as dark a corner and bidin '_{[202-kinraid]} as still as [she]_2123-she can . Just then [Sylvia]_188-sylvia lifted up [her]_188-sylvia long , dark lashes , and catching the same glance which [she]_188-sylvia had so often met before -- [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid was standing talking to [Brunton]_295-molly on the opposite side of [the fire - place]_{5883-the fire - place} -- [she]_188-sylvia started back into the shadow as if [she]_188-sylvia had not expected it , and in so doing spilt [her]_188-sylvia tea all over [her]_188-sylvia gown . [She]_188-sylvia could almost have cried , [she]_188-sylvia felt [herself]_188-sylvia so awkward , and as if everything was going wrong with [her]_188-sylvia ; [she]_188-sylvia thought that [every one]_{565-every one} would think [she]_188-sylvia had never been in company before , and did not know how to behave ; and while [she]_188-sylvia was thus fluttered and crimson , [she]_188-sylvia saw through [her]_188-sylvia tearful eyes [Kinraid]_202-kinraid on [his]_202-kinraid knees before [her]_188-sylvia , wiping [her]_188-sylvia gown with [his]_202-kinraid silk pocket handkerchief , and heard [him]_202-kinraid speaking through all the buzz of commiserating voices . ' [Your]_188-sylvia cupboard handle is so much [i]_202-kinraid '_{[202-kinraid]} th ' way -- [I]_202-kinraid hurt [my]_202-kinraid elbow against it only this very afternoon . '_{[202-kinraid]} So perhaps it was no clumsiness of hers,--as [they]_2127-they would all know , now , since [he]_202-kinraid had so skilfully laid the blame somewhere else ; and after all it turned out that [her]_188-sylvia accident had been the means of bringing [him]_202-kinraid across to [her]_188-sylvia side , which was much more pleasant than having [him]_202-kinraid opposite , staring at [her]_188-sylvia ; for now [he]_202-kinraid began to talk to [her]_188-sylvia , and this was very pleasant , although [she]_188-sylvia was rather embarrassed at [their]_2128-their _ tete - a - tete _ at first . ' [I]_202-kinraid did not know [you]_188-sylvia again when [I]_202-kinraid first saw [you]_188-sylvia , '_{[202-kinraid]} said [he]_202-kinraid , in a tone which implied a good deal more than was uttered in words . ' [I]_202-kinraid knowed [yo]_188-sylvia '_{[202-kinraid]} at once , ' [she]_188-sylvia replied , softly , and then [she]_188-sylvia blushed and played with [her]_188-sylvia apron - string , and wondered if [she]_188-sylvia ought to have confessed to the clearness of [her]_188-sylvia recollection . '_{[202-kinraid]} [You]_188-sylvia 're grown up into -- well , perhaps it 's not manners to say what [you]_188-sylvia 're_[188-sylvia] grown into -- anyhow , [I]_0-i sha n't forget [yo]_188-sylvia ' again . '_{[202-kinraid]} More playing with [her]_188-sylvia apron - string , and head hung still lower down , though the corners of [her]_188-sylvia mouth would go up in a shy smile of pleasure . [Philip]_191-philip watched it all as greedily as if it gave [him]_191-philip delight . ' [[Yo'r]_188-sylvia [father]_6351-father]_{6945-yo'r father} , [he]_6351-father 'll be well and hearty , [I]_188-sylvia hope ? '_[188-sylvia] asked [Charley]_202-kinraid . ' Yes , '_[191-philip] replied [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , and then [she]_188-sylvia wished [she]_188-sylvia could originate some remark ; [he]_191-philip would think [her]_188-sylvia so stupid if [she]_188-sylvia just kept on saying such little short bits of speeches , and if [he]_191-philip thought [her]_188-sylvia stupid [he]_191-philip might perhaps go away again to [his]_191-philip former place . But [he]_191-philip was quite far enough gone in love of [her]_188-sylvia beauty , and pretty modest ways , not to care much whether [she]_188-sylvia talked or no , so long as [she]_188-sylvia showed [herself]_188-sylvia so pleasingly conscious of [his]_191-philip close neighbourhood . ' [I]_0-i must come and see [the old gentleman]_{6947-the old gentleman} ; and [[your]_188-sylvia mother]_{2073-your mother} , too , '_[0-i] [he]_191-philip added more slowly , for [he]_191-philip remembered that [his]_191-philip visits last year had not been quite so much welcomed by [Bell Robson]_220-bell as by [[her]_220-bell husband]_{5645-her husband} ; perhaps it was because of the amount of drink which [he]_191-philip and [Daniel]_223-daniel managed to get through of an evening . [He]_191-philip resolved this year to be more careful to please [the mother of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia]_{2130-the mother of sylvia} . When tea was ended there was a great bustle and shifting of places , while [Mrs. Corney]_{243-mrs. corney} and [[her]_{243-mrs. corney} daughters]_{6069-her daughters} carried out trays full of used cups , and great platters of uneaten bread and butter into [the back - kitchen]_{5906-the back - kitchen} , to be washed up after [the guests]_{2133-the guests} were gone . Just because [she]_188-sylvia was so conscious that [she]_188-sylvia did not want to move , and break up the little conversation between [herself]_188-sylvia and [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia forced [herself]_188-sylvia to be as active in the service going on as became [a friend of [the house]_{5492-the house}]_{2134-a friend of the house} ; and [she]_188-sylvia was [too much [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's own daughter]_{2136-too much her mother 's own daughter} to feel comfortable at leaving all the things in the disorder which to [the Corney girls]_{2138-the corney girls} was second nature . ' This milk mun go back to t '_[0-i] dairy , [I]_0-i reckon , ' said [she]_188-sylvia , loading [herself]_188-sylvia with milk and cream . '_{[276-nelly corney]} [Niver]_224-niver fash [thysel]_2139-thysel ' about it , '_{[276-nelly corney]} said [Nelly Corney]_{276-nelly corney} , ' Christmas comes but onest a year , if it does go sour ; and [mother]_684-mother said [she]_684-mother 'd have a game at forfeits first thing after tea to loosen [folks]_5570-folks 's tongues , and mix up [t '_[6415-lads] lads]_{6076-t ' lads} and [lasses]_1055-lasses , so come along . ' But [Sylvia]_188-sylvia steered [her]_188-sylvia careful way to the cold chill of [the dairy]_{1817-the dairy} , and would not be satisfied till [she]_188-sylvia had carried away all the unused provision into some fresher air than that heated by the fires and ovens used for the long day 's cooking of pies and cakes and much roast meat . When [they]_{2138-the corney girls} came back a round of red - faced '_[6415-lads] [lads]_6415-lads , ' as [young men up to five - and - thirty]_{6953-young men up to five - and - thirty} are called in [Lancashire]_{71-lancashire} and [Yorkshire]_26-yorkshire if [they]_{6953-young men up to five - and - thirty} are not married before , and [lasses , whose age was not to be defined]_{6954-lasses , whose age was not to be defined} , were playing at some country game , in which [the women]_{6955-the women} were apparently more interested than [the men]_{1065-the men} , who looked shamefaced , and afraid of each other 's ridicule . [Mrs. Corney]_{243-mrs. corney} , however , knew how to remedy this , and at a sign from [her]_{243-mrs. corney} a great jug of beer was brought in . This jug was the pride of [her]_{243-mrs. corney} heart , and was in the shape of [a fat man in white knee - breeches , and a three - cornered hat]_{6957-a fat man in white knee - breeches , and a three - cornered hat} ; with one arm [he]_{6957-a fat man in white knee - breeches , and a three - cornered hat} supported the pipe in [his]_{6957-a fat man in white knee - breeches , and a three - cornered hat} broad , smiling mouth , and the other was placed akimbo and formed the handle . There was also a great china punch - bowl filled with grog made after an old ship - receipt current in these parts , but not too strong , because if [[their]_2145-their visitors]_{6958-their visitors} had too much to drink at that early part of the evening '_[6415-lads] it would spoil t ' fun , '_{[955-her father]} as [Nelly Corney]_{276-nelly corney} had observed . [[Her]_{276-nelly corney} father]_{955-her father} , however , after the notions of hospitality prevalent at that time in higher circles , had stipulated that [each man]_{2143-each man} should have ' enough '_{[5840-the latter]} before [he]_{2143-each man} left [the house]_{5492-the house} ; enough meaning in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven parlance the liberty of getting drunk , if [they]_2145-their thought fit to do it . Before long [one of [the lads]_{2147-the lads}]_{2146-one of the lads} was seized with a fit of admiration for [Toby]_307-toby -- the name of [the old gentleman who contained liquor]_{2148-the old gentleman who contained liquor} -- and went up to the tray for a closer inspection . [He]_{2146-one of the lads} was speedily followed by [other amateurs of curious earthenware]_{2149-other amateurs of curious earthenware} ; and by - and - by [Mr. Brunton]_{308-mr. brunton} ( who had been charged by [[his]_{308-mr. brunton} mother - in - law]_{2150-his mother - in - law} with the due supplying of liquor -- by [[his]_{308-mr. brunton} father - in - law]_{2151-his father - in - law} that [every man]_{5497-every man} should have [his]_{5497-every man} fill , and by [[his]_{5497-every man} wife]_{5589-his wife} and [[her]_{5589-his wife} sisters]_{2154-her sisters} that [no one]_{634-no one} should have too much , at any rate at the beginning of the evening , ) thought fit to carry out [Toby]_307-toby to be replenished ; and a faster spirit of enjoyment and mirth began to reign in [the room]_{1183-the room} . [Kinraid]_202-kinraid was too well seasoned to care what amount of liquor [he]_202-kinraid drank ; [Philip]_191-philip had what was called a weak head , and disliked muddling [himself]_191-philip with drink because of the immediate consequence of intense feelings of irritability , and the more distant one of a racking headache next day ; so [both these two]_{2157-both these two} preserved very much the same demeanour [they]_{2157-both these two} had held at the beginning of the evening . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was by all acknowledged and treated as [the belle]_{2158-the belle} . When [they]_{2157-both these two} played at blind - man's - buff go where [she]_188-sylvia would , [she]_188-sylvia was always caught ; [she]_188-sylvia was called out repeatedly to do what was required in any game , as if [all]_6208-all had a pleasure in seeing [her]_188-sylvia light figure and deft ways . [She]_188-sylvia was sufficiently pleased with this to have got over [her]_188-sylvia shyness with all except [Charley]_202-kinraid . When [others]_540-others paid [her]_188-sylvia [their]_540-others rustic compliments [she]_188-sylvia tossed [her]_188-sylvia head , and made [her]_188-sylvia little saucy repartees ; but when [he]_202-kinraid said something low and flattering , it was too honey - sweet to [her]_188-sylvia heart to be thrown off thus . And , somehow , the more [she]_188-sylvia yielded to this fascination the more [she]_188-sylvia avoided [Philip]_191-philip . [He]_191-philip did not speak flatteringly -- [he]_191-philip did not pay compliments -- [he]_191-philip watched [her]_188-sylvia with discontented , longing eyes , and grew more inclined every moment , as [he]_191-philip remembered [his]_191-philip anticipation of a happy evening , to cry out in [his]_191-philip heart _ vanitas vanitatum _ . And now came crying the forfeits . [Molly Brunton]_295-molly knelt down , [her]_295-molly face buried in [[her]_295-molly mother]_{5519-her mother} 's lap ; [the latter]_{5840-the latter} took out the forfeits one by one , and as [she]_188-sylvia held them up , said the accustomed formula,-- ' A fine thing and a very fine thing , what must [he]_6959-he ( or [she]_6960-she ) do who owns this thing . '_[191-philip] [One or two]_{2163-one or two} had been told to kneel to the prettiest , bow to [the wittiest]_{2164-the wittiest} , and kiss those [they]_{2163-one or two} loved best ; [others]_540-others had had to bite an inch off the poker , or such plays upon words . And now came [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's pretty new ribbon that [Philip]_191-philip had given [her]_188-sylvia ( [he]_191-philip almost longed to snatch it out of [Mrs. Corney]_{243-mrs. corney} 's hands and burn it before all [their]_2166-their faces , so annoyed was [he]_191-philip with the whole affair . ) ' A fine thing and a very fine thing -- a most particular fine thing -- choose how [she]_188-sylvia came by it . What must [she]_188-sylvia do as owns this thing ? '_[191-philip] ' [She]_188-sylvia must blow out t '_[191-philip] candle and kiss t ' candlestick . '_[191-philip] In one instant [Kinraid]_202-kinraid had hold of the only candle within reach , all the others had been put up high on inaccessible shelves and other places . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia went up and blew out the candle , and before the sudden partial darkness was over [he]_191-philip had taken the candle into [his]_191-philip fingers , and , according to the traditional meaning of the words , was in the place of the candlestick , and as such was to be kissed . [Every one]_{565-every one} laughed at [innocent Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's face as the meaning of [her]_188-sylvia penance came into it , every one but [Philip]_191-philip , who almost choked . ' [I]_2168-yo 'm_[2168-yo] candlestick , ' said [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , with less of triumph in [his]_202-kinraid voice than [he]_202-kinraid would have had with [any other girl in [the room]_{1183-the room}]_{6961-any other girl in the room} . '_[2168-yo] [Yo]_2168-yo ' mun kiss t '_[2168-yo] candlestick , ' cried [the Corneys]_{242-the corneys} , '_[188-sylvia] or [yo'll]_2168-yo niver get yo'r ribbon back . ' '_[295-molly] And [she]_188-sylvia sets a deal o ' store by that ribbon , '_[295-molly] said [Molly Brunton]_295-molly , maliciously . ' [I]_191-philip 'll none kiss t '_[191-philip] candlestick , nor [him]_191-philip either , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , in a low voice of determination , turning away , full of confusion . '_{[2169-one and all]} [Yo'll]_2168-yo not get yo'r ribbon if [yo]_2168-yo ' dunnot , '_{[2169-one and all]} cried [one and all]_{2169-one and all} . ' [I]_191-philip do n't care for t '_[191-philip] ribbon , ' said [she]_188-sylvia , flashing up with a look at [[her]_188-sylvia tormentors]_{6963-her tormentors} , now [her]_188-sylvia back was turned to [Kinraid]_202-kinraid . '_[188-sylvia] An ' [I]_188-sylvia wunnot play any more at such like games , '_[188-sylvia] [she]_188-sylvia added , with fresh indignation rising in [her]_188-sylvia heart as [she]_188-sylvia took [her]_188-sylvia old place in the corner of [the room]_{1183-the room} a little away from the rest . [Philip]_191-philip 's spirits rose , and [he]_191-philip yearned to go to [her]_188-sylvia and tell [her]_188-sylvia how [he]_191-philip approved of [her]_188-sylvia conduct . Alas , [Philip]_191-philip ! [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , though as modest [a girl as ever lived]_{2171-a girl as ever lived} , was no prude , and had been brought up in simple , straightforward country ways ; and with [any other young man]_{2172-any other young man} , excepting , perhaps , [Philip]_191-philip 's self , [she]_188-sylvia would have thought no more of making a rapid pretence of kissing the hand or cheek of the temporary ' candlestick '_[188-sylvia] , than [[our]_2173-our ancestresses]_{2174-our ancestresses} did in a much higher rank on similar occasions . [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , though mortified by [his]_202-kinraid public rejection , was more conscious of this than [the inexperienced Philip]_191-philip ; [he]_202-kinraid resolved not to be baulked , and watched [his]_202-kinraid opportunity . For the time [he]_202-kinraid went on playing as if [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's conduct had not affected [him]_202-kinraid in the least , and as if [he]_202-kinraid was hardly aware of [her]_188-sylvia defection from the game . As [she]_188-sylvia saw [others]_540-others submitting , quite as a matter of course , to similar penances , [she]_188-sylvia began to be angry with [herself]_188-sylvia for having thought twice about it , and almost to dislike [herself]_188-sylvia for the strange consciousness which had made it at the time seem impossible to do what [she]_188-sylvia was told . [Her]_188-sylvia eyes kept filling with tears as [her]_188-sylvia isolated position in the gay party , the thought of what [a fool]_{2176-a fool} [she]_188-sylvia had made of [herself]_188-sylvia , kept recurring to [her]_188-sylvia mind ; but [no one]_{634-no one} saw [her]_188-sylvia , [she]_188-sylvia thought , thus crying ; and , ashamed to be discovered when [the party]_{2178-the party} should pause in [their]_{2178-the party} game , [she]_188-sylvia stole round behind [them]_{2178-the party} into [the great chamber in which [she]_188-sylvia had helped to lay out the supper , with the intention of bathing [her]_188-sylvia eyes , and taking a drink of water]_{2179-the great chamber in which she had helped to lay out the supper , with the intention of bathing her eyes , and taking a drink of water} . One instant [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid was missing from the circle of which [he]_202-kinraid was the life and soul ; and then back [he]_202-kinraid came with an air of satisfaction on [his]_202-kinraid face , intelligible enough to [those who had seen [his]_202-kinraid game]_{2180-those who had seen his game} ; but unnoticed by [Philip]_191-philip , who , amidst the perpetual noise and movements around [him]_191-philip , had not perceived [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's leaving [the room]_{1183-the room} , until [she]_188-sylvia came back at the end of about a quarter of an hour , looking lovelier than ever , [her]_188-sylvia complexion brilliant , [her]_188-sylvia eyes drooping , [her]_188-sylvia hair neatly and freshly arranged , tied with a brown ribbon instead of that [she]_188-sylvia was supposed to have forfeited . [She]_188-sylvia looked as if [she]_188-sylvia did not wish [her]_188-sylvia return to be noticed , stealing softly behind [the romping lads and lasses]_{2182-the romping lads and lasses} with noiseless motions , and altogether such a contrast to [them]_{2182-the romping lads and lasses} in [her]_188-sylvia cool freshness and modest neatness , that both [Kinraid]_202-kinraid and [Philip]_191-philip found it difficult to keep [their]_{2182-the romping lads and lasses} eyes off [her]_188-sylvia . But [the former]_{2183-the former} had a secret triumph in [his]_{2183-the former} heart which enabled [him]_{2183-the former} to go on with [his]_{2183-the former} merry - making as if it absorbed [him]_{2183-the former} ; while [Philip]_191-philip dropped out of [the crowd]_{848-the crowd} and came up to where [she]_188-sylvia was standing silently by [Mrs. Corney]_{243-mrs. corney} , who , arms akimbo , was laughing at the frolic and fun around [her]_188-sylvia . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia started a little when [Philip]_191-philip spoke , and kept [her]_188-sylvia soft eyes averted from [him]_191-philip after the first glance ; [she]_188-sylvia answered [him]_191-philip shortly , but with unaccustomed gentleness . [He]_191-philip had only asked [her]_188-sylvia when [she]_188-sylvia would like [him]_191-philip to take [her]_188-sylvia [home]_681-home ; and [she]_188-sylvia , a little surprised at the idea of going [home]_681-home when to [her]_188-sylvia the evening seemed only beginning , had answered-- ' Go [home]_681-home ? [I]_188-sylvia do n't know ! It 's New Year 's eve ! '_[188-sylvia] ' Ay ! but [[yo'r]_188-sylvia [mother]_684-mother]_{6965-yo'r mother} 'll lie awake till [yo]_188-sylvia '_[188-sylvia] come [home]_681-home , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ! ' But [Mrs. Corney]_{243-mrs. corney} , having heard [his]_191-philip question , broke in with all sorts of upbraidings . '_[188-sylvia] Go [home]_681-home ! Not see [t]_2189-t ' New Year in ! Why , what should take ['em]_{681-home[5964-t ' chap]} [home]_681-home these six hours ? Was n't there a moon as clear as day ? and did such a time as this come often ? And were [they]_2191-they to break up the party before the New Year came in ? And was there not supper , with a spiced round of beef that had been in pickle pretty nigh sin ' Martinmas , and hams , and mince - pies , and what not ? And if [they]_2191-they thought any evil of [[her]_188-sylvia master]_{1627-her master} 's going to bed , or that by that early retirement [he]_{1627-her master} meant to imply that [he]_{1627-her master} did not bid [[his]_{1627-her master} friends]_{2107-his friends} welcome , why [he]_{1627-her master} would not stay up beyond eight o'clock for [King George]_{212-king george} upon [his]_{1627-her master} throne , as [he]_{1627-her master} 'd tell [them]_2191-they soon enough , if [they]_2191-they 'd only step [upstairs]_{5687-upstairs} and ask [him]_{1627-her master} . Well ; [she]_188-sylvia knowed what it was to want [a daughter]_{6970-a daughter} when [she]_188-sylvia was ailing , so [she]_188-sylvia 'd say nought more , but hasten supper . And this idea now took possession of [Mrs. Corney]_{243-mrs. corney} 's mind , for [she]_188-sylvia would not willingly allow [one of [[her]_188-sylvia guests]_{6972-her guests}]_{6971-one of her guests} to leave before [they]_2191-they had done justice to [her]_188-sylvia preparations ; and , cutting [her]_188-sylvia speech short , [she]_188-sylvia hastily left [Sylvia]_188-sylvia and [Philip]_191-philip together . [His]_{1627-her master} heart beat fast ; [his]_{1627-her master} feeling towards [her]_188-sylvia had never been so strong or so distinct as since [her]_188-sylvia refusal to kiss the '_[0-i] candlestick . ' [He]_{1627-her master} was on the point of speaking , of saying something explicitly tender , when the wooden trencher which [the party]_{2178-the party} were using at [their]_{2178-the party} play , came bowling between [him]_{1627-her master} and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , and spun out its little period right betwixt [them]_{2178-the party} . [Every one]_{565-every one} was moving from chair to chair , and when the bustle was over [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was seated at some distance from [him]_{1627-her master} , and [he]_{1627-her master} left standing outside the circle , as if [he]_{1627-her master} were not playing . In fact , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had unconsciously taken [his]_{1627-her master} place as [actor in the game]_{6975-actor in the game} while [he]_{1627-her master} remained spectator , and , as it turned out , an auditor of a conversation not intended for [his]_{1627-her master} ears . [He]_{1627-her master} was wedged against the wall , close to the great eight - day clock , with [its]_6976-its round moon - like smiling face forming a ludicrous contrast to [his]_{1627-her master} long , sallow , grave countenance , which was pretty much at the same level above the sanded floor . Before [him]_{1627-her master} sat [Molly Brunton]_295-molly and [one of [[her]_295-molly sisters]_{2154-her sisters}]_{6977-one of her sisters} , [their]_6979-their heads close together in too deep talk to attend to the progress of the game . [Philip]_191-philip 's attention was caught by the words-- '_[0-i] [I]_0-i 'll lay any wager [he]_2192-he kissed [her]_2193-she when [he]_2192-he ran off into [t ' parlour]_{6980-t ' parlour} . '_[298-bessy] ' [She]_2193-she 's so coy [she]_2193-she 'd niver let [him]_2192-he , '_[298-bessy] replied [Bessy Corney]_298-bessy . ' [She]_2193-she could n't help [hersel]_2193-she '_[0-i] ; and for all [she]_2193-she looks so demure and prim now ' ( and then both heads were turned in the direction of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ) , '_[0-i] [I]_0-i 'm as sure as [I]_2192-he 'm_[2192-he] born that [Charley]_202-kinraid is not [t ' chap]_{5964-t ' chap} to lose [his]_2192-he forfeit ; and yet [yo]_6982-yo '_[2192-he] see [he]_2192-he says nought more about it , and [she]_2193-she 's left off being ' feared of [him]_2192-he . '_{[309-josiah pratt]} There was something in [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's look , ay , and in [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's , too , that shot conviction into [Philip]_191-philip 's mind . [He]_191-philip watched [them]_2194-they incessantly during the interval before supper ; [they]_2194-they were intimate , and yet shy with [each other]_{6627-each other} , in a manner that enraged while it bewildered [Philip]_191-philip . What was [Charley]_202-kinraid saying to [her]_188-sylvia in that whispered voice , as [they]_2194-they passed [each other]_{6627-each other} ? Why did [they]_2194-they linger near [each other]_{6627-each other} ? Why did [Sylvia]_188-sylvia look so dreamily happy , so startled at every call of the game , as if recalled from some pleasant idea ? Why did [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's eyes always seek [her]_188-sylvia while hers were averted , or downcast , and [her]_188-sylvia cheeks all aflame ? [Philip]_191-philip 's dark brow grew darker as [he]_191-philip gazed . [He]_191-philip , too , started when [Mrs. Corney]_{243-mrs. corney} , close at [his]_191-philip elbow , bade [him]_191-philip go in to supper along with [some of [the elder ones , who were not playing]_{2199-the elder ones , who were not playing}]_{2198-some of the elder ones , who were not playing} ; for [the parlour]_{1095-the parlour} was not large enough to hold all at once , even with the squeezing and cramming , and sitting together on chairs , which was not at all out of etiquette at [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven . [Philip]_191-philip was too reserved to express [his]_191-philip disappointment and annoyance at being thus arrested in [his]_191-philip painful watch over [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; but [he]_191-philip had no appetite for the good things set before [him]_191-philip , and found it hard work to smile a sickly smile when called upon by [Josiah Pratt]_{309-josiah pratt} for applause at some country joke . When supper was ended , there was some little discussion between [Mrs. Corney]_{243-mrs. corney} and [[her]_{243-mrs. corney} son - in - law]_{2201-her son - in - law} as to whether [the different individuals of the company]_{2202-the different individuals of the company} should be called upon for songs or stories , as was the wo nt at such convivial meetings . [Brunton]_295-molly had been helping [[his]_191-philip mother - in - law]_{2150-his mother - in - law} in urging [people]_5560-people to eat , heaping [their]_5560-people plates over [their]_5560-people shoulders with unexpected good things , filling the glasses at the upper end of the table , and the mugs which supplied the deficiency of glasses at the lower . And now , [every one]_{565-every one} being satisfied , not to say stuffed to repletion , [the two who had been attending to [their]_{2206-the two who had been attending to their wants} wants]_{2206-the two who had been attending to their wants} stood still , hot and exhausted . ' [They]_{2206-the two who had been attending to their wants} 're_{[309-josiah pratt]} a'most stawed , ' said [Mrs. Corney]_{243-mrs. corney} , with a pleased smile . '_{[309-josiah pratt]} It 'll be manners t ' ask [some one]_{1489-some one} as knows how to sing . '_[295-molly] ' It may be manners for [full men]_{6984-full men} , but not for fasting , '_{[309-josiah pratt]} replied [Brunton]_295-molly . ' Folks in [t '_{[309-josiah pratt]} [next room]_{2207-next room}]_{6985-t ' next room} will be wanting [their]_2208-their victual , and singing is allays out o ' tune to empty bellies . '_{[309-josiah pratt]} ' But there 's [them]_{2206-the two who had been attending to their wants} [here]_5537-here as 'll take it ill if [they]_{2206-the two who had been attending to their wants} 're_{[309-josiah pratt]} not asked . [I]_0-i heerd [Josiah Pratt]_{309-josiah pratt} a - clearing [his]_{309-josiah pratt} throat not a minute ago , an ' [he]_{309-josiah pratt} thinks as much on [his]_{309-josiah pratt} singin '_{[309-josiah pratt]} as a cock does on [his]_{309-josiah pratt} crowin ' . '_{[309-josiah pratt]} ' If [one]_629-one sings [I]_{309-josiah pratt} 'm_{[309-josiah pratt]} afeard all on ['em]_629-one will like to hear [their]_629-one own pipes . '_{[243-mrs. corney]} But [their]_2208-their dilemma was solved by [Bessy Corney]_298-bessy , who opened the door to see if [the hungry ones outside]_{2209-the hungry ones outside} might not come in for [their]_{2209-the hungry ones outside} share of the entertainment ; and in [they]_2208-their rushed , bright and riotous , scarcely giving [the first party]_{2210-the first party} time to rise from [their]_2208-their seats ere [they]_2208-their took [their]_2208-their places . [One or two young men]_{2211-one or two young men} , released from all [their]_{2211-one or two young men} previous shyness , helped [Mrs. Corney]_{243-mrs. corney} and [[her]_{243-mrs. corney} daughters]_{6069-her daughters} to carry off such dishes as were actually empty . There was no time for changing or washing of plates ; but then , as [Mrs. Corney]_{243-mrs. corney} laughingly observed,-- ' [We]_6988-us 're_{[243-mrs. corney]} a ' on [[us]_6988-us [friends]_915-friends]_{6989-us friends} , and some on [us]_6988-us mayhap [sweethearts]_{914-sweethearts} ; so no need to be particular about plates . [Them]_6992-them as [gets clean ones]_{6993-gets clean ones} is lucky ; and [them]_6992-them as does n't , and can not put up wi '_{[243-mrs. corney]} plates that has been used , mun go without . ' It seemed to be [Philip]_191-philip 's luck this night to be pent up in places ; for again the space between the benches and the wall was filled up by the in - rush before [he]_191-philip had time to make [his]_191-philip way out ; and all [he]_191-philip could do was to sit quiet where [he]_191-philip was . But between the busy heads and over - reaching arms [he]_191-philip could see [Charley]_202-kinraid and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , sitting close together , talking and listening more than eating . [She]_188-sylvia was in a new strange state of happiness not to be reasoned about , or accounted for , but in a state of more exquisite feeling than [she]_188-sylvia had ever experienced before ; when , suddenly lifting [her]_188-sylvia eyes , [she]_188-sylvia caught [Philip]_191-philip 's face of extreme displeasure . '_{[243-mrs. corney]} Oh , ' said [she]_188-sylvia , '_[191-philip] [I]_0-i must go . There 's [Philip]_191-philip looking at [me]_0-i so . ' '_{[876-my cousin]} [Philip]_191-philip ! ' said [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , with a sudden frown upon [his]_202-kinraid face . '_[203-mother] [[My]_0-i cousin]_{876-my cousin} , ' [she]_188-sylvia replied , instinctively comprehending what had flashed into [his]_191-philip mind , and anxious to disclaim the suspicion of having [a lover]_{948-a lover} . '_[203-mother] [Mother]_203-mother told [him]_191-philip to see [me]_0-i [home]_681-home , and [he]_191-philip 's [noan one]_{2215-noan one} for staying up late . ' '_[0-i] But [you]_191-philip need n't go . [I]_0-i 'll see [yo]_191-philip ' [home]_681-home . '_[188-sylvia] ' [Mother]_203-mother 's but ailing , '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , a little conscience - smitten at having so entirely forgotten everything in the delight of the present , ' and [I]_191-philip said [I]_191-philip would n't be late . '_[191-philip] ' And do [you]_188-sylvia allays keep to [your]_188-sylvia word ? '_[188-sylvia] asked [he]_191-philip , with a tender meaning in [his]_191-philip tone . ' [Allays]_310-allays ; leastways [I]_188-sylvia think so , '_[188-sylvia] replied [she]_188-sylvia , blushing . ' Then if [I]_188-sylvia ask [you]_191-philip not to forget [me]_188-sylvia , and [you]_191-philip give [me]_188-sylvia [your]_191-philip word , [I]_188-sylvia may be sure [you]_191-philip 'll keep it . '_[188-sylvia] ' It was n't [I]_191-philip as forgot [you]_191-philip , '_[191-philip] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , so softly as not to be heard by [him]_191-philip . [He]_191-philip tried to make [her]_188-sylvia repeat what [she]_188-sylvia had said , but [she]_188-sylvia would not , and [he]_191-philip could only conjecture that it was something more tell - tale than [she]_188-sylvia liked to say again , and that alone was very charming to [him]_191-philip . ' [I]_188-sylvia shall walk [home]_681-home with [you]_188-sylvia , '_[188-sylvia] said [he]_191-philip , as [Sylvia]_188-sylvia at last rose to depart , warned by a further glimpse of [Philip]_191-philip 's angry face . ' No ! '_[188-sylvia] said [she]_188-sylvia , hastily , ' [I]_202-kinraid ca n't do with [yo]_191-philip ''_{[202-kinraid]} ; for somehow [she]_188-sylvia felt the need of pacifying [Philip]_191-philip , and knew in [her]_188-sylvia heart that [a third person]_{2216-a third person} joining [their]_2217-their _ tete - a - tete _ walk would only increase [his]_191-philip displeasure . ' Why not ? '_{[202-kinraid]} said [Charley]_202-kinraid , sharply . ' Oh ! [I]_191-philip do n't know , only please do n't ! '_[191-philip] By this time [her]_188-sylvia cloak and hood were on , and [she]_188-sylvia was slowly making [her]_188-sylvia way down [her]_188-sylvia side of [the room]_{1183-the room} followed by [Charley]_202-kinraid , and often interrupted by indignant remonstrances against [her]_188-sylvia departure , and the early breaking - up of the party . [Philip]_191-philip stood , hat in hand , in the doorway between [the kitchen]_{1174-the kitchen} and [parlour]_2220-parlour , watching [her]_188-sylvia so intently that [he]_191-philip forgot to be civil , and drew many a jest and gibe upon [him]_191-philip for [his]_191-philip absorption in [[his]_191-philip pretty cousin]_{2009-his pretty cousin} . When [Sylvia]_188-sylvia reached [him]_191-philip , [he]_191-philip said,-- ' [Yo're]_188-sylvia ready at last , are [yo]_188-sylvia '_[191-philip] ? ' '_[191-philip] Yes , ' [she]_188-sylvia replied , in [her]_188-sylvia little beseeching tone . '_[2222-han] [Yo've]_191-philip not been wanting to go long , [han]_2222-han [yo]_191-philip ' ? [I]_191-philip ha '_[191-philip] but just eaten [my]_0-i supper . ' '_[191-philip] [Yo've]_191-philip been so full of talk , that 's been the reason [your]_191-philip supper lasted so long . [That fellow]_{1808-that fellow} 's none going wi ' [us]_6997-us ? '_[188-sylvia] said [he]_191-philip sharply , as [he]_191-philip saw [Kinraid]_202-kinraid rummaging for [his]_202-kinraid cap in a heap of [men]_662-men 's clothes , thrown into [the back - kitchen]_{5906-the back - kitchen} . ' No , '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , in affright at [Philip]_191-philip 's fierce look and passionate tone . ' [I]_223-daniel telled [him]_191-philip not . '_[223-daniel] But at that moment the heavy outer door was opened by [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel [himself]_223-daniel -- bright , broad , and rosy , a jolly impersonation of [Winter]_311-winter . [His]_223-daniel large drover 's coat was covered with snow - flakes , and through the black frame of the doorway might be seen a white waste world of sweeping fell and field , with the dark air filled with the pure down - fall . [Robson]_223-daniel stamped [his]_223-daniel snow - laden feet and shook [himself]_223-daniel well , still standing on the mat , and letting a cold frosty current of fresh air into [the great warm kitchen]_{2226-the great warm kitchen} . [He]_223-daniel laughed at [them]_2227-them all before [he]_223-daniel spoke . ' It 's a coud new year as [I]_223-daniel 'm_[223-daniel] lettin ' in though it 's noan t '_[223-daniel] new year yet . [Yo'll]_2228-yo a ' be snowed up , as sure as [my]_223-daniel name s [Dannel]_221-dannel , if [yo]_2228-yo '_[223-daniel] stop for twel ' o'clock . [Yo'd]_2228-yo better mak '_[0-i] haste and go whoam . Why , [Charley]_202-kinraid , [[my]_0-i lad]_{864-my lad} ! how beest ta ? who 'd ha ' thought o '_[0-i] seeing [thee]_2230-thee [i]_0-i ' these parts again ! Nay , [missus]_878-missus , nay , t '_[0-i] new year mun find its way int ' [t '_{[2231-my oud woman]} house by itsel ' for [me]_{2231-my oud woman}]_{6999-t ' house by itsel ' for me} ; for a ha '_{[2231-my oud woman]} promised [[my]_0-i oud woman]_{2231-my oud woman} to bring [Sylvie]_188-sylvia whoam as quick as may - be ; [she]_{2231-my oud woman} 's lyin ' awake and frettin '_[878-missus] about t ' snow and what not . Thank [yo]_2228-yo '_{[2231-my oud woman]} kindly , [missus]_878-missus , but a'll tak ' nought to eat ; just a drop o '_{[2231-my oud woman]} somethin' hot to keep out coud , and wish [yo]_2228-yo ' a '_{[2231-my oud woman]} the compliments o ' the season . [Philip]_191-philip , [[my]_0-i man]_{1216-my man} , [yo'll]_2228-yo not be sorry to be spared t '_[0-i] walk round by [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} such a neet . [My]_0-i missus were [i]_0-i ' such a way about [Sylvie]_188-sylvia that a thought a'd just step off [mysel]_0-i '_[878-missus] , and have a peep at [yo]_2228-yo ' a '_{[202-kinraid]} , and bring [her]_{2231-my oud woman} some wraps . Yo'r sheep will be a ' folded , a reckon , [Measter]_0-i [Pratt]_{309-josiah pratt} , for there 'll niver be a nibble o '_{[202-kinraid]} grass to be seen this two month , accordin ' to [my]_202-kinraid readin '_{[202-kinraid]} ; and a've been at [sea]_630-sea long enough , and on [land]_693-land long enough t ' know signs and wonders . It 's good stuff that , any way , and worth comin '_{[202-kinraid]} for , ' after [he]_202-kinraid had gulped down a tumblerful of half - and - half grog . '_{[202-kinraid]} [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , if ta does n't come and see [me]_0-i afore thou'rt many days ouder , [thee]_2235-thee and [me'll]_2236-me'll have words . Come , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , what art ta about , keepin ' [me]_2237-me here ? Here 's [Mistress Corney]_{312-mistress corney} mixin '_[2237-me] [me]_0-i another jorum . Well , this time a'll give " T ' married happy , and t '_[0-i] single [we]_2237-me d ! " ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was all this while standing by [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} quite ready for departure , and not a little relieved by [his]_202-kinraid appearance as [[her]_188-sylvia convoy [home]_681-home]_{7002-her convoy home} . '_{[202-kinraid]} [I]_0-i 'm ready to see [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} to - night , [master]_1219-master ! '_{[243-mrs. corney]} said [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , with easy freedom -- a freedom which [Philip]_191-philip envied , but could not have imitated , although [he]_202-kinraid was deeply disappointed at the loss of [his]_202-kinraid walk with [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , when [he]_202-kinraid had intended to exercise the power [[his]_202-kinraid aunt]_{5798-his aunt} had delegated to [him]_202-kinraid of remonstrance if [her]_188-sylvia behaviour had been light or thoughtless , and of warning if [he]_202-kinraid saw cause to disapprove of [any of [[her]_188-sylvia associates]_{2240-her associates}]_{2239-any of her associates} . After [the Robsons]_{2241-the robsons} had left , a blank fell upon both [Charley]_202-kinraid and [Philip]_191-philip . In a few minutes , however , [the former]_{2183-the former} , accustomed to prompt decision , resolved that [she]_188-sylvia and [no other]_{2243-no other} should be [[his]_202-kinraid wife]_{5589-his wife} . Accustomed to popularity among [women]_1054-women , and well versed in the incipient signs of [their]_1054-women liking for [him]_202-kinraid , [he]_202-kinraid anticipated no difficulty in winning [her]_188-sylvia . Satisfied with the past , and pleasantly hopeful about the future , [he]_202-kinraid found it easy to turn [his]_202-kinraid attention to [the next prettiest girl in [the room]_{1183-the room}]_{2246-the next prettiest girl in the room} , and to make the whole gathering bright with [his]_202-kinraid ready good temper and buoyant spirit . [Mrs. Corney]_{243-mrs. corney} had felt it [her]_{243-mrs. corney} duty to press [Philip]_191-philip to stay , now that , as [she]_{243-mrs. corney} said , [he]_191-philip had [no one]_{634-no one} but [himself]_191-philip to see [home]_681-home , and the new year so near coming in . To [any one else in [the room]_{1183-the room}]_{2250-any one else in the room} [she]_{243-mrs. corney} would have added the clinching argument , ' [A]_6830-a shall take it very unkind if [yo]_191-philip '_{[243-mrs. corney]} go now ' ; but somehow [she]_{243-mrs. corney} could not say this , for in truth [Philip]_191-philip 's look showed that [he]_191-philip would be but a wet blanket on the merriment of the party . So , with as much civility as could be mustered up between [them]_7006-them , [he]_191-philip took leave . Shutting the door behind [him]_191-philip , [he]_191-philip went out into the dreary night , and began [his]_191-philip lonesome walk back to [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven . The cold sleet almost blinded [him]_191-philip as the sea - wind drove it straight in [his]_191-philip face ; it cut against [him]_191-philip as it was blown with drifting force . The roar of [the wintry sea]_{7007-the wintry sea} came borne on the breeze ; there was more light from the whitened ground than from the dark laden sky above . [The field - paths]_{7008-the field - paths} would have been a matter of perplexity , had it not been for the well - known gaps in [the dyke - side]_{7009-the dyke - side} , which showed [the whitened land beyond]_{7010-the whitened land beyond} , between the two dark stone walls . Yet [he]_191-philip went clear and straight along [his]_191-philip way , having unconsciously left all guidance to the animal instinct which co - exists with [the human soul]_{7011-the human soul} , and sometimes takes strange charge of the human body , when all the nobler powers of [the individual]_{7012-the individual} are absorbed in acute suffering . At length [he]_191-philip was in [the lane]_{5791-the lane} , toiling up [the hill]_{1512-the hill} , from which , by day , [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven might be seen . Now all features of [the landscape before [him]_191-philip]_{7015-the landscape before him} were lost in the darkness of night , against which the white flakes came closer and nearer , thicker and faster . On a sudden , the bells of [Monkshaven church]_{6613-monkshaven church} rang out a welcome to the new year , 1796 . From the direction of the wind , it seemed as if the sound was flung with strength and power right into [Philip]_191-philip 's face . [He]_191-philip walked down [the hill]_{1512-the hill} to [its]_{1512-the hill} merry sound -- its merry sound , [his]_191-philip heavy heart . As [he]_191-philip entered [the long High Street of [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{7018-the long high street of monkshaven} [he]_191-philip could see the watching lights put out in [parlour]_2220-parlour , [chamber]_7020-chamber , or [kitchen]_7021-kitchen . The new year had come , and expectation was ended . Reality had begun . [He]_191-philip turned to the right , into [the court where [he]_191-philip lodged with [Alice Rose]_257-alice]_{7022-the court where he lodged with alice rose} . There was a light still burning there , and cheerful voices were heard . [He]_191-philip opened the door ; [Alice]_257-alice , [[her]_257-alice daughter]_{1252-her daughter} , and [Coulson]_207-coulson stood as if awaiting [him]_191-philip . [Hester]_209-hester 's wet cloak hung on a chair before the fire ; [she]_209-hester had [her]_209-hester hood on , for [she]_209-hester and [Coulson]_207-coulson had been to the watch - night . The solemn excitement of the services had left its traces upon [her]_209-hester countenance and in [her]_209-hester mind . There was a spiritual light in [her]_209-hester usually shadowed eyes , and a slight flush on [her]_209-hester pale cheek . Merely personal and self - conscious feelings were merged in a loving good - will to all [her]_209-hester fellow - creatures . Under the influence of this large charity , [she]_209-hester forgot [her]_209-hester habitual reserve , and came forward as [Philip]_191-philip entered to meet [him]_191-philip with [her]_209-hester new year 's wishes -- wishes that [she]_209-hester had previously interchanged with [the other two]_{7024-the other two} . '_[191-philip] A happy new year to [you]_2252-you , [Philip]_191-philip , and may [God]_240-god have [you]_2252-you in [his]_191-philip keeping all the days thereof ! ' [He]_191-philip took [her]_209-hester hand , and shook it warmly in reply . The flush on [her]_209-hester cheek deepened as [she]_209-hester withdrew it . [Alice Rose]_257-alice said something curtly about the lateness of the hour and [her]_257-alice being much tired ; and then [she]_257-alice and [[her]_257-alice daughter]_{1252-her daughter} went [upstairs]_{5687-upstairs} to [the front chamber]_{7027-the front chamber} , and [Philip]_191-philip and [Coulson]_207-coulson to that which [they]_7028-they shared at the back of [the house]_{5492-the house} . CHAPTER XIII PERPLEXITIES [Coulson]_207-coulson and [Philip]_191-philip were friendly , but not intimate . [They]_7028-they never had had a dispute , [they]_7028-they never were confidential with [each other]_{6627-each other} ; in truth , [they]_7028-they were both reserved and [silent men]_{7031-silent men} , and , probably , respected [each other]_{6627-each other} the more for being so self - contained . There was a private feeling in [Coulson]_207-coulson 's heart which would have made [a less amiable fellow]_{7033-a less amiable fellow} dislike [Philip]_191-philip . But of this [the latter]_{5840-the latter} was unconscious : [they]_7028-they were not apt to exchange many words in [the room which [they]_7028-they occupied jointly]_{7035-the room which they occupied jointly} . [Coulson]_207-coulson asked [Philip]_191-philip if [he]_191-philip had enjoyed [himself]_191-philip at [the Corneys ']_{242-the corneys[191-philip]} , and [Philip]_191-philip replied,-- ' Not much ; such parties are noane to [my]_191-philip liking . '_[191-philip] ' And yet [thou]_7036-thou broke off from t '_{[314-jonas barclay]} watch - night to go [there]_5676-there . ' No answer ; so [Coulson]_207-coulson went on , with a sense of the duty laid upon [him]_207-coulson , to improve the occasion -- the first that had presented itself since [the good old Methodist minister]_{7037-the good old methodist minister} had given [[his]_{7037-the good old methodist minister} congregation]_{7038-his congregation} the solemn warning to watch over the opportunities of various kinds which the coming year would present . '_{[207-coulson]} [Jonas Barclay]_{314-jonas barclay} told [us]_2254-us as the pleasures o ' [this world]_{7039-this world} were like apples o '_[191-philip] Sodom , pleasant to look at , but ashes to taste . ' [Coulson]_207-coulson wisely left [Philip]_191-philip to make the application for [himself]_207-coulson . If [he]_207-coulson did [he]_207-coulson made no sign , but threw [himself]_207-coulson on [his]_207-coulson bed with a heavy sigh . '_{[207-coulson]} Are [yo]_191-philip ' not going to undress ? '_{[242-the corneys]} said [Coulson]_207-coulson , as [he]_207-coulson covered [him]_191-philip up in bed . There had been a long pause of silence . [Philip]_191-philip did not answer [him]_207-coulson , and [he]_191-philip thought [he]_191-philip had fallen asleep . But [he]_191-philip was roused from [his]_191-philip first slumber by [Hepburn]_191-philip 's soft movements about [the room]_{1183-the room} . [Philip]_191-philip had thought better of it , and , with some penitence in [his]_191-philip heart for [his]_191-philip gruffness to the unoffending [Coulson]_207-coulson , was trying not to make any noise while [he]_191-philip undressed . But [he]_191-philip could not sleep . [He]_191-philip kept seeing [[the Corneys]_{242-the corneys} ' kitchen]_{7040-the corneys ' kitchen} and the scenes that had taken place in [it]_{7040-the corneys ' kitchen} , passing like a pageant before [his]_191-philip closed eyes . Then [he]_191-philip opened them in angry weariness at the recurring vision , and tried to make out the outlines of [the room]_{1183-the room} and the furniture in the darkness . The white ceiling sloped into the whitewashed walls , and against them [he]_191-philip could see the four rush - bottomed chairs , the looking - glass hung on one side , the old carved oak - chest ( [his]_191-philip own property , with the initials of [forgotten ancestors]_{7042-forgotten ancestors} cut upon it ) , which held [his]_191-philip clothes ; the boxes that belonged to [Coulson]_207-coulson , sleeping soundly in the bed in the opposite corner of [the room]_{1183-the room} ; the casement window in the roof , through which the snowy ground on [the steep hill - side]_{7044-the steep hill - side} could be plainly seen ; and when [he]_191-philip got so far as this in the catalogue of [the room]_{1183-the room} , [he]_191-philip fell into a troubled feverish sleep , which lasted two or three hours ; and then [he]_191-philip awoke with a start , and a consciousness of uneasiness , though what about [he]_191-philip could not remember at first . When [he]_191-philip recollected all that had happened the night before , it impressed [him]_191-philip much more favourably than it had done at the time . If not joy , hope had come in the morning ; and , at any rate , [he]_191-philip could be up and be doing , for the late wintry light was stealing down [the hill - side]_{7046-the hill - side} , and [he]_191-philip knew that , although [Coulson]_207-coulson lay motionless in [his]_207-coulson sleep , it was past [their]_7047-their usual time of rising . Still , as it was new year 's Day , a time of some licence , [Philip]_191-philip had mercy on [[his]_191-philip fellow - shopman]_{7048-his fellow - shopman} , and did not waken [him]_{7048-his fellow - shopman} till just as [he]_191-philip was leaving [the room]_{1183-the room} . Carrying [his]_191-philip shoes in [his]_191-philip hand , [he]_191-philip went softly [downstairs]_{2018-downstairs} for [he]_191-philip could see from the top of the flight that neither [Alice]_257-alice nor [[her]_257-alice daughter]_{1252-her daughter} was down yet , as the kitchen shutters were not unclosed . It was [Mrs. Rose]_{315-mrs. rose} 's habit to rise early , and have all bright and clean against [[her]_{315-mrs. rose} lodgers]_{7052-her lodgers} came down ; but then , in general , [she]_{315-mrs. rose} went to rest before nine o'clock , whereas the last night [she]_{315-mrs. rose} had not gone till past twelve . [Philip]_191-philip went about undoing the shutters , and trying to break up the raking coal , with as little noise as might be , for [he]_191-philip had compassion on [the tired sleepers]_{7053-the tired sleepers} . The kettle had not been filled , probably because [Mrs. Rose]_{315-mrs. rose} had been unable to face the storm of the night before , in taking it to the pump just at [the entrance of [the court]_{7055-the court}]_{7054-the entrance of the court} . When [Philip]_191-philip came back from filling [it]_7056-it , [he]_191-philip found [Alice]_257-alice and [Hester]_209-hester both in [the kitchen]_{1174-the kitchen} , and trying to make up for lost time by hastening over [their]_7058-their work . [Hester]_209-hester looked busy and notable with [her]_209-hester gown pinned up behind [her]_209-hester , and [her]_209-hester hair all tucked away under a clean linen cap ; but [Alice]_257-alice was angry with [herself]_257-alice for [her]_257-alice late sleeping , and that and other causes made [her]_257-alice speak crossly to [Philip]_191-philip , as [he]_191-philip came in with [his]_191-philip snowy feet and well - filled kettle . '_{[242-the corneys]} Look the ' there ! droppin '_{[242-the corneys]} and drippin ' along t '_[6601-woman] flags as was cleaned last night , and meddlin ' wi '_[6601-woman] [woman]_6601-woman 's work as [a man]_{5486-a man} has no business wi ' . '_{[315-mrs. rose]} [Philip]_191-philip was surprised and annoyed . [He]_191-philip had found relief from [his]_191-philip own thoughts in doing what [he]_191-philip believed would help [others]_540-others . [He]_191-philip gave up the kettle to [her]_6601-woman snatching hands , and sate down behind the door in momentary ill - temper . But the kettle was better filled , and consequently heavier than [the old woman]_{6364-the old woman} expected , and [she]_6601-woman could not manage to lift it to the crook from which it generally hung suspended . [She]_6601-woman looked round for [Hester]_209-hester , but [she]_6601-woman was gone into [the back - kitchen]_{5906-the back - kitchen} . In a minute [Philip]_191-philip was at [her]_6601-woman side , and had heaved it to its place for [her]_6601-woman . [She]_6601-woman looked in [his]_191-philip face for a moment wistfully , but hardly condescended to thank [him]_191-philip ; at least the sound of the words did not pass the lips that formed them . Rebuffed by [her]_6601-woman manner , [he]_191-philip went back to [his]_191-philip old seat , and mechanically watched the preparations for breakfast ; but [his]_191-philip thoughts went back to the night before , and the comparative ease of [his]_191-philip heart was gone . The first stir of a new day had made [him]_191-philip feel as if [he]_191-philip had had no sufficient cause for [his]_191-philip annoyance and despondency the previous evening ; but now , condemned to sit quiet , [he]_191-philip reviewed looks and words , and saw just reason for [his]_191-philip anxiety . After some consideration [he]_191-philip resolved to go that very night to [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} , and have some talk with either [Sylvia]_188-sylvia or [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} ; what the exact nature of this purposed conversation should be , [he]_191-philip did not determine ; much would depend on [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's manner and mood , and on [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's state of health ; but at any rate something would be learnt . During breakfast something was learnt nearer [home]_681-home ; though not all that [a man less unconscious and more vain]_{2264-a man less unconscious and more vain} than [Philip]_191-philip might have discovered . [He]_191-philip only found out that [Mrs. Rose]_{315-mrs. rose} was displeased with [him]_191-philip for not having gone to the watch - night with [Hester]_209-hester , according to the plan made some weeks before . But [he]_191-philip soothed [his]_191-philip conscience by remembering that [he]_191-philip had made no promise ; [he]_191-philip had merely spoken of [his]_191-philip wish to be present at the service , about which [Hester]_209-hester was speaking ; and although at the time and for a good while afterwards , [he]_191-philip had fully intended going , yet as there had been [William Coulson]_207-coulson to accompany [her]_209-hester , [his]_191-philip absence could not have been seriously noticed . Still [he]_191-philip was made uncomfortable by [Mrs. Rose]_{315-mrs. rose} 's change of manner ; once or twice [he]_191-philip said to [himself]_191-philip that [she]_{315-mrs. rose} little knew how miserable [he]_191-philip had been during [his]_191-philip ' gay evening , '_{[2281-a little girl]} as [she]_{315-mrs. rose} would persist in calling it , or [she]_{315-mrs. rose} would not talk at [him]_191-philip with such persevering bitterness this morning . Before [he]_191-philip left for [the shop]_{951-the shop} , [he]_191-philip spoke of [his]_191-philip intention of going to see how [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} was , and of paying [her]_{5798-his aunt} a new year 's day visit . [Hepburn]_191-philip and [Coulson]_207-coulson took it in turns week and week about to go first [home]_681-home to dinner ; [the one who went first sate down with [Mrs. Rose]_{315-mrs. rose} and [[her]_{315-mrs. rose} daughter]_{1252-her daughter} , instead of having [his]_191-philip portion put in the oven to keep warm for [him]_191-philip]_{2268-the one who went first sate down with mrs. rose and her daughter , instead of having his portion put in the oven to keep warm for him} . To - day it was [Hepburn]_191-philip 's turn to be last . All morning [the shop]_{951-the shop} was full with [customers]_{5558-customers} , come rather to offer good wishes than to buy , and with an unspoken remembrance of the cake and wine which [the two hospitable brothers Foster]_{2272-the two hospitable brothers foster} made a point of offering to [all comers on new year]_{2273-all comers on new year} 's day . It was busy work for all -- for [Hester]_209-hester on [her]_209-hester side , where caps , ribbons , and [women]_1054-women 's gear were exclusively sold -- for [the shopmen]_{2275-the shopmen} and [boys in [the grocery and drapery department]_{2277-the grocery and drapery department}]_{2276-boys in the grocery and drapery department} . [Philip]_191-philip was trying to do [his]_191-philip business with [his]_191-philip mind far away ; and the consequence was that [his]_191-philip manner was not such as to recommend [him]_191-philip to [the customers]_{2278-the customers} , some of whom recollected it as very different , courteous and attentive , if grave and sedate . [[One buxom farmer]_{2279-one buxom farmer} 's wife]_{2280-one buxom farmer 's wife} noticed the change to [him]_191-philip . [She]_{2280-one buxom farmer 's wife} had [a little girl]_{2281-a little girl} with [her]_{2280-one buxom farmer 's wife} , of about five years old , that [she]_{2280-one buxom farmer 's wife} had lifted up on the counter , and who was watching [Philip]_191-philip with anxious eyes , occasionally whispering in [[her]_{2281-a little girl} mother]_{5519-her mother} 's ear , and then hiding [her]_{2281-a little girl} face against [her]_{2281-a little girl} cloak . ' [She]_{2281-a little girl} 's thought a deal o '_[191-philip] coming to see [yo]_191-philip ' , and [a dunnot]_{7059-a dunnot} think as [yo]_191-philip '_[191-philip] mind [her]_{2281-a little girl} at all . [[My]_0-i pretty]_{2283-my pretty} , [he]_191-philip 's clean forgotten as how [he]_191-philip said last new year 's day , [he]_191-philip 'd gi ' [thee]_{2284-the child} a barley - sugar stick , if thou'd hem [him]_191-philip a handkercher by this . '_{[2281-a little girl]} [The child]_{2284-the child} 's face was buried in the comfortable breadth of duffle at these words , while the little outstretched hand held a small square of coarse linen . ' Ay , [she]_{2281-a little girl} 's noane forgotten it , and has done [her]_{2281-a little girl} five stitches a day , bless [her]_{2281-a little girl} ; and [a dunnot]_{7059-a dunnot} believe as [yo]_191-philip '_{[2281-a little girl]} know [her]_{2281-a little girl} again . [She]_{2281-a little girl} 's [Phoebe Moorsom]_316-phoebe , and a'm [Hannah]_{289-nanny corney} , and a've dealt at t ' shop reg'lar this fifteen year . '_{[2281-a little girl]} ' [I]_{2281-a little girl} 'm_{[2281-a little girl]} very sorry , ' said [Philip]_191-philip . '_{[2281-a little girl]} [I]_0-i was up late last night , and [I]_0-i 'm a bit dazed to - day . Well ! this is nice work , [Phoebe]_316-phoebe , and [I]_{2281-a little girl} 'm_{[2281-a little girl]} sure [I]_0-i 'm very much beholden to [yo]_316-phoebe '_[191-philip] . And here 's five sticks o ' barley - sugar , one for every stitch , and thank [you]_{5519-her mother} kindly , [Mrs. Moorsom]_{317-mrs. moorsom} , too . '_[191-philip] [Philip]_191-philip took the handkerchief and hoped [he]_191-philip had made honourable amends for [his]_191-philip want of recognition . But [the wee lassie]_{2285-the wee lassie} refused to be lifted down , and whispered something afresh into [[her]_{2285-the wee lassie} mother]_{5519-her mother} 's ear , who smiled and bade [her]_{2285-the wee lassie} be quiet . [Philip]_191-philip saw , however , that there was some wish ungratified on the part of [the little maiden]_{2287-the little maiden} which [he]_191-philip was expected to inquire into , and , accordingly , [he]_191-philip did [his]_191-philip duty . ' [She]_{2287-the little maiden} 's [a little fool]_{7061-a little fool} ; [she]_{2287-the little maiden} says [yo]_191-philip '_[191-philip] promised to gi'e [her]_{2287-the little maiden} a kiss , and t ' make [her]_{2287-the little maiden} [yo'r wife]_{7062-yo'r wife} . '_[191-philip] [The child]_{2284-the child} burrowed [her]_{2284-the child} face closer into [[her]_{2284-the child} mother]_{5519-her mother} 's neck , and refused to allow the kiss which [Philip]_191-philip willingly offered . All [he]_191-philip could do was to touch the back of the little white fat neck with [his]_191-philip lips . [The mother]_{631-the mother} carried [her]_{631-the mother} off only half satisfied , and [Philip]_191-philip felt that [he]_191-philip must try and collect [his]_191-philip scattered wits , and be more alive to the occasion . Towards the dinner - hour [the crowd]_{848-the crowd} slackened ; [Hester]_209-hester began to replenish decanters and bottles , and to bring out a fresh cake before [she]_209-hester went [home]_681-home to dinner ; and [Coulson]_207-coulson and [Philip]_191-philip looked over the joint present [they]_2293-they always made to [her]_209-hester on this day . It was a silk handkerchief of the prettiest colours [they]_2293-they could pick out of [the shop]_{951-the shop} , intended for [her]_209-hester to wear round [her]_209-hester neck . [Each]_2295-each tried to persuade [the other]_{873-the other} to give it to [her]_209-hester , for [each]_2295-each was shy of the act of presentation . [Coulson]_207-coulson was , however , the most resolute ; and when [she]_209-hester returned from [the parlour]_{1095-the parlour} the little parcel was in [Philip]_191-philip 's hands . ' Here , [Hester]_209-hester , '_[191-philip] said [he]_191-philip , going round the counter to [her]_209-hester , just as [she]_209-hester was leaving [the shop]_{951-the shop} . ' It 's from [Coulson]_207-coulson and [me]_191-philip ; a handkerchief for [yo]_2300-yo '_[191-philip] to wear ; and [we]_2293-they wish [yo]_2300-yo ' a happy New Year , and plenty on 'em_[2300-yo] ; and there 's many [a one]_{2301-a one} wishes the same . ' [He]_191-philip took [her]_209-hester hand as [he]_191-philip said this . [She]_209-hester went a little paler , and [her]_209-hester eyes brightened as though they would fill with tears as [they]_7063-they met [his]_191-philip ; [she]_209-hester could not have helped it , do what [she]_209-hester would . But [she]_209-hester only said , '_[209-hester] Thank [yo]_2300-yo ' kindly , '_[2311-thou] and going up to [Coulson]_207-coulson [she]_209-hester repeated the words and action to [him]_207-coulson ; and then [they]_2293-they went off together to dinner . There was a lull of business for the next hour . [John]_270-john and [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah were dining like [the rest of [the world]_{984-the world}]_{2302-the rest of the world} . Even [the elder errand - boy]_{2304-the elder errand - boy} had vanished . [Philip]_191-philip rearranged disorderly goods ; and then sate down on the counter by the window ; it was the habitual place for [the one who stayed behind]_{2305-the one who stayed behind} ; for excepting on market - day there was little or no custom during the noon - hour . Formerly [he]_191-philip used to move the drapery with which the window was ornamented , and watch [the passers - by]_{2306-the passers - by} with careless eye . But now , though [he]_191-philip seemed to gaze abroad , [he]_191-philip saw nothing but vacancy . All the morning since [he]_191-philip got up [he]_191-philip had been trying to fight through [his]_191-philip duties -- leaning against a hope -- a hope that first had bowed , and then had broke as soon as [he]_191-philip really tried its weight . There was not a sign of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's liking for [him]_191-philip to be gathered from the most careful recollection of the past evening . It was of no use thinking that there was . It was better to give it up altogether and at once . But what if [he]_191-philip could not ? What if the thought of [her]_188-sylvia was bound up with [his]_191-philip life ; and that once torn out by [his]_191-philip own free will , the very roots of [his]_191-philip heart must come also ? No ; [he]_191-philip was resolved [he]_191-philip would go on ; as long as there was life there was hope ; as long as [Sylvia]_188-sylvia remained unpledged to [any one else]_{2307-any one else} , there was a chance for [him]_191-philip . [He]_191-philip would remodel [his]_191-philip behaviour to [her]_188-sylvia . [He]_191-philip could not be merry and light - hearted like [other young men]_{2308-other young men} ; [his]_191-philip nature was not cast in that mould ; and the early sorrows that had left [him]_191-philip [a lonely orphan]_{2309-a lonely orphan} might have matured , but had not enlivened , [his]_191-philip character . [He]_191-philip thought with some bitterness on the power of easy talking about trifles which some of those [he]_191-philip had met with at [the Corneys]_{6656-the corneys} ' had exhibited . But then [he]_191-philip felt stirring within [him]_191-philip a force of enduring love which [he]_191-philip believed to be unusual , and which seemed as if it must compel all things to [his]_191-philip wish in the end . A year or so ago [he]_191-philip had thought much of [his]_191-philip own cleverness and [his]_191-philip painfully acquired learning , and [he]_191-philip had imagined that these were the qualities which were to gain [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . But now , whether [he]_191-philip had tried them and had failed to win even [her]_188-sylvia admiration , or whether some true instinct had told [him]_191-philip that [a woman]_{1082-a woman} 's love may be gained in many ways sooner than by mere learning , [he]_191-philip was only angry with [himself]_191-philip for [his]_191-philip past folly in making [himself]_191-philip [her]_188-sylvia school -- nay , [[her]_188-sylvia taskmaster]_{7065-her taskmaster} . To - night , though , [he]_191-philip would start off on a new tack . [He]_191-philip would not even upbraid [her]_188-sylvia for [her]_188-sylvia conduct the night before ; [he]_191-philip had shown [her]_188-sylvia [his]_191-philip displeasure at the time ; but [she]_188-sylvia should see how tender and forgiving [he]_191-philip could be . [He]_191-philip would lure [her]_188-sylvia to [him]_191-philip rather than find fault with [her]_188-sylvia . There had perhaps been too much of that already . When [Coulson]_207-coulson came back [Philip]_191-philip went to [his]_191-philip solitary dinner . In general [he]_191-philip was quite alone while eating it ; but to - day [Alice Rose]_257-alice chose to bear [him]_191-philip company . [She]_2312-she watched [him]_191-philip with cold severe eye for some time , until [he]_191-philip had appeased [his]_191-philip languid appetite . Then [she]_2312-she began with the rebuke [she]_2312-she had in store for [him]_191-philip ; a rebuke the motives to which were not entirely revealed even to [herself]_2312-she . '_[2312-she] [Thou]_2311-thou 're none so keen after [thy]_2311-thou food as common , '_[2312-she] [she]_2312-she began . ' Plain victuals goes ill down after feastin '_[2312-she] . ' [Philip]_191-philip felt the colour mount to [his]_191-philip face ; [he]_191-philip was not in the mood for patiently standing the brunt of the attack which [he]_191-philip saw was coming , and yet [he]_191-philip had a reverent feeling for [woman]_6601-woman and for age . [He]_191-philip wished [she]_2312-she would leave [him]_191-philip alone ; but [he]_191-philip only said--'I had nought but a slice o '_[2312-she] cold beef for supper , if [you]_2313-you 'll call that feasting . ' '_[2311-thou] Neither do godly ways savour delicately after the pleasures of [the world]_{984-the world} , ' continued [she]_2312-she , unheeding [his]_191-philip speech . '_[0-i] [Thou]_2311-thou wert wo nt to seek [the house of [the Lord]_{5574-the lord}]_{2315-the house of the lord} , and [I]_0-i thought well on [thee]_2311-thou ; but of late thou'st changed , and fallen away , and [I]_0-i mun speak what is in [my]_0-i heart towards [thee]_2311-thou . ' '_[684-mother] [Mother]_684-mother , ' said [Philip]_191-philip , impatiently ( both [he]_191-philip and [Coulson]_207-coulson called [Alice]_257-alice '_[0-i] [mother]_684-mother ' at times ) , '_[684-mother] [I]_0-i do n't think [I]_0-i am fallen away , and any way [I]_0-i can not stay now to be -- it 's new year 's Day , and t ' [shop]_1791-shop is throng . '_[257-alice] But [Alice]_257-alice held up [her]_257-alice hand . [Her]_257-alice speech was ready , and [she]_257-alice must deliver it . ' Shop here , shop there . The flesh and the devil are gettin '_[257-alice] hold on [yo]_2319-yo ' , and [yo]_2319-yo '_[2319-yo] need more nor iver to seek [t ' ways o '_[2319-yo] grace]_{2320-t ' ways o ' grace} . New year 's day comes and says , " Watch and pray , " and [yo]_2319-yo ' say , " Nay , [I]_2319-yo 'll seek feasts and [market - places]_{7068-market - places} , and let times and seasons come and go without heedin '_[2319-yo] into whose presence [they]_2321-they 're hastening [me]_2319-yo . " Time was , [Philip]_191-philip , when thou'd niver ha '_[2319-yo] letten a merry - making keep [thee]_2319-yo fra ' t '_{[2322-the godly]} watch - night , and t ' company o '_[0-i] [the godly]_{2322-the godly} . ' '_[191-philip] [I]_0-i tell [yo]_2319-yo ' it was no merry - making to [me]_257-alice , '_[257-alice] said [Philip]_191-philip , with sharpness , as [he]_191-philip left [the house]_{5492-the house} . [Alice]_257-alice sat down on the nearest seat , and leant [her]_257-alice head on [her]_257-alice wrinkled hand . ' [He]_191-philip 's tangled and snared , '_[257-alice] said [she]_257-alice ; ' [my]_{2326-o lord} heart has yearned after [him]_191-philip , and [I]_{2326-o lord} esteemed [him]_191-philip as [one o '_{[2326-o lord]} the elect]_{7069-one o ' the elect} . And more nor [me]_0-i yearns after [him]_191-philip . [O Lord]_{2324-o lord} , [I]_0-i have but [one child]_{2325-one child} ! [O Lord]_{2326-o lord} , spare [her]_{2325-one child} ! But o'er and above a ' [I]_191-philip would like to pray for [his]_191-philip soul , that [Satan]_318-satan might not have it , for [he]_191-philip came to [me]_191-philip but [a little lad]_{7070-a little lad} . '_[191-philip] At that moment [Philip]_191-philip , smitten by [his]_191-philip conscience for [his]_191-philip hard manner of speech , came back ; but [Alice]_257-alice did not hear or see [him]_191-philip till [he]_191-philip was close by [her]_257-alice , and then [he]_191-philip had to touch [her]_257-alice to recall [her]_257-alice attention . ' [Mother]_203-mother , '_[191-philip] said [he]_191-philip , ' [I]_257-alice was wrong . [I]_257-alice 'm_[257-alice] fretted by many things . [I]_0-i should n't [ha]_2327-ha ' spoken so . It was ill - done of [me]_257-alice . '_[257-alice] ' Oh , [[my]_257-alice lad]_{864-my lad} ! '_[257-alice] said [she]_257-alice , looking up and putting [her]_257-alice thin arm on [his]_191-philip shoulder as [he]_191-philip stooped , ' [Satan]_318-satan is desiring after [yo]_2328-yo '_[257-alice] that [he]_191-philip may sift [yo]_2328-yo ' as wheat . Bide at whoam , bide at whoam , and go not after [them]_7072-them as care nought for holy things . Why need [yo]_2328-yo '_[2330-they] go to [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} this night ? ' [Philip]_191-philip reddened . [He]_191-philip could not and would not give it up , and yet it was difficult to resist the pleading of [the usually stern old woman]_{7073-the usually stern old woman} . '_{[1462-my aunt]} Nay , ' said [he]_191-philip , withdrawing [himself]_191-philip ever so little from [her]_257-alice hold ; '_[0-i] [[my]_0-i aunt]_{1462-my aunt} is but ailing , [they]_2330-they 're [my]_2330-they own flesh and blood , and [as good folks as needs be]_{7074-as good folks as needs be} , though [they]_2330-they may n't be o '_[2330-they] [our]_2331-our -- o ' [your]_2328-yo way o '_[2330-they] thinking in a ' things . '_[0-i] ' [Our]_2331-our ways -- [your]_2328-yo ways o '_[2334-them] thinking , says [he]_0-i , as if they were no longer [his'n]_2332-his'n . And [as good folks]_{2333-as good folks} as need be , ' repeated [she]_257-alice , with returning severity . '_[2334-them] [Them]_2334-them 's [Satan]_318-satan 's words , tho ' [yo]_2328-yo '_[2334-them] spoke ['em]_7075-'em , [Philip]_191-philip . [I]_191-philip can do nought again [Satan]_318-satan , but [I]_191-philip can speak to [them]_2334-them as can ; an '_[191-philip] [we]_2331-our 'll see which pulls hardest , for it 'll be better for [thee]_2335-thee to be riven and rent [i]_0-i ' twain than to go body and soul to hell . '_[191-philip] ' But do n't think , [mother]_684-mother , '_[191-philip] said [Philip]_191-philip , [his]_191-philip last words of conciliation , for the clock had given warning for two , ' as [I]_191-philip 'm_[191-philip] boun ' for [hell]_7077-hell , just because [I]_191-philip go t '_[191-philip] see [[my]_0-i own folks]_{2336-my own folks} , all [I]_0-i ha ' left o '_{[204-jeremiah]} kin . ' And once more , after laying [his]_191-philip hand with as much of a caress as was in [his]_191-philip nature on [hers]_684-mother , [he]_191-philip left [the house]_{5492-the house} . Probably [Alice]_257-alice would have considered the first words that greeted [Philip]_191-philip on [his]_191-philip entrance into [the shop]_{951-the shop} as an answer to [her]_257-alice prayer , for they were such as put a stop to [his]_191-philip plan of going to see [Sylvia]_188-sylvia that evening ; and if [Alice]_257-alice had formed [her]_257-alice inchoate thoughts into words , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia would have appeared as the nearest earthly representative of the spirit of temptation whom [she]_257-alice dreaded for [Philip]_191-philip . As [he]_191-philip took [his]_191-philip place behind the counter , [Coulson]_207-coulson said to [him]_191-philip in a low voice,-- '_[2338-thou] [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah has been round to bid [us]_2337-us to sup wi ' [him]_204-jeremiah to - night . [He]_204-jeremiah says that [he]_204-jeremiah and [John]_270-john have a little matter o '_{[204-jeremiah]} business to talk over with [us]_2337-us . ' A glance from [his]_207-coulson eyes to [Philip]_191-philip told [the latter]_{5840-the latter} that [Coulson]_207-coulson believed the business spoken of had something to do with the partnership , respecting which there had been a silent intelligence for some time between [the shopmen]_{2275-the shopmen} . '_[2338-thou] And what did [thou]_2338-thou say ? ' asked [Philip]_191-philip , doggedly unwilling , even yet , to give up [his]_191-philip purposed visit . '_{[204-jeremiah]} Say ! why , what could a say , but that [we]_2337-us 'd come ? There was [summat]_2339-summat up , for sure ; and summat as [he]_204-jeremiah thought [we]_2337-us should be glad on . [I]_0-i could tell it fra ' t '_{[204-jeremiah]} look on [his]_204-jeremiah face . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't think as [I]_0-i can go , ' said [Philip]_191-philip , feeling just then as if the long - hoped - for partnership was as nothing compared to [his]_191-philip plan . It was always distasteful to [him]_191-philip to have to give up a project , or to disarrange an intended order of things , such was [his]_191-philip nature ; but to - day it was absolute pain to yield [his]_191-philip own purpose . '_[0-i] Why , [man]_5688-man alive ? ' said [Coulson]_207-coulson , in amaze at [his]_191-philip reluctance . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i did n't say [I]_0-i might n't go , ' said [Philip]_191-philip , weighing consequences , until called off to attend to [customers]_{5558-customers} . In the course of the afternoon , however , [he]_191-philip felt [himself]_191-philip more easy in deferring [his]_191-philip visit to [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} till the next evening . [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid entered [the shop]_{951-the shop} , accompanied by [Molly Brunton]_295-molly and [[her]_295-molly sisters]_{2154-her sisters} ; and though [they]_7085-they all went towards [[Hester]_209-hester 's side of [the shop]_{951-the shop}]_{7086-hester 's side of the shop} , and [Philip]_191-philip and [Coulson]_207-coulson had [many people]_{1049-many people} to attend to , yet [Hepburn]_191-philip 's sharpened ears caught much of what [the young women]_{6928-the young women} were saying . From that [he]_191-philip gathered that [Kinraid]_202-kinraid had promised [them]_{6928-the young women} new year 's gifts , for the purchase of which [they]_{6928-the young women} were come ; and after a little more listening [he]_191-philip learnt that [Kinraid]_202-kinraid was returning to [Shields]_69-shields the next day , having only come over to spend a holiday with [[his]_202-kinraid relations]_{7090-his relations} , and being tied with [ship]_1712-ship 's work at the other end . [They]_7085-they all talked together lightly and merrily , as if [his]_202-kinraid going or staying was almost a matter of indifference to [himself]_202-kinraid and [[his]_202-kinraid cousins]_{7092-his cousins} . The principal thought of [the young women]_{6928-the young women} was to secure the articles [they]_7085-they most fancied ; [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid was ( so [Philip]_191-philip thought ) especially anxious that [the youngest and prettiest]_{7094-the youngest and prettiest} should be pleased . [Hepburn]_191-philip watched [him]_202-kinraid perpetually with a kind of envy of [his]_202-kinraid bright , courteous manner , the natural gallantry of [the sailor]_{1811-the sailor} . If it were but clear that [Sylvia]_188-sylvia took as little thought of [him]_202-kinraid as [he]_202-kinraid did of [her]_188-sylvia , to all appearance , [Philip]_191-philip could even have given [him]_202-kinraid praise for manly good looks , and a certain kind of geniality of disposition which made [him]_202-kinraid ready to smile pleasantly at [all strangers]_{7096-all strangers} , from babies upwards . As [the party]_{2178-the party} turned to leave [the shop]_{951-the shop} [they]_{2178-the party} saw [Philip]_191-philip , [the guest of the night before]_{7099-the guest of the night before} ; and [they]_{2178-the party} came over to shake hands with [him]_191-philip across the counter ; [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's hand was proffered among the number . Last night [Philip]_191-philip could not have believed it possible that such a demonstration of fellowship should have passed between [them]_{2178-the party} ; and perhaps there was a slight hesitation of manner on [his]_191-philip part , for some idea or remembrance crossed [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's mind which brought a keen searching glance into the eyes which for a moment were fastened on [Philip]_191-philip 's face . In spite of [himself]_191-philip , and during the very action of hand - shaking , [Philip]_191-philip felt a cloud come over [his]_191-philip face , not altering or moving [his]_191-philip features , but taking light and peace out of [his]_191-philip countenance . [Molly Brunton]_295-molly began to say something , and [he]_191-philip gladly turned to look at [her]_295-molly . [She]_295-molly was asking [him]_191-philip why [he]_191-philip went away so early , for [they]_{2178-the party} had kept it up for four hours after [he]_191-philip left , and last of all , [she]_295-molly added ( turning to [Kinraid]_202-kinraid ) , [[her]_295-molly cousin]_{956-her cousin} [Charley]_202-kinraid had danced a hornpipe among the platters on the ground . [Philip]_191-philip hardly knew what [he]_191-philip said in reply , the mention of that pas seul lifted such a weight off [his]_191-philip heart . [He]_191-philip could smile now , after [his]_191-philip grave fashion , and would have shaken hands again with [Kinraid]_202-kinraid had it been required ; for it seemed to [him]_191-philip that [no one]_{634-no one} , caring ever so little in the way that [he]_191-philip did for [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , could have borne four mortal hours of a company where [she]_188-sylvia had been , and was not ; least of all could have danced a hornpipe , either from gaiety of heart , or even out of complaisance . [He]_191-philip felt as if the yearning after [the absent one]_{7102-the absent one} would have been a weight to [his]_191-philip legs , as well as to [his]_191-philip spirit ; and [he]_191-philip imagined that [all men]_{6207-all men} were like [himself]_191-philip . CHAPTER XIV PARTNERSHIP As darkness closed in , and the New Year 's throng became scarce , [Philip]_191-philip 's hesitation about accompanying [Coulson]_207-coulson faded away . [He]_191-philip was more comfortable respecting [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , and [his]_191-philip going to see [her]_188-sylvia might be deferred ; and , after all , [he]_191-philip felt that the wishes of [[his]_191-philip masters]_{6876-his masters} ought to be attended to , and the honour of an invitation to [the private house of [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah]_{7105-the private house of jeremiah} not to be slighted for anything short of a positive engagement . Besides , [the ambitious man of business]_{7106-the ambitious man of business} existed strongly in [Philip]_191-philip . It would never do to slight advances towards the second great earthly object in [his]_191-philip life ; one also on which the first depended . So when [the shop]_{951-the shop} was closed , [the two]_{6152-the two} set out down [Bridge Street]_{16-bridge street} to cross [the river]_{491-the river} to [the house of [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah]_{7110-the house of jeremiah foster} . [They]_{6152-the two} stood a moment on [the bridge]_{1006-the bridge} to breathe the keen fresh sea air after [their]_{6152-the two} busy day . [The waters]_{1717-the waters} came down , swollen full and dark , with rapid rushing speed from [the snow - fed springs high up on [the moorland above]_{7114-the moorland above}]_{7113-the snow - fed springs high up on the moorland above} . [The close - packed houses in [the old town]_{7116-the old town}]_{7115-the close - packed houses in the old town} seemed a cluster of white roofs irregularly piled against the more unbroken white of [the hill - side]_{7046-the hill - side} . Lights twinkled here and there in [the town]_{480-the town} , and were slung from stern and bow of [the ships]_{7119-the ships} in [the harbour]_{846-the harbour} . The air was very still , settling in for a frost ; so still that all distant sounds seemed near : the rumble of [a returning cart]_{7121-a returning cart} in [the High Street]_{501-the high street} , the voices on [board ship]_{7123-board ship} , the closing of shutters and barring of doors in [the new town]_{1005-the new town} to which [they]_{6152-the two} were bound . But the sharp air was filled , as it were , with saline particles in a freezing state ; little pungent crystals of sea salt burning lips and cheeks with their cold keenness . It would not do to linger here in [the very centre of [the valley]_{7126-the valley}]_{7125-the very centre of the valley} up which passed the current of atmosphere coming straight with the rushing tide from [the icy northern seas]_{7127-the icy northern seas} . Besides , there was the unusual honour of a supper with [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah awaiting [them]_{6152-the two} . [He]_204-jeremiah had asked each of [them]_{6152-the two} separately to a meal before now ; but [they]_{6152-the two} had never gone together , and [they]_{6152-the two} felt that there was something serious in the conjuncture . [They]_{6152-the two} began to climb the steep heights leading to [the freshly - built rows of [the new town of Monkshaven]_{7129-the new town of monkshaven}]_{7128-the freshly - built rows of the new town of monkshaven} , feeling as if [they]_{6152-the two} were rising into [aristocratic regions where [no shop profaned the streets]_{7131-no shop profaned the streets}]_{7130-aristocratic regions where no shop profaned the streets} . [[Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah 's house]_{7132-jeremiah foster 's house} was one of six , undistinguished in size , or shape , or colour ; but noticed in the daytime by [all passers - by]_{7133-all passers - by} for [its]_{7132-jeremiah foster 's house} spotless cleanliness of lintel and doorstep , window and window frame . The very bricks seemed as though [they]_{6152-the two} came in for the daily scrubbing which brightened handle , knocker , all down to the very scraper . [The two young men]_{7134-the two young men} felt as shy of the interview with [[their]_{7134-the two young men} master]_{7135-their master} under such unusual relations of [guest]_7136-guest and [host]_7137-host , as [a girl]_{6672-a girl} does of [her]_{6672-a girl} first party . [Each rather]_{7139-each rather} drew back from the decided step of knocking at the door ; but with a rebuffing shake at [his]_2341-his own folly , [Philip]_191-philip was [the one to give a loud single rap]_{7140-the one to give a loud single rap} . As if [they]_{7134-the two young men} had been waited for , the door flew open , and [a middle - aged servant]_{7141-a middle - aged servant} stood behind , as spotless and neat as [the house]_{5492-the house} itself ; and smiled a welcome to [the familiar faces]_{7143-the familiar faces} . '_[2342-she] Let [me]_0-i dust [yo]_2341-his ' a bit , [William]_207-coulson , '_[2342-she] said [she]_2342-she , suiting the action to the word . ' [You]_2341-his 've been leanin '_[2341-his] again some whitewash , a'll be bound . Ay , [Philip]_191-philip , ' continued [she]_2342-she , turning [him]_191-philip round with motherly freedom , '_[2342-she] [yo'll]_2341-his do if yo'll but gi ' [your]_2341-his shoon a polishin '_[2342-she] wipe on yon other mat . This'n for takin ' t '_{[2343-measter]} roughest mud off . [Measter]_2343-measter allays polishes on that . ' In [the square parlour]_{7144-the square parlour} the same precise order was observed . Every article of furniture was free from speck of dirt or particle of dust ; and everything was placed either in a parallel line , or at exact right - angles with every other . Even [John]_270-john and [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah sat in symmetry on opposite sides of [the fire - place]_{5883-the fire - place} ; the very smiles on [their]_{7134-the two young men} honest faces seemed drawn to a line of exactitude . Such formality , however admirable , was not calculated to promote ease : it was not until after supper -- until a good quantity of Yorkshire pie had been swallowed , and washed down , too , with the best and most generous wine in [[Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah 's cellar]_{7146-jeremiah 's cellar} -- that there was the least geniality among [them]_{7134-the two young men} , in spite of the friendly kindness of [the host]_{7147-the host} and [[his]_{7147-the host} brother]_{7148-his brother} . The long silence , during which mute thanks for the meal were given , having come to an end , [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah called for pipes , and [three of the party]_{7149-three of the party} began to smoke . Politics in those days were tickle subjects to meddle with , even in the most private company . [The nation]_{1168-the nation} was in a state of terror against [France]_9-france , and against [any at [home]_681-home who might be supposed to sympathise with the enormities [she]_9-france had just been committing]_{7151-any at home who might be supposed to sympathise with the enormities she had just been committing} . The oppressive act against seditious meetings had been passed the year before ; and [people]_5560-people were doubtful to what extremity of severity it might be construed . Even [the law authorities]_{7154-the law authorities} forgot to be impartial , but either [their]_{7154-the law authorities} alarms or [their]_{7154-the law authorities} interests made too many of [them]_{7154-the law authorities} vehement partisans instead of [calm arbiters]_{7155-calm arbiters} , and thus destroyed the popular confidence in what should have been considered the supreme tribunal of justice . Yet for all this , there were some who dared to speak of reform of Parliament , as a preliminary step to fair representation of [the people]_{767-the people} , and to a reduction of the heavy war - taxation that was imminent , if not already imposed . But [these pioneers of 1830]_{7157-these pioneers of 1830} were generally obnoxious . [The great body of [the people]_{767-the people}]_{7158-the great body of the people} gloried in being [Tories]_7160-tories and [haters of the French]_{7161-haters of the french} , with whom [they]_{7158-the great body of the people} were on tenter - hooks to fight , almost unaware of the rising reputation of [the young Corsican warrior , whose name would be used ere a dozen years]_{7162-the young corsican warrior , whose name would be used ere a dozen years} had passed to [hush English babies with a terror such as that of [Marlborough]_{319-marlborough} once had for [the French]_{182-the french}]_{7163-hush english babies with a terror such as that of marlborough once had for the french} . At such a place as [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven all these opinions were held in excess . [One or two]_{2163-one or two} might , for the mere sake of argument , dispute on certain points of history or government ; but [they]_{2163-one or two} took care to be very sure of [[their]_{2163-one or two} listeners]_{7165-their listeners} before such arguments touched on anything of the present day ; for it had been not unfrequently found that the public duty of prosecuting opinions not [your]_7166-your own overrode the private duty of respecting confidence . [Most of [the Monkshaven politicians]_{7168-the monkshaven politicians}]_{7167-most of the monkshaven politicians} confined [themselves]_{7167-most of the monkshaven politicians} , therefore , to such general questions as these : '_{[2344-an englishman]} Could [an Englishman]_{2344-an englishman} lick [more than four Frenchmen]_{2345-more than four frenchmen} at a time ? ' '_{[2344-an englishman]} What was the proper punishment for [members of the Corresponding Society]_{2346-members of the corresponding society} ( correspondence with the French directory ) , hanging and quartering , or burning ? ' '_[256-darley] Would [the forthcoming child of [the Princess of [Wales]_73-wales]_{2348-the princess of wales}]_{2347-the forthcoming child of the princess of wales} be [a boy]_{1274-a boy} or [a girl]_{6672-a girl} ? If [a girl]_{6672-a girl} , would it be more loyal to call it [Charlotte]_{320-charlotte} or [Elizabeth]_256-darley ? ' [The Fosters]_{994-the fosters} were quite secure enough of [[their]_{994-the fosters} guests]_{7170-their guests} this evening to have spoken freely on politics had [they]_{994-the fosters} been so inclined . And [they]_{994-the fosters} did begin on the outrages which had been lately offered to [the king]_{832-the king} in crossing [St James 's Park]_{74-st james 's park} to go and open [the House of Lords]_{7172-the house of lords} ; but soon , so accustomed were [their]_{994-the fosters} minds to caution and restraint , the talk dropped down to the high price of provisions . Bread at 1_s _ . 3_d _ . the quartern loaf , according to the [London]_49-london test . Wheat at 120_s _ . per quarter , as [the home - baking northerners]_{7173-the home - baking northerners} viewed the matter ; and then the conversation died away to an ominous silence . [John]_270-john looked at [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah , as if asking [him]_204-jeremiah to begin . [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah was [the host]_{7147-the host} , and had been [a married man]_{7175-a married man} . [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah returned the look with the same meaning in it . [John]_270-john , though [a bachelor]_{6028-a bachelor} , was [the elder brother]_{5653-the elder brother} . The great church bell , brought from [the Monkshaven monastery]_{7178-the monkshaven monastery} centuries ago , high up on [the opposite hill - side]_{7179-the opposite hill - side} , began to ring nine o'clock ; it was getting late . [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah began : '_[256-darley] It seems a bad time for starting any one on business , wi ' prices and taxes and bread so dear ; but [John]_270-john and [I]_205-john are getting into years , and [we]_7180-we 've [no children]_{7181-no children} to follow [us]_7180-we : yet [we]_7180-we would fain draw out of some of [our]_7180-we worldly affairs . [We]_7180-we would like to give up [the shop]_{951-the shop} , and stick to banking , to which there seemeth a plain path . But first there is the stock and goodwill of [the shop]_{951-the shop} to be disposed on . '_[205-john] A dead pause . This opening was not favourable to the hopes of [the two moneyless young men who had been hoping to succeed [[their]_{2352-the two moneyless young men who had been hoping to succeed their masters by the more gradual process of partnership} masters]_{2353-their masters} by the more gradual process of partnership]_{2352-the two moneyless young men who had been hoping to succeed their masters by the more gradual process of partnership} . But it was only the kind of speech that had been agreed upon by [the two brothers]_{2354-the two brothers} with a view of impressing on [Hepburn]_191-philip and [Coulson]_207-coulson the great and unusual responsibility of the situation into which [the Fosters]_{994-the fosters} wished [them]_{2354-the two brothers} to enter . In some ways the talk of [many]_2356-many was much less simple and straightforward in those days than it is now . The study of effect shown in [the [London]_49-london diners]_{2357-the london diners} - out of [the last generation]_{2358-the last generation} , who prepared [their]_{2357-the london diners} conversation beforehand , was not without its parallel in humbler spheres , and for different objects than self - display . [The brothers Foster]_204-jeremiah had all but rehearsed the speeches [they]_{2354-the two brothers} were about to make this evening . [They]_{2354-the two brothers} were aware of [the youth of the parties to whom [they]_{2354-the two brothers} were going to make a most favourable proposal]_{2359-the youth of the parties to whom they were going to make a most favourable proposal} ; and [they]_{2354-the two brothers} dreaded that if that proposal was too lightly made , it would be too lightly considered , and the duties involved in it too carelessly entered upon . So the _ role _ of [one brother]_{2360-one brother} was to suggest , that of [the other]_{873-the other} to repress . [The young men]_{2362-the young men} , too , had [their]_{2362-the young men} reserves . [They]_{2362-the young men} foresaw , and had long foreseen , what was coming that evening . [They]_{2362-the young men} were impatient to hear it in distinct words ; and yet [they]_{2362-the young men} had to wait , as if unconscious , during all the long preamble . Do age and [youth]_2363-youth never play the same parts now ? To return . [John Foster]_205-john replied to [[his]_205-john brother]_{7148-his brother} : ' The stock and goodwill ! That would take much wealth . And there will be fixtures to be considered . [Philip]_191-philip , canst [thee]_191-philip tell [me]_191-philip the exact amount of stock in [the shop]_{951-the shop} at present ? '_[191-philip] It had only just been taken ; [Philip]_191-philip had it at [his]_191-philip fingers ' ends . '_[191-philip] One thousand nine hundred and forty - one pounds , thirteen shillings and twopence . ' [Coulson]_207-coulson looked at [him]_191-philip in a little dismay , and could not repress a sigh . The figures put into words and spoken aloud seemed to indicate so much larger an amount of money than when quickly written down in numerals . But [Philip]_191-philip read the countenances , nay , by some process of which [he]_191-philip was not [himself]_191-philip aware , [he]_191-philip read the minds of [the brothers]_{1016-the brothers} , and felt no dismay at what [he]_191-philip saw there . '_[191-philip] And the fixtures ? ' asked [John Foster]_205-john . '_[191-philip] [The appraiser]_{2365-the appraiser} valued [them]_2366-them at four hundred and thirty - five pounds three and sixpence when [father]_6351-father died . [We]_2368-we have added to [them]_2366-them since , but [we]_2368-we will reckon [them]_2366-them at that . How much does that make with the value of the stock ? ' '_[191-philip] Two thousand one hundred and seventy - six pounds , sixteen shillings and eightpence , ' said [Philip]_191-philip . [Coulson]_207-coulson had done the sum quicker , but was too much disheartened by the amount to speak . '_[191-philip] And the goodwill ? ' asked [the pitiless John]_205-john . '_[0-i] What dost [thee]_2369-thee set that at ? ' '_[2369-thee] [I]_0-i think , [brother]_6149-brother , that that would depend on who came forward with the purchase - money of the stock and fixtures . To [some folks]_{5864-some folks} [we]_2368-we might make it sit easy , if [they]_{5864-some folks} were known to [us]_2368-we , and those as [we]_2368-we wished well to . If [Philip]_191-philip and [William]_207-coulson here , for instance , said [they]_2372-they 'd like to purchase the business , [I]_0-i reckon [thee]_2369-thee and [me]_0-i would not ask 'em so much as [we]_2368-we should ask [Millers]_7186-millers '_[205-john] ( [Millers]_321-millers was [an upstart petty rival shop at the end of [the bridge]_{1006-the bridge} in [the New Town]_{1005-the new town}]_{2373-an upstart petty rival shop at the end of the bridge in the new town} ) . ' [I]_0-i wish [Philip]_191-philip and [William]_207-coulson was to come after [us]_2368-we , '_[0-i] said [John]_205-john . ' But that 's out of the question , '_{[204-jeremiah]} [he]_0-i continued , knowing all the while that , far from being out of the question , it was the very question , and that it was as good as settled at this very time . [No one]_{634-no one} spoke . Then [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah went on : ' It 's out of the question , [I]_191-philip reckon ? '_[191-philip] [He]_204-jeremiah looked at [the two young men]_{7134-the two young men} . [Coulson]_207-coulson shook [his]_207-coulson head . [Philip]_191-philip more bravely said,-- ' [I]_191-philip have fifty - three pounds seven and fourpence in yo'r hands , [Master John]_214-john , and it 's all [I]_191-philip have [i]_191-philip '_[191-philip] [the world]_{984-the world} . ' '_[191-philip] It 's a pity , ' said [John]_214-john , and again [they]_{7134-the two young men} were silent . Half - past nine struck . It was time to be beginning to make an end . '_[191-philip] Perhaps , [brother]_6149-brother , [they]_{7134-the two young men} have [friends who could advance 'em the money]_{7187-friends who could advance 'em the money} . [We]_{7134-the two young men} might make it sit light to [them]_{7134-the two young men} , for the sake of [their]_{7134-the two young men} good service ? '_{[207-coulson]} [Philip]_191-philip replied,-- ' There 's [no one]_{634-no one} who can put forwards a penny for [me]_207-coulson : [I]_207-coulson have but [few kin]_{7189-few kin} , and [they]_{7189-few kin} have little to spare beyond what [they]_{7189-few kin} need . '_{[207-coulson]} [Coulson]_207-coulson said-- ' [[My]_214-john father]_{1549-my father} and [mother]_684-mother have nine on [us]_{7134-the two young men} . '_[214-john] ' Let alone , let alone ! '_{[207-coulson]} said [John]_214-john , relenting fast ; for [he]_214-john was weary of [his]_214-john part of cold , stern prudence . ' [Brother]_322-brother , [I]_207-coulson think [we]_2380-we have enough of [this world]_{7039-this world} 's goods to do what [we]_2380-we like wi '_{[207-coulson]} [our]_2380-we own . ' [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah was a little scandalized at the rapid melting away of assumed character , and took a good pull at [his]_204-jeremiah pipe before [he]_204-jeremiah replied-- '_[0-i] Upwards of two thousand pounds is a large sum to set on the well - being and well - doing of [two lads]_{2381-two lads} , [the elder of whom is not three - and - twenty]_{2382-the elder of whom is not three - and - twenty} . [I]_0-i fear [we]_2380-we must look farther a - field . ' '_[214-john] Why , [John]_214-john , ' replied [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah , '_[214-john] it was but yesterday [thee]_214-john saidst [thee]_214-john would rather have [Philip]_191-philip and [William]_207-coulson than [any men o ' fifty]_{7193-any men o ' fifty} that [thee]_214-john knowed . And now to bring up [their]_{2381-two lads} youth again [them]_{2381-two lads} . '_[214-john] ' Well , well ! t '_[0-i] half on it is thine , and [thou]_214-john shall do even as [thou]_214-john wilt . But [I]_0-i think as [I]_0-i must have security for [[my]_0-i moiety]_{2383-my moiety} , for it 's a risk -- a great risk . Have [ye]_214-john any security to offer ? any expectations ? any legacies , as [other folk]_{2384-other folk} have a life - interest in at present ? ' No ; [neither of [them]_{2384-other folk}]_{7194-neither of them} had . So [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah rejoined-- '_{[2386-t ' best o ' all]} Then , [I]_0-i suppose , [I]_0-i mun do as [thee]_214-john dost , [John]_214-john , and take the security of character . And it 's a great security too , [lads]_6415-lads , and [t ' best o '_{[2386-t ' best o ' all]} all]_{2386-t ' best o ' all} , and one that [I]_0-i could n't ha ' done without ; no , not if [yo'd]_214-john pay [me]_{2389-a cousin betty} down five thousand for goodwill , and stock , and fixtures . For [John Foster]_205-john and [Son]_7195-son has been [a shop]_{7196-a shop} [i]_{2389-a cousin betty} '_{[2389-a cousin betty]} Monkshaven this eighty years and more ; and [I]_0-i dunnot think there 's [a man]_{5486-a man} living -- or dead , for that matter -- as can say [Fosters]_{206-the fosters} wronged [him]_{5486-a man} of a penny , or gave short measure to [a child]_{5617-a child} or [a Cousin Betty]_{2389-a cousin betty} . ' [They]_2390-we all four shook hands round with the same heartiness as if it had been a legal ceremony necessary to the completion of the partnership . [The old men]_{571-the old men} 's faces were bright with smiles ; the eyes of [the young ones]_{7198-the young ones} sparkled with hope . '_{[2389-a cousin betty]} But , after all , ' said [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah , '_[0-i] [we]_2390-we 've not told [you]_2391-you particulars . [Yo're]_2392-yo're thanking [us]_2390-we for a pig in a poke ; but [we]_2390-we had more forethought , and [we]_2390-we put all down on a piece o ' paper . '_[0-i] [He]_0-i took down a folded piece of paper from the mantel - shelf , put on [his]_0-i horn spectacles , and began to read aloud , occasionally peering over [his]_0-i glasses to note the effect on the countenances of [the young men]_{2362-the young men} . The only thing [he]_0-i was in the habit of reading aloud was a chapter in the Bible daily to [[his]_0-i housekeeper servant]_{2394-his housekeeper servant} ; and , like many , [he]_0-i reserved a peculiar tone for that solemn occupation -- a tone which [he]_0-i unconsciously employed for the present enumeration of pounds , shillings , and pence . ' Average returns of the last three years , one hundred and twenty - seven pounds , three shillings , and seven penny and one - sixth a week . Profits thereupon thirty - four per cent.--as near as may be . Clear profits of the concern , after deducting all expenses except rent -- for [t '_[0-i] house]_{7199-t ' house} is [our]_2390-we own -- one thousand two hundred and two pound a year . ' This was far more than either [Hepburn]_191-philip or [Coulson]_207-coulson had imagined it to be ; and a look of surprise , almost amounting to dismay , crept over [their]_{2362-the young men} faces , in spite of [their]_{2362-the young men} endeavour to keep simply motionless and attentive . '_{[5574-the lord]} It 's a deal of money , [lads]_6415-lads , and [the Lord]_{5574-the lord} give [you]_6415-lads grace to guide it , ' said [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah , putting down [his]_0-i paper for a minute . '_{[5574-the lord]} Amen , ' said [John]_205-john , shaking [his]_205-john head to give effect to [his]_205-john word . '_[2390-we] Now what [we]_2390-we propose is this , ' continued [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah , beginning afresh to refer to [his]_0-i paper : '_[2397-yo] [We]_2390-we will call t ' value of stock and fixtures two thousand one hundred and fifty . [You]_2397-yo may have [John Holden]_{323-john holden} , [appraiser]_{7200-appraiser} and [auctioneer]_{7201-auctioneer} , in to set a price on [them]_7202-them if [yo]_2397-yo '_[2397-yo] will ; or [yo]_2397-yo ' may look over books and bills ; or , better still , do both , and so check one again t'other ; but for t '_[2397-yo] sake o ' making the ground o '_[2397-yo] the bargain , [I]_0-i state the sum as above ; and [I]_0-i reckon it so much capital left in [yo'r]_2397-yo hands for the use o ' which [yo're]_2397-yo bound to pay [us]_2390-we five per cent . quarterly -- that 's one hundred and seven pound ten per annum at least for t '_[2397-yo] first year ; and after it will be reduced by the gradual payment on [our]_2390-we money , which must be at the rate of twenty per cent . , thus paying [us]_2390-we [our]_2390-we principal back in five years . And the rent , including [all back yards]_{2398-all back yards} , right of [wharfage]_{2399-wharfage} , [warehouse]_{2400-warehouse} , and [premises]_{2401-premises} , is reckoned by [us]_2390-we to be sixty - five pound per annum . So [yo]_2397-yo ' will have to pay [us]_2390-we , [John]_205-john and [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah , [brothers]_{7203-brothers} , six hundred and twelve pound ten out of the profits of the first year , leaving , at the present rate of profits , about five hundred and eighty - nine pound ten , for the share to be divided between [yo]_2397-yo '_[2397-yo] . ' The plan had , in all its details , been carefully arranged by [the two brothers]_{2354-the two brothers} . [They]_{2354-the two brothers} were afraid lest [Hepburn]_191-philip and [Coulson]_207-coulson should be dazzled by the amount of profits , and had so arranged the sliding - scale of payment as to reduce the first year 's income to what [the elder men]_{7205-the elder men} thought a very moderate sum , but what to [the younger ones]_{6940-the younger ones} appeared an amount of wealth such as [they]_{6940-the younger ones} , who had neither of [them]_{6940-the younger ones} ever owned much more than fifty pounds , considered almost inexhaustible . It was certainly a remarkable instance of prosperity and desert meeting together so early in life . For a moment or two [the brothers]_{1016-the brothers} were disappointed at not hearing any reply from [either of [them]_{2354-the two brothers}]_{5611-either of them} . Then [Philip]_191-philip stood up , for [he]_191-philip felt as if anything [he]_191-philip could say sitting down would not be sufficiently expressive of gratitude , and [William]_207-coulson instantly followed [his]_191-philip example . [Hepburn]_191-philip began in a formal manner , something the way in which [he]_0-i had read in the [York]_12-york newspapers that [honourable members]_{7209-honourable members} returned thanks when [their]_{7209-honourable members} health was given . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i can hardly express [my]_0-i feelings ' ( [Coulson]_207-coulson nudged [him]_0-i ) '_[191-philip] [his]_0-i feelings , too -- of gratitude . Oh , [Master John]_214-john ! [Master Jeremiah]_{208-mr. jeremiah} , [I]_0-i thought it might come [i]_0-i ' time ; nay , [I]_191-philip 've thought it might come afore long ; but [I]_191-philip niver thought as it would be so much , or made so easy . [We]_7210-we 've got [good kind friends]_{7211-good kind friends} -- [we]_7210-we have , have [we]_7210-we not , [William?--and]_{7212-william?--and} [we]_7210-we 'll do [our]_7210-we best , and [I]_191-philip hope as [we]_7210-we shall come up to [their]_{7211-good kind friends} wishes . '_[191-philip] [Philip]_191-philip 's voice quivered a little , as some remembrance passed across [his]_191-philip mind ; at this unusual moment of expansion out it came . ' [I]_191-philip wish [mother]_684-mother could ha '_[191-philip] seen this day . ' '_[191-philip] [She]_2402-she shall see a better day , [[my]_0-i lad]_{864-my lad} , when [thy]_2402-she name and [William]_207-coulson 's is painted over t ' shop - door , and [J.]_{324-j. foster} and [J. Foster]_{324-j. foster} blacked out . '_{[207-coulson]} ' Nay , [master]_1219-master , '_{[207-coulson]} said [William]_207-coulson , ' that mun never be . [I]_{324-j. foster} 'd a'most sooner not come in for the business . Anyhow , it must be '_{[324-j. foster]} late J. and [J. Foster]_{324-j. foster} , ' and [I]_191-philip 'm_[191-philip] not sure as [I]_0-i can stomach that . ' '_[191-philip] Well , well , [William]_207-coulson , ' said [John Foster]_205-john , highly gratified , '_[2405-yo] there be time enough to talk over that . There was one thing more to be said , was there not , [brother Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah ? [We]_2404-we do not wish to have this talked over in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven until shortly before the time when [yo]_2405-yo ' must enter on the business . [We]_2404-we have [our]_2404-we own arrangements to make wi '_[2405-yo] regard to the banking concern , and there 'll be [lawyer]_2406-lawyer 's work to do , after [yo've]_2405-yo examined books and looked over stock again together ; may - be [we]_2404-we 've overstated it , or [t]_2407-t ' fixtures are n't worth so much as [we]_2404-we said . Anyhow [yo]_2405-yo '_[2405-yo] must each on [yo]_2405-yo ' give [us]_2404-we yo'r word for to keep fra '_[2405-yo] naming this night 's conversation to [any one]_{776-any one} . Meantime , [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah and [I]_0-i will have to pay accounts , and take a kind of farewell of [the merchants and manufacturers with whom [Fosters]_{206-the fosters}]_{2409-the merchants and manufacturers with whom fosters} have had dealings this seventy or eighty year ; and when and where it seems fitting to [us]_2404-we [we]_2404-we will take one of [yo]_2405-yo ' to introduce as [[our]_2404-we successors]_{7215-our successors} and [friends]_915-friends . But all that 's to come . But [yo]_2405-yo '_[2405-yo] must each give [us]_2404-we yo'r word not to name what has passed here to [any one]_{776-any one} till further speech on the subject has passed between [us]_2404-we . ' [Coulson]_207-coulson immediately gave the promise . [Philip]_191-philip 's assent came lagging . [He]_191-philip had thought of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia living , almost as much as of [the dead mother]_{7217-the dead mother} , whose last words had been a committal of [[her]_{7217-the dead mother} child]_{1384-her child} to [the Father of [the friendless]_{7220-the friendless}]_{7219-the father of the friendless} ; and now that a short delay was placed between the sight of the cup and [his]_191-philip enjoyment of it , there was an impatient chafing in the mind of the composed and self - restrained [Philip]_191-philip ; and then repentance quick as lightning effaced the feeling , and [he]_191-philip pledged [himself]_191-philip to the secrecy which was enjoined . Some few more details as to [their]_2412-we mode of procedure -- of verifying [the Fosters]_{994-the fosters} '_{[204-jeremiah]} statements , which to [the younger men]_{2411-the younger men} seemed a perfectly unnecessary piece of business -- of probable journeys and introductions , and then farewell was bidden , and [Hepburn]_191-philip and [Coulson]_207-coulson were in the passage donning [their]_2412-we wraps , and rather to [their]_2412-we indignation being assisted therein by [Martha]_325-martha , who was accustomed to [the office]_{2413-the office} with [[her]_325-martha own master]_{2414-her own master} . Suddenly [they]_2412-we were recalled into [the parlour]_{1095-the parlour} . [John Foster]_205-john was fumbling with the papers a little nervously : [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah spoke-- ' [We]_2412-we have not thought it necessary to commend [Hester Rose]_209-hester to [you]_205-john ; if [she]_209-hester had been [a lad]_{7222-a lad} [she]_209-hester would have had a third o '_{[204-jeremiah]} the business along wi ' [yo]_205-john '_[2417-yo] . Being [a woman]_{1082-a woman} , it 's ill troubling [her]_{1082-a woman} with a partnership ; better give [her]_{1082-a woman} a fixed salary till such time as [she]_{1082-a woman} marries . ' [He]_205-john looked a little knowingly and curiously at the faces of [the young men [he]_205-john addressed]_{7223-the young men he addressed} . [William Coulson]_207-coulson seemed sheepish and uncomfortable , but said nothing , leaving it as usual to [Philip]_191-philip to be spokesman . '_[209-hester] If [we]_2412-we had n't cared for [Hester]_209-hester for [hersel]_209-hester ' , [master]_1219-master , [we]_2412-we should ha '_[2417-yo] cared for [her]_209-hester as being forespoken by [yo]_2417-yo ' . [Yo]_2417-yo '_[214-john] and [Master John]_214-john shall fix what [we]_2412-we ought t ' pay [her]_209-hester ; and [I]_214-john think [I]_214-john may make bold to say that , as [our]_2412-we income rises , [hers]_209-hester shall too -- eh , [Coulson]_207-coulson ? '_[214-john] ( a sound of assent quite distinct enough ) ; ' for [we]_2412-we both look on [her]_209-hester as [a sister]_{7225-a sister} and on [Alice]_257-alice like [a mother]_{6355-a mother} , as [I]_2428-i told [her]_209-hester only this very day . '_[2428-i] [CHAPTER XV]_{326-chapter xv} A DIFFICULT QUESTION [Philip]_191-philip went to bed with that kind of humble penitent gratitude in [his]_191-philip heart , which [we]_2412-we sometimes feel after a sudden revulsion of feeling from despondency to hope . The night before it seemed as if all events were so arranged as to thwart [him]_191-philip in [his]_191-philip dearest wishes ; [he]_191-philip felt now as if [his]_191-philip discontent and repining , not twenty - four hours before , had been almost impious , so great was the change in [his]_191-philip circumstances for the better . Now all seemed promising for the fulfilment of what [he]_191-philip most desired . [He]_191-philip was almost convinced that [he]_191-philip was mistaken in thinking that [Kinraid]_202-kinraid had had anything more than [a sailor]_{568-a sailor} 's admiration for [a pretty girl]_{6466-a pretty girl} with regard to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; at any rate , [he]_191-philip was going away to - morrow , in all probability not to return for another year ( for [Greenland ships]_{2420-greenland ships} left for [the northern seas]_{1786-the northern seas} as soon as there was a chance of the ice being broken up ) , and ere then [he]_191-philip [himself]_191-philip might speak out openly , laying before [[her]_{6466-a pretty girl} parents]_{1783-her parents} all [his]_191-philip fortunate prospects , and before [her]_{6466-a pretty girl} all [his]_191-philip deep passionate love . So this night [his]_191-philip prayers were more than the mere form that they had been the night before ; they were a vehement expression of gratitude to [God]_240-god for having , as it were , interfered on [his]_191-philip behalf , to grant [him]_191-philip the desire of [his]_191-philip eyes and the lust of [his]_191-philip heart . [He]_191-philip was like too many of [us]_2423-us , [he]_191-philip did not place [his]_191-philip future life in the hands of [God]_240-god , and only ask for grace to do [His]_191-philip will in whatever circumstances might arise ; but [he]_191-philip yearned in that terrible way after a blessing which , when granted under such circumstances , too often turns out to be equivalent to a curse . And that spirit brings with it the material and earthly idea that all events that favour [our]_2423-us wishes are answers to [our]_2423-us prayer ; and so they are in one sense , but [they]_2424-they need prayer in a deeper and higher spirit to keep [us]_2423-us from the temptation to evil which such events invariably bring with [them]_2424-they . [Philip]_191-philip little knew how [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's time had been passed that day . If [he]_191-philip had , [he]_191-philip would have laid down this night with even a heavier heart than [he]_191-philip had done on the last . [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid accompanied [[his]_202-kinraid cousins]_{7092-his cousins} as far as the spot where [the path to [Haytersbank Farm]_{24-haytersbank farm}]_{2426-the path to haytersbank farm} diverged . Then [he]_202-kinraid stopped [his]_202-kinraid merry talk , and announced [his]_202-kinraid intention of going to see [farmer Robson]_188-sylvia . [Bessy Corney]_298-bessy looked disappointed and a little sulky ; but [[her]_298-bessy sister]_{2079-her sister} [Molly Brunton]_295-molly laughed , and said,-- ' Tell truth , [lad]_1139-lad ! [Dannel Robson]_221-dannel 'd niver have a call fra '_[2429-he] [thee]_2428-i if [he]_2429-he had n't [a pretty daughter]_{2430-a pretty daughter} . ' '_[2429-he] Indeed , but [he]_2429-he would , ' replied [Charley]_202-kinraid , rather annoyed ; '_{[1112-the old man]} when [I]_0-i 've said a thing , [I]_0-i do it . [I]_0-i promised last night to go see [him]_2429-he ; besides , [I]_0-i like [the old man]_{1112-the old man} . ' '_[2429-he] Well ! when shall [we]_2432-we tell [mother]_684-mother [yo're]_2434-yo're comin ' whoam ? '_[2429-he] ' Toward eight o'clock -- may - be sooner . '_[2429-he] ' Why it 's bare five now ! bless t '_[2429-he] lad , does [he]_2429-he think o ' staying [theere]_2434-yo're a '_[203-mother] neet , and [they]_2435-they up so late last night , and [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} ailing beside ? [Mother]_203-mother 'll not think it kind on [yo]_2428-i ' either , will [she]_203-mother , [Bess]_{211-newcastle} ? '_[203-mother] ' [I]_2428-i dunno . [Charley]_202-kinraid mun do as [he]_202-kinraid likes ; [I]_2428-i daresay no one'll miss [him]_202-kinraid if [he]_202-kinraid does bide away till eight . '_[2428-i] ' Well , well ! [I]_203-mother ca n't tell what [I]_203-mother shall do ; but [yo'd]_202-kinraid best not stop lingering here , for it 's getting on , and there 'll be a keen frost by t '_[203-mother] look o ' the stars . '_{[202-kinraid]} [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} was closed for the night as far as [it]_{29-haytersbank} ever was closed ; there were no shutters to the windows , nor did [they]_2435-they care to draw the inside curtains , so few were [the passers - by]_{2306-the passers - by} . [The house]_{5492-the house} door was fastened ; but the shippen door a little on in [the same long low block of building]_{2438-the same long low block of building} stood open , and a dim light made an oblong upon the snowy ground outside . As [Kinraid]_202-kinraid drew near [he]_202-kinraid heard talking there , and [a woman]_{1082-a woman} 's voice ; [he]_202-kinraid threw a passing glance through the window into [the fire - lit house - place]_{2440-the fire - lit house - place} , and seeing [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} asleep by the fireside in [her]_{219-mrs. robson} easy - chair , [he]_202-kinraid went on . There was the intermittent sound of the sharp whistling of milk into the pail , and [Kester]_222-kester , sitting on a three - legged stool , cajoling a capricious cow into letting [her]_{219-mrs. robson} fragrant burden flow . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia stood near the farther window - ledge , on which a horn lantern was placed , pretending to knit at a gray worsted stocking , but in reality laughing at [Kester]_222-kester 's futile endeavours , and finding quite enough to do with [her]_188-sylvia eyes , in keeping [herself]_188-sylvia untouched by the whisking tail , or the occasional kick . The frosty air was mellowed by the warm and odorous breath of the cattle -- breath that hung about [the place]_{976-the place} in faint misty clouds . There was only a dim light ; such as it was , it was not dearly defined against the dark heavy shadow in which the old black rafters and manger and partitions were enveloped . As [Charley]_202-kinraid came to the door , [Kester]_222-kester was saying , ' Quiet wi '_{[2445-hersel]} [thee]_202-kinraid , [wench]_5567-wench ! [Theere]_202-kinraid now , [she]_2443-she 's [a beauty]_{2444-a beauty} , if [she]_2443-she 'll stand still . There 's niver sich a cow [i]_0-i ' t '_[188-sylvia] Riding ; if [she]_2443-she 'll only behave [hersel]_2445-hersel ' . [She]_2443-she 's [a bonny lass]_{1839-a bonny lass} , [she]_2443-she is ; let down [her]_2443-she milk , [theere]_2443-she 's [a pretty]_{7229-a pretty} ! '_[188-sylvia] ' Why , [Kester]_222-kester , '_[188-sylvia] laughed [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , ' thou'rt asking [her]_2443-she for [her]_2443-she milk wi '_[188-sylvia] as many pretty speeches as if [thou]_0-i wert wooing [a wife]_{5930-a wife} ! ' '_[188-sylvia] Hey , [lass]_799-lass ! ' said [Kester]_222-kester , turning a bit towards [her]_799-lass , and shutting one eye to cock the other the better upon [her]_799-lass ; an operation which puckered up [his]_222-kester already wrinkled face into a thousand new lines and folds . '_[188-sylvia] An ' how does [thee]_799-lass know how [a man]_{5486-a man} woos [a wife]_{5930-a wife} , that [thee]_799-lass talks so knowin '_[188-sylvia] about it ? That 's tellin ' . [Some un]_{7232-some un} 's been tryin '_[188-sylvia] it on [thee]_799-lass . ' '_[0-i] There 's niver a one been so impudent , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , reddening and tossing [her]_188-sylvia head a little ; '_[0-i] [I]_0-i 'd like to see ['em]_{7232-some un} try [me]_222-kester ! '_[222-kester] ' Well , well ! '_[222-kester] said [Kester]_222-kester , wilfully misunderstanding [her]_799-lass meaning , ' [thou]_0-i mun be patient , [wench]_5567-wench ; and if [thou]_0-i 's [a good lass]_{1195-a good lass} , may - be [thy]_0-i turn 'll come and [they]_{7232-some un} 'll try it . '_[0-i] ' [I]_0-i wish [thou'd]_0-i talk of what [thou]_0-i 's some knowledge on , [Kester]_222-kester , [i'stead]_0-i of [i]_0-i '_[0-i] that silly way , ' replied [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . '_[222-kester] Then a mun talk no more 'bout [women]_1054-women , for [they]_1054-women 're_[222-kester] past knowin ' , an '_{[234-king solomon]} druv e'en [King Solomon]_{234-king solomon} silly . ' At this moment [Charley]_202-kinraid stepped in . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia gave a little start and dropped [her]_188-sylvia ball of worsted . [Kester]_222-kester made as though absorbed in [his]_222-kester task of cajoling [Black Nell]_{327-black nell} ; but [his]_222-kester eyes and ears were both vigilant . '_{[6945-yo'r father]} [I]_0-i was going into [the house]_{5492-the house} , but [I]_0-i saw [[yo'r]_2449-yo'r mother]_{6965-yo'r mother} asleep , and [I]_0-i did n't like to waken [her]_{6965-yo'r mother} , so [I]_0-i just came on here . Is [[yo'r]_2449-yo'r father]_{6945-yo'r father} to the fore ? ' '_{[6945-yo'r father]} No , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , hanging down [her]_188-sylvia head a little , wondering if [he]_222-kester could have heard the way in which [she]_188-sylvia and [Kester]_222-kester had been talking , and thinking over [her]_188-sylvia little foolish jokes with anger against [herself]_188-sylvia . '_[328-father] [Father]_328-father is gone to [Winthrop]_76-winthrop about some pigs as [he]_328-father 's heerd on . [He]_328-father 'll not be back till seven o'clock or so . ' It was but half - past five , and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia in the irritation of the moment believed that [she]_188-sylvia wished [Kinraid]_202-kinraid would go . But [she]_188-sylvia would have been extremely disappointed if [he]_202-kinraid had . [Kinraid]_202-kinraid [himself]_202-kinraid seemed to have no thought of the kind . [He]_202-kinraid saw with [his]_202-kinraid quick eyes , not unaccustomed to [women]_1054-women , that [his]_202-kinraid coming so unexpectedly had fluttered [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , and anxious to make [her]_188-sylvia quite at [her]_188-sylvia ease with [him]_202-kinraid , and not unwilling to conciliate [Kester]_222-kester , [he]_202-kinraid addressed [his]_202-kinraid next speech to [him]_222-kester , with the same kind of air of interest in [the old man]_{1112-the old man} 's pursuit that [a young man of a different class]_{7238-a young man of a different class} sometimes puts on when talking to [the chaperone of [a pretty girl in [a ball - room]_{7241-a ball - room}]_{7240-a pretty girl in a ball - room}]_{7239-the chaperone of a pretty girl in a ball - room} . '_{[1219-master]} That 's a handsome beast yo've just been milking , [master]_1219-master . ' '_[2453-she] Ay ; but handsome is as handsome does . It were only yesterday as [she]_2453-she aimed [her]_2453-she leg right at [t]_2454-t ' pail wi '_[2453-she] t ' afterings in . [She]_2453-she knowed it were afterings as well as [any Christian]_{1632-any christian} , and t '_[2453-she] more t ' mischief t '_[2453-she] better [she]_2453-she likes it ; an ' if a had n't been too quick for [her]_2453-she , it would have a '_[2453-she] gone swash down [i]_0-i ' t '_[2453-she] litter . This'n 's a far better cow [i]_0-i ' t '_[2455-she] long run , [she]_2455-she 's just [a steady goer]_{2456-a steady goer} , ' as the milky down - pour came musical and even from [the stall next to [Black Nell]_{327-black nell} 's]_{7243-the stall next to black nell 's} . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was knitting away vigorously , thinking all the while that it was a great pity [she]_188-sylvia had not put on a better gown , or even a cap with brighter ribbon , and quite unconscious how very pretty [she]_188-sylvia looked standing against the faint light , [her]_188-sylvia head a little bent down ; [her]_188-sylvia hair catching bright golden touches , as it fell from under [her]_188-sylvia little linen cap ; [her]_188-sylvia pink bed - gown , confined by [her]_188-sylvia apron - string , giving a sort of easy grace to [her]_188-sylvia figure ; [her]_188-sylvia dark full linsey petticoat short above [her]_188-sylvia trim ancles , looking far more suitable to the place where [she]_188-sylvia was standing than [her]_188-sylvia long gown of the night before would have done . [Kinraid]_202-kinraid was wanting to talk to [her]_188-sylvia , and to make [her]_188-sylvia talk , but was uncertain how to begin . In the meantime [Kester]_222-kester went on with the subject last spoken about . '_[2455-she] [Black Nell]_{327-black nell} 's at [her]_{327-black nell} fourth calf now , so [she]_{327-black nell} ought to ha ' left off [her]_{327-black nell} tricks and turned sober - like . But bless [yo]_7244-yo '_{[2456-a steady goer]} , there 's [some cows]_{2457-some cows} as 'll be skittish till [they]_{2457-some cows} 're fat for [t '_{[5486-a man]} butcher]_{6777-t ' butcher} . Not but what a like milking [her]_{327-black nell} better nor [a steady goer]_{2456-a steady goer} ; [a man]_{5486-a man} has allays summat to be watchin ' for ; and a'm kind o '_{[5486-a man]} set up when a've mastered [her]_{327-black nell} at last . T ' young missus theere , [she]_{327-black nell} 's mighty fond o '_{[5486-a man]} comin ' t '_{[5486-a man]} see [Black Nell]_{327-black nell} at [her]_{327-black nell} tantrums . [She]_{327-black nell} 'd niver come near [me]_0-i if a ' cows were like this'n . '_{[202-kinraid]} ' Do [you]_202-kinraid often come and see the cows milked ? '_[188-sylvia] asked [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , ' Many a time , '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , smiling a little . ' Why , when [we]_2460-we 're_{[327-black nell]} throng , [I]_0-i help [Kester]_222-kester ; but now [we]_2460-we 've only [Black Nell]_{327-black nell} and [Daisy]_195-daisy giving milk . [Kester]_222-kester knows as [I]_0-i can milk [Black Nell]_{327-black nell} quite easy , ' [she]_188-sylvia continued , half vexed that [Kester]_222-kester had not named this accomplishment . '_{[327-black nell]} Ay ! when [she]_{327-black nell} 's in a good frame o ' mind , as [she]_{327-black nell} is sometimes . But t '_[0-i] difficulty is to milk [her]_{327-black nell} at all times . ' '_[188-sylvia] [I]_0-i wish [I]_0-i 'd come a bit sooner . [I]_0-i should like t ' have seen [you]_222-kester milk [Black Nell]_{327-black nell} , '_[188-sylvia] addressing [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . ' [Yo'd]_222-kester better come to - morrow e'en , and see what a hand [she]_{327-black nell} 'll mak '_[188-sylvia] on [her]_{327-black nell} , ' said [Kester]_222-kester . '_[0-i] To - morrow night [I]_0-i shall be far on [[my]_0-i road]_{2461-my road} back to [Shields]_69-shields . ' '_[0-i] To - morrow ! ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , suddenly looking up at [him]_222-kester , and then dropping [her]_188-sylvia eyes , as [she]_188-sylvia found [he]_222-kester had been watching for the effect of [his]_222-kester intelligence on [her]_188-sylvia . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i mun be back at t ' whaler , where [I]_0-i 'm_[0-i] engaged , ' continued [he]_222-kester . '_[0-i] [She]_{327-black nell} 's fitting up after a fresh fashion , and as [I]_0-i 've been one as wanted new ways , [I]_0-i mun be on the spot for t ' look after [her]_{327-black nell} . Maybe [I]_2462-he shall take a run down here afore sailing in [March]_77-march . [I]_2462-he 'm_[2462-he] sure [I]_0-i shall try . ' There was a good deal meant and understood by these last few words . The tone in which they were spoken gave [them]_7246-them a tender intensity not lost upon either of [the hearers]_{6202-the hearers} . [Kester]_222-kester cocked [his]_222-kester eye once more , but with as little obtrusiveness as [he]_222-kester could , and pondered [the sailor]_{1811-the sailor} 's looks and ways . [He]_222-kester remembered [his]_222-kester coming about [the place]_{976-the place} the winter before , and how [the old master]_{7250-the old master} had then appeared to have taken to [him]_222-kester ; but at that time [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had seemed to [Kester]_222-kester too little removed from [a child]_{5617-a child} to have either art or part in [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's visits ; now , however , the case was different . [Kester]_222-kester in [[his]_222-kester sphere]_{7252-his sphere} -- among [his]_222-kester circle of acquaintance , narrow though it was -- had heard with much pride of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's bearing away the bell at [church]_6097-church and at [market]_5585-market , [wherever [girls of]_{7256-girls of} [her]_188-sylvia age]_{7255-wherever girls of her age} were congregated . [He]_2462-he was [a north countryman]_{7257-a north countryman} , so [he]_2462-he gave out no further sign of [his]_2462-he feelings than [[his]_2462-he mistress]_{7258-his mistress} and [[Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's mother]_{7259-sylvia 's mother} had done on a like occasion . '_[2462-he] T ' lass is weel enough , '_[191-philip] said [he]_2462-he ; but [he]_2462-he grinned to [himself]_2462-he , and looked about , and listened to the hearsay of [every lad]_{2463-every lad} , wondering who was handsome , and brave , and good enough to be [[Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's mate]_{2464-sylvia 's mate} . Now , of late , it had seemed to [the canny farm - servant]_{2465-the canny farm - servant} pretty clear that [Philip Hepburn]_191-philip was ' after [her]_188-sylvia '_{[327-black nell]} ; and to [Philip]_191-philip , [Kester]_222-kester had an instinctive objection , a kind of natural antipathy such as has existed in all ages between [the dwellers in [a town]_{1442-a town}]_{2466-the dwellers in a town} and [those in [the country]_{574-the country}]_{2468-those in the country} , between agriculture and trade . So , while [Kinraid]_202-kinraid and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia kept up [their]_2470-their half - tender , half - jesting conversation , [Kester]_222-kester was making up [his]_222-kester slow persistent mind as to the desirability of [the young man then present as a husband for [[his]_222-kester darling]_{2472-his darling}]_{2471-the young man then present as a husband for his darling} , as much from [his]_222-kester being other than [Philip]_191-philip in every respect , as from the individual good qualities [he]_222-kester possessed . [Kester]_222-kester 's first opportunity of favouring [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's suit consisted in being as long as possible over [his]_222-kester milking ; so never were cows that required such ' stripping , '_{[327-black nell]} or were expected to yield such ' afterings '_[188-sylvia] , as [Black Nell]_{327-black nell} and [Daisy]_195-daisy that night . But all things must come to an end ; and at length [Kester]_222-kester got up from [his]_222-kester three - legged stool , on seeing what [the others]_{1081-the others} did not -- that the dip - candle in the lantern was coming to an end -- and that in two or three minutes more [the shippen]_{2474-the shippen} would be in darkness , and so [his]_222-kester pails of milk be endangered . In an instant [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had started out of [[her]_188-sylvia delicious dreamland]_{2475-her delicious dreamland} , [her]_188-sylvia drooping eyes were raised , and recovered their power of observation ; [her]_188-sylvia ruddy arms were freed from the apron in which [she]_188-sylvia had enfolded them , as a protection from the gathering cold , and [she]_188-sylvia had seized and adjusted the wooden yoke across [her]_188-sylvia shoulders , ready to bear the brimming milk - pails to the dairy . ' Look [yo]_7260-yo '_[188-sylvia] at [her]_188-sylvia ! ' exclaimed [Kester]_222-kester to [Charley]_202-kinraid , as [he]_222-kester adjusted the fragrant pails on the yoke . '_[188-sylvia] [She]_188-sylvia thinks [she]_188-sylvia 's missus a ready , and [she]_188-sylvia 's allays for carrying in t ' milk since t '_[188-sylvia] rhumatiz cotched [my]_0-i shouther [i]_0-i ' t '_[188-sylvia] back end ; and when [she]_188-sylvia says " [Yea]_2476-yea , " it 's as much as [my]_0-i heed 's worth to say " Nay . " ' And along the wall , round the corner , down the round slippery stones of [the rambling farmyard]_{7261-the rambling farmyard} , behind [the buildings]_{5770-the buildings} , did [Sylvia]_188-sylvia trip , safe and well - poised , though the ground wore all one coating of white snow , and in many places was so slippery as to oblige [Kinraid]_202-kinraid to linger near [Kester]_222-kester , [the lantern - bearer]_{7263-the lantern - bearer} . [Kester]_222-kester did not lose [his]_222-kester opportunity , though the cold misty night air provoked [his]_222-kester asthmatic cough when - ever [he]_222-kester breathed , and often interrupted [his]_222-kester words . '_[188-sylvia] [She]_188-sylvia 's [a good wench]_{1403-a good wench} -- [a good wench as iver]_{2478-a good wench as iver} was -- an come on a good stock , an ' that 's summat , whether in a cow or [a woman]_{1082-a woman} . A've known [her]_188-sylvia from [a baby]_{6196-a baby} ; [she]_188-sylvia 's [a reet down good un]_{7266-a reet down good un} . '_{[202-kinraid]} By this time [they]_2479-they had reached the back - kitchen door , just as [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had unladen [herself]_188-sylvia , and was striking a light with flint and tinder . [The house]_{5492-the house} seemed warm and inviting after the piercing outer air , although [the kitchen into which [they]_2479-they entered]_{2481-the kitchen into which they entered} contained only a raked and slumbering fire at one end , over which , on a crook , hung the immense pan of potatoes cooking for the evening meal of the pigs . To this pan [Kester]_222-kester immediately addressed [himself]_222-kester , swinging it round with ease , owing to the admirable simplicity of the old - fashioned machinery . [Kinraid]_202-kinraid stood between [Kester]_222-kester and the door into [the dairy]_{1817-the dairy} , through which [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had vanished with the milk . [He]_202-kinraid half wished to conciliate [Kester]_222-kester by helping [him]_202-kinraid , but [he]_202-kinraid seemed also attracted , by a force which annihilated [his]_202-kinraid will , to follow [her]_188-sylvia wherever [she]_188-sylvia went . [Kester]_222-kester read [his]_202-kinraid mind . ' Let alone , let alone , '_{[202-kinraid]} said [he]_202-kinraid ; ' pigs '_[222-kester] vittle takes noan such dainty carryin ' as milk . A may set it down an '_{[2483-mester]} niver spill a drop ; [she]_188-sylvia 's noan fit for t ' serve swine , nor [yo]_2483-mester '_{[2483-mester]} other , [mester]_2483-mester ; better help [her]_188-sylvia t ' teem t '_[2484-eh] milk . ' So [Kinraid]_202-kinraid followed the light -- [his]_202-kinraid light -- into the icy chill of [the dairy]_{1817-the dairy} , where the bright polished tin cans were quickly dimmed with the warm , sweet - smelling milk , that [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was emptying out into the brown pans . In [his]_202-kinraid haste to help [her]_188-sylvia , [Charley]_202-kinraid took up one of the pails . '_[2485-yo] [Eh]_2484-eh ? that'n 's to be strained . [Yo]_2485-yo ' have a '_[203-mother] the cow 's hair in . [Mother]_203-mother 's very particular , and can not abide a hair . ' So [she]_188-sylvia went over to [[her]_188-sylvia awkward dairymaid]_{7268-her awkward dairymaid} , and before [she]_188-sylvia -- but not before [he]_202-kinraid -- was aware of the sweet proximity , [she]_188-sylvia was adjusting [his]_202-kinraid happy awkward arms to the new office of holding a milk - strainer over the bowl , and pouring the white liquid through it . '_[203-mother] There ! ' said [she]_188-sylvia , looking up for a moment , and half blushing ; '_[2485-yo] now [yo'll]_2485-yo know how to do it next time . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i wish next time was to come now , ' said [Kinraid]_202-kinraid ; but [she]_2486-her had returned to [her]_2486-her own pail , and seemed not to hear [him]_0-i . [He]_0-i followed [her]_2486-her to [her]_2486-her side of [the dairy]_{1817-the dairy} . '_[2485-yo] [I]_0-i 've but a short memory , can [yo]_2485-yo ' not show [me]_2485-yo again how t '_[2485-yo] hold t ' strainer ? '_[2486-her] ' No , '_[2486-her] said [she]_2486-her , half laughing , but holding [her]_2486-her strainer fast in spite of [his]_0-i insinuating efforts to unlock [her]_2486-her fingers . ' But there 's no need to tell [me]_2486-her [yo've]_2485-yo getten a short memory . '_[2486-her] ' Why ? what have [I]_2486-her done ? how dun [you]_0-i know it ? '_[2486-her] ' Last night , '_[0-i] [she]_2486-her began , and then [she]_2486-her stopped , and turned away [her]_2486-her head , pretending to be busy in [her]_2486-her dairy duties of rinsing and such like . ' Well ! '_[0-i] said [he]_0-i , half conjecturing [her]_2486-her meaning , and flattered by it , if [his]_0-i conjecture were right . ' Last night -- what ? '_[0-i] ' Oh , [yo]_0-i '_[0-i] know ! ' said [she]_2486-her , as if impatient at being both literally and metaphorically followed about , and driven into a corner . '_[0-i] No ; tell [me]_0-i , ' persisted [he]_0-i . '_[0-i] Well , ' said [she]_2486-her , '_[0-i] if [yo]_0-i ' will have it , [I]_0-i think [yo]_0-i '_[0-i] showed yo'd but a short memory when [yo]_0-i ' did n't know [me]_0-i again , and [yo]_0-i '_[0-i] were five times at [this house]_{2487-this house} last winter , and that 's not so long sin ' . But [I]_0-i suppose [yo]_0-i '_[0-i] see a vast o ' things on [yo'r]_0-i voyages by [land]_693-land or by [sea]_630-sea , and then it 's but natural [yo]_0-i '_[2488-yo] should forget . ' [She]_2486-her wished [she]_2486-her could go on talking , but could not think of anything more to say just then ; for , in the middle of [her]_2486-her sentence , the flattering interpretation [he]_0-i might put upon [her]_2486-her words , on [her]_2486-her knowing so exactly the number of times [he]_0-i had been to [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} , flashed upon [her]_2486-her , and [she]_2486-her wanted to lead the conversation a little farther afield -- to make it a little less personal . This was not [his]_0-i wish , however . In a tone which thrilled through [her]_2486-her , even in [her]_2486-her own despite , [he]_0-i said,-- '_[2489-she] Do [yo]_2488-yo ' think that can ever happen again , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ? '_[2489-she] [She]_2489-she was quite silent ; almost trembling . [He]_2490-i repeated the question as if to force [her]_2489-she to answer . Driven to bay , [she]_2489-she equivocated . ' What happen again ? Let [me]_2490-i go , [I]_2490-i dunno what [yo're]_2488-yo talking about , and [I]_2490-i 'm_[2490-i] a'most numbed wi ' cold . '_{[202-kinraid]} For the frosty air came sharp in through the open lattice window , and the ice was already forming on the milk . [Kinraid]_202-kinraid would have found a ready way of keeping [[his]_202-kinraid cousins]_{7092-his cousins} , or indeed [most young women]_{2492-most young women} , warm ; but [he]_202-kinraid paused before [he]_202-kinraid dared put [his]_202-kinraid arm round [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; [she]_188-sylvia had something so shy and wild in [her]_188-sylvia look and manner ; and [her]_188-sylvia very innocence of what [her]_188-sylvia words , spoken by [another girl]_{6394-another girl} , might lead to , inspired [him]_202-kinraid with respect , and kept [him]_202-kinraid in check . So [he]_202-kinraid contented [himself]_202-kinraid with saying,-- ' [I]_2494-yo 'll let [yo]_2494-yo '_[2494-yo] go into [t ' warm kitchen]_{7272-t ' warm kitchen} if [yo'll]_2494-yo tell [me]_188-sylvia if [yo]_2494-yo '_[188-sylvia] think [I]_0-i can ever forget [yo]_2494-yo ' again . '_[188-sylvia] [She]_188-sylvia looked up at [him]_202-kinraid defiantly , and set [her]_188-sylvia red lips firm . [He]_202-kinraid enjoyed [her]_188-sylvia determination not to reply to this question ; it showed [she]_188-sylvia felt its significance . [Her]_188-sylvia pure eyes looked steadily into [his]_202-kinraid ; nor was the expression in [his]_202-kinraid such as to daunt [her]_188-sylvia or make [her]_188-sylvia afraid . [They]_2495-they were like [two children defying each other]_{2496-two children defying each other} ; [each determined to conquer]_{2497-each determined to conquer} . At last [she]_188-sylvia unclosed [her]_188-sylvia lips , and nodding [her]_188-sylvia head as if in triumph , said , as [she]_188-sylvia folded [her]_188-sylvia arms once more in [her]_188-sylvia check apron,-- ' [Yo'll]_202-kinraid have to go [home]_681-home sometime . '_{[202-kinraid]} ' Not for a couple of hours yet , '_{[202-kinraid]} said [he]_202-kinraid ; ' and [yo'll]_202-kinraid be frozen first ; so [yo'd]_202-kinraid better say if [I]_188-sylvia can ever forget [yo]_202-kinraid '_[188-sylvia] again , without more ado . ' Perhaps the fresh voices breaking on the silence,--perhaps the tones were less modulated than they had been before , but anyhow [Bell Robson]_220-bell 's voice was heard calling [Sylvia]_188-sylvia through the second door , which opened from [the dairy]_{1817-the dairy} to [the house - place]_{1175-the house - place} , in which [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} had been till this moment asleep . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia darted off in obedience to the call ; glad to leave [him]_202-kinraid , as at the moment [Kinraid]_202-kinraid resentfully imagined . Through the open door [he]_202-kinraid heard the conversation between [mother]_684-mother and [daughter]_{5908-daughter} , almost unconscious of its meaning , so difficult did [he]_202-kinraid find it to wrench [his]_202-kinraid thoughts from the ideas [he]_202-kinraid had just been forming with [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's bright lovely face right under [his]_202-kinraid eyes . '_[188-sylvia] [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ! ' said [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} , '_{[2498-yonder]} who 's [yonder]_2498-yonder ? ' [Bell]_220-bell was sitting up in the attitude of one startled out of slumber into intensity of listening ; [her]_220-bell hands on each of the chair - arms , as if just going to rise . '_{[2498-yonder]} There 's [a fremd man]_{2499-a fremd man} [i]_0-i ' t '_[0-i] [house]_2500-house . [I]_0-i heerd [his]_{2499-a fremd man} voice ! ' '_{[2499-a fremd man]} It 's only -- it 's just [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid ; [he]_{2499-a fremd man} was a - talking to [me]_0-i [i]_0-i ' t '_{[2499-a fremd man]} dairy . ' '_{[2499-a fremd man]} [I]_0-i ' t '_[0-i] dairy , [lass]_799-lass ! and how com'd [he]_{2499-a fremd man} [i]_0-i ' t '_{[2499-a fremd man]} dairy ? ' '_{[190-feyther]} [He]_{2499-a fremd man} com'd to see [feyther]_2502-feyther . [Feyther]_190-feyther asked [him]_{2499-a fremd man} last night , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , conscious that [he]_{2499-a fremd man} could overhear every word that was said , and a little suspecting that [he]_{2499-a fremd man} was no great favourite with [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} . '_[0-i] [Thy]_190-feyther feyther 's out ; how com'd [he]_{2499-a fremd man} [i]_0-i ' t '_{[2499-a fremd man]} dairy ? ' persevered [Bell]_220-bell . '_{[190-feyther]} [He]_{2499-a fremd man} com'd past this window , and saw [yo]_190-feyther ' asleep , and did n't like for [t]_7281-t '_{[190-feyther]} waken [yo]_190-feyther ' ; so [he]_{2499-a fremd man} com'd on to [t '_[0-i] shippen]_{7282-t ' shippen} , and when [I]_0-i carried t ' milk in--- '_[1162-sir] But now [Kinraid]_202-kinraid came in , feeling the awkwardness of [his]_202-kinraid situation a little , yet with an expression so pleasant and manly in [his]_202-kinraid open face , and in [his]_202-kinraid exculpatory manner , that [Sylvia]_188-sylvia lost [his]_202-kinraid first words in a strange kind of pride of possession in [him]_202-kinraid , about which [she]_188-sylvia did not reason nor care to define [the grounds]_{2503-the grounds} . But [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} rose from [her]_{5519-her mother} chair somewhat formally , as if [she]_{5519-her mother} did not intend to sit down again while [he]_202-kinraid stayed , yet was too weak to be kept in that standing attitude long . ' [I]_188-sylvia 'm_[188-sylvia] afeared , [sir]_1162-sir , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia has n't told [yo]_1162-sir ' that [[my]_188-sylvia master]_{867-my master} 's out , and not like to be in till late . [He]_{867-my master} 'll be main and sorry to have missed [yo]_1162-sir '_[188-sylvia] . ' There was nothing for it after this but to go . [His]_1162-sir only comfort was that on [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's rosy face [he]_1162-sir could read unmistakable signs of regret and dismay . [[His]_1162-sir sailor]_{7284-his sailor} 's life , in bringing [him]_1162-sir suddenly face to face with unexpected events , had given [him]_1162-sir something of that self - possession which [we]_7285-we consider the attribute of [a gentleman]_{1455-a gentleman} ; and with an apparent calmness which almost disappointed [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , who construed it into a symptom of indifference as to whether [he]_0-i went or stayed , [he]_0-i bade [[her]_2506-her mother]_{5519-her mother} good - night , and only said , in holding [her]_2506-her hand a minute longer than was absolutely necessary,-- '_[0-i] [I]_0-i 'm coming back ere [I]_220-bell sail ; and then , may - be , [you]_2506-her 'll answer [yon]_2506-her question . '_[220-bell] [He]_0-i spoke low , and [[her]_2506-her mother]_{5519-her mother} was rearranging [herself]_{5519-her mother} in [her]_{5519-her mother} chair , else [Sylvia]_188-sylvia would have had to repeat the previous words . As it was , with soft thrilling ideas ringing through [her]_188-sylvia , [she]_188-sylvia could get [her]_188-sylvia wheel , and sit down to [her]_188-sylvia spinning by the fire ; waiting for [[her]_2506-her mother]_{5519-her mother} to speak first , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia dreamt [her]_188-sylvia dreams . [Bell Robson]_220-bell was partly aware of the state of things , as far as it lay on the surface . [She]_220-bell was not aware how deep down certain feelings had penetrated into [the girl]_{5643-the girl} 's heart who sat on the other side of the fire , with a little sad air diffused over [her]_{5643-the girl} face and figure . [Bell]_220-bell looked upon [Sylvia]_188-sylvia as still [a child]_{5617-a child} , to be warned off forbidden things by threats of danger . But the forbidden thing was already tasted , and possible danger in its full acquisition only served to make it more precious - sweet . [Bell]_220-bell sat upright in [her]_220-bell chair , gazing into the fire . [Her]_220-bell milk - white linen mob - cap fringed round and softened [her]_220-bell face , from which the usual apple - red was banished by illness , and the features , from the same cause , rendered more prominent and stern . [She]_220-bell had a clean buff kerchief round [her]_220-bell neck , and stuffed into the bosom of [her]_220-bell Sunday woollen gown of dark blue,--if [she]_220-bell had been in working - trim [she]_220-bell would have worn a bedgown like [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's . [Her]_220-bell sleeves were pinned back at the elbows , and [her]_220-bell brown arms and hard - working hands lay crossed in unwonted idleness on [her]_220-bell check apron . [Her]_220-bell knitting was by [her]_220-bell side ; and if [she]_220-bell had been going through any accustomed calculation or consideration [she]_220-bell would have had it busily clinking in [her]_220-bell fingers . But [she]_220-bell had something quite beyond common to think about , and , perhaps , to speak about ; and for the minute [she]_220-bell was not equal to knitting . ' [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , '_[220-bell] [she]_220-bell began at length , ' did [I]_220-bell e'er tell [thee]_188-sylvia on [Nancy Hartley]_329-nancy as [I]_220-bell knew when [I]_220-bell were [a child]_{5617-a child} ? [I]_220-bell 'm_[220-bell] thinking a deal on [her]_220-bell to - night ; may - be it 's because [I]_0-i 've been dreaming on yon old times . [She]_220-bell was [a bonny lass as ever were seen]_{2511-a bonny lass as ever were seen} , [I]_0-i 've heerd folk say ; but that were afore [I]_0-i knew [her]_220-bell . When [I]_0-i knew [her]_220-bell [she]_220-bell were crazy , [poor wench]_{2512-poor wench} ; wi ' [her]_220-bell black hair a - streaming down [her]_220-bell back , and [her]_220-bell eyes , as were a'most as black , allays crying out for pity , though never a word [she]_220-bell spoke but " [He]_7289-he once was [here]_5537-here . " Just that o'er and o'er again , whether [she]_220-bell were cold or hot , full or hungry , " [He]_7289-he once was here , " were all [her]_220-bell speech . [She]_220-bell had been [farm - servant to [[my]_{7222-a lad} mother]_{6101-my mother} 's brother]_{7291-farm - servant to my mother 's brother} -- [James Hepburn]_{330-james hepburn} , [[thy]_{7222-a lad} great - uncle]_{7293-thy great - uncle} as was ; [she]_220-bell were [a poor , friendless wench]_{7294-a poor , friendless wench} , [a parish '_{[7222-a lad]} prentice]_{7295-a parish ' prentice} , but honest and gaum - like , till [a lad]_{7222-a lad} , as [nobody]_988-nobody knowed , come o'er [the hills one sheep - shearing fra ' [Whitehaven]_{78-whitehaven}]_{7296-the hills one sheep - shearing fra ' whitehaven} ; [he]_7289-he had summat to do wi '_[2515-they] th ' sea , though not rightly to be called [a sailor]_{568-a sailor} : and [he]_7289-he made a deal on [Nancy Hartley]_329-nancy , just to beguile the time like ; and [he]_7289-he went away and [ne'er]_7298-ne'er sent a thought after [her]_329-nancy more . It 's the way as [lads]_6415-lads have ; and there 's no holding ['em]_{7300-'em[2515-they]} when [they]_2515-they 're [fellows]_7301-fellows as [nobody]_988-nobody knows -- neither where [they]_2515-they come fro '_[329-nancy] , nor what [they]_2515-they 've been doing a ' [their]_2515-they lives , till [they]_2515-they come athwart [some poor wench]_{7303-some poor wench} like [Nancy Hartley]_329-nancy . [She]_329-nancy were but [a softy]_{7304-a softy} after all : for [she]_329-nancy left off doing [her]_329-nancy work in a proper manner . [I]_329-nancy 've heerd [[my]_329-nancy aunt]_{1462-my aunt} say as [she]_{1462-my aunt} found out as summat was wrong wi '_[329-nancy] [Nancy]_329-nancy as soon as th ' milk turned bingy , for there [ne'er]_271-ne'er had been such [a clean lass]_{7306-a clean lass} about [her]_329-nancy milk - cans afore that ; and from bad it grew to worse , and [she]_329-nancy would sit and do nothing but play [wi]_7307-wi '_[2516-they] [her]_329-nancy fingers fro ' morn till night , and if [they]_2516-they asked [her]_329-nancy what ailed [her]_329-nancy , [she]_329-nancy just said , " [He]_271-ne'er once was [here]_5537-here ; " and if [they]_2516-they bid [her]_329-nancy go about [her]_329-nancy work , it were a '_{[5486-a man]} the same . And when [they]_2516-they scolded [her]_329-nancy , and pretty sharp too , [she]_329-nancy would stand up and put [her]_329-nancy hair from [her]_329-nancy eyes , and look about [her]_329-nancy like a crazy thing searching for [her]_329-nancy wits , and [ne'er]_271-ne'er finding them , for all [she]_329-nancy could think on was just , " [He]_271-ne'er once was [here]_5537-here . " It were a caution to [me]_0-i again thinking [a man]_{5486-a man} t ' mean what [he]_{5486-a man} says when [he]_{5486-a man} 's a - talking to [a young woman]_{5626-a young woman} . '_[188-sylvia] ' But what became on poor [Nancy]_329-nancy ? '_{[5486-a man]} asked [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . ' What should become on [her]_329-nancy or on [any lass]_{7310-any lass} as gives [hersel]_329-nancy '_[329-nancy] up to thinking on [a man who cares nought for [her]_329-nancy]_{2519-a man who cares nought for her} ? ' replied [[her]_329-nancy mother]_{5519-her mother} , a little severely . '_[329-nancy] [She]_329-nancy were crazed , and [[my]_0-i aunt]_{1462-my aunt} could n't keep [her]_329-nancy on , could [she]_329-nancy ? [She]_329-nancy did keep [her]_329-nancy a long weary time , thinking as [she]_329-nancy would , may - be , come to [hersel]_2521-hersel ' , and , anyhow , [she]_329-nancy were [a motherless wench]_{7312-a motherless wench} . But at length [she]_329-nancy had for t '_[329-nancy] go where [she]_329-nancy came fro'--back to [Keswick workhouse]_{79-keswick workhouse} : and when last [I]_0-i heerd on [her]_329-nancy [she]_329-nancy were chained to [th ' great kitchen dresser [i]_329-nancy '_[329-nancy] t ' [workhouse]_{7314-workhouse}]_{7313-th ' great kitchen dresser i ' t ' workhouse} ; [they]_2522-they 'd beaten [her]_329-nancy till [she]_329-nancy were taught to be silent and quiet [i]_329-nancy '_[329-nancy] th ' daytime , but at night , when [she]_329-nancy were left alone , [she]_329-nancy would take up th '_[0-i] oud cry , till it wrung [their]_2522-they heart , so [they]_2522-they 'd many a time to come down and beat [her]_329-nancy again to get any peace . It were a caution to [me]_0-i , as [I]_0-i said afore , to keep fro ' thinking on [men]_662-men as thought nought on [me]_188-sylvia . '_[188-sylvia] ' [Poor crazy Nancy]_329-nancy ! '_{[631-the mother]} sighed [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . [The mother]_{631-the mother} wondered if [she]_{631-the mother} had taken the ' caution '_{[631-the mother]} to [herself]_{631-the mother} , or was only full of pity for [the mad girl]_{2524-the mad girl} , dead long before . CHAPTER XVI THE ENGAGEMENT ' As the day lengthens so the cold strengthens . '_[188-sylvia] It was so that year ; the hard frost which began on new year 's eve lasted on and on into late February , black and bitter , but welcome enough to [the farmers]_{792-the farmers} , as it kept back the too early growth of autumn - sown wheat , and gave [them]_{792-the farmers} the opportunity of leading manure . But it did not suit [invalids]_{2526-invalids} as well , and [Bell Robson]_220-bell , though not getting worse , did not make any progress towards amendment . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was kept very busy , notwithstanding that [she]_188-sylvia had the assistance of [a poor widow - woman in [the neighbourhood]_{823-the neighbourhood}]_{2527-a poor widow - woman in the neighbourhood} on cleaning , or washing , or churning days . [Her]_188-sylvia life was quiet and monotonous , although hard - working ; and while [her]_188-sylvia hands mechanically found and did their accustomed labour , the thoughts that rose in [her]_188-sylvia head always centred on [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid , [his]_202-kinraid ways , [his]_202-kinraid words , [his]_202-kinraid looks , whether they all meant what [she]_188-sylvia would fain believe [they]_2529-they did , and whether , meaning love at the time , such a feeling was likely to endure . [[Her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's story of crazy [Nancy]_329-nancy had taken hold of [her]_188-sylvia ; but not as a ' caution , '_[188-sylvia] rather as a parallel case to [her]_188-sylvia own . Like [Nancy]_329-nancy , and borrowing [the poor girl]_{2531-the poor girl} 's own words , [she]_188-sylvia would say softly to [herself]_188-sylvia , ' [He]_202-kinraid once was here '_{[204-jeremiah]} ; but all along [she]_188-sylvia believed in [her]_188-sylvia heart [he]_202-kinraid would come back again to [her]_188-sylvia , though it touched [her]_188-sylvia strangely to imagine the agonies of forsaken love . [Philip]_191-philip knew little of all this . [He]_202-kinraid was very busy with facts and figures , doggedly fighting through the necessary business , and only now and then allowing [himself]_202-kinraid the delicious relaxation of going to [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} in an evening , to inquire after [[his]_202-kinraid aunt]_{5798-his aunt} 's health , and to see [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; for [the two Fosters]_{2533-the two fosters} were punctiliously anxious to make [[their]_{2533-the two fosters} shopmen]_{6817-their shopmen} test all [their]_{2533-the two fosters} statements ; insisting on an examination of the stock , as if [Hepburn]_191-philip and [Coulson]_207-coulson were [strangers]_{2535-strangers} to [the shop]_{951-the shop} ; having [the Monkshaven auctioneer]_{2537-the monkshaven auctioneer} in to appraise the fixtures and necessary furniture ; going over the shop books for the last twenty years with [[their]_{2533-the two fosters} successors]_{6812-their successors} , an employment which took up evening after evening ; and not unfrequently taking one of [the young men]_{2362-the young men} on the long commercial journeys which were tediously made in a gig . By degrees both [Hepburn]_191-philip and [Coulson]_207-coulson were introduced to [distant manufacturers]_{2540-distant manufacturers} and [wholesale dealers]_{2541-wholesale dealers} . [They]_{2533-the two fosters} would have been willing to take [the Fosters]_{994-the fosters} ' word for every statement [the brothers]_{1016-the brothers} had made on new year 's day ; but this , it was evident , would not have satisfied [[their]_{2533-the two fosters} masters]_{2353-their masters} , who were scrupulous in insisting that whatever advantage there was should always fall on the side of [the younger men]_{2411-the younger men} . When [Philip]_191-philip saw [Sylvia]_188-sylvia [she]_188-sylvia was always quiet and gentle ; perhaps more silent than [she]_188-sylvia had been a year ago , and [she]_188-sylvia did not attend so briskly to what was passing around [her]_188-sylvia . [She]_188-sylvia was rather thinner and paler ; but whatever change there was in [her]_188-sylvia was always an improvement in [Philip]_191-philip 's eyes , so long as [she]_188-sylvia spoke graciously to [him]_191-philip . [He]_191-philip thought [she]_188-sylvia was suffering from long - continued anxiety about [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} , or that [she]_188-sylvia had too much to do ; and either cause was enough to make [him]_191-philip treat [her]_188-sylvia with a grave regard and deference which had a repressed tenderness in it , of which [she]_188-sylvia , otherwise occupied , was quite unaware . [She]_188-sylvia liked [him]_191-philip better , too , than [she]_188-sylvia had done a year or two before , because [he]_191-philip did not show [her]_188-sylvia any of the eager attention which teased [her]_188-sylvia then , although its meaning was not fully understood . Things were much in this state when the frost broke , and milder weather succeeded . This was the time so long looked forward to by [the invalid]_{2021-the invalid} and [[her]_188-sylvia friends]_{7321-her friends} , as favouring [the doctor]_{6177-the doctor} 's recommendation of change of air . [[Her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} was to take [her]_188-sylvia to spend a fortnight with [a kindly neighbour , who lived near [the farm [they]_7326-they had occupied]_{7325-the farm they had occupied} , forty miles or so inland , before [they]_7326-they came to [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank}]_{7324-a kindly neighbour , who lived near the farm they had occupied , forty miles or so inland , before they came to haytersbank} . [The widow - woman]_{7327-the widow - woman} was to come and stay in [the house]_{5492-the house} , to keep [Sylvia]_188-sylvia company , during [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's absence . [Daniel]_223-daniel , indeed , was to return [home]_681-home after conveying [[his]_223-daniel wife]_{5589-his wife} to [her]_188-sylvia destination ; but there was so much to be done on [the land]_{7332-the land} at this time of the year , that [Sylvia]_188-sylvia would have been alone all day had it not been for the arrangement just mentioned . There was active stirring in [[Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven harbour]_{7333-monkshaven harbour} as well as on [shore]_6426-shore . [The whalers]_{920-the whalers} were finishing [their]_{920-the whalers} fittings - out for [the Greenland]_14-greenland seas . It was a '_{[204-jeremiah]} close ' season , that is to say , there would be difficulty in passing the barrier of ice which lay between [the ships]_{7119-the ships} and [the whaling - grounds]_{7337-the whaling - grounds} ; and yet these must be reached before June , or the year 's expedition would be of little avail . [[Every blacksmith]_{7338-every blacksmith} 's shop]_{7339-every blacksmith 's shop} rung with the rhythmical clang of busy hammers , beating out old iron , such as horseshoes , nails or stubs , into the great harpoons ; [the quays]_{7340-the quays} were thronged with [busy and important sailors]_{7341-busy and important sailors} , rushing hither and thither , conscious of the demand in which [they]_{7341-busy and important sailors} were held at this season of the year . It was war time , too . [Many captains unable to procure [men]_662-men in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{7342-many captains unable to procure men in monkshaven} would have to complete [their]_{7342-many captains unable to procure men in monkshaven} crews in [the Shetlands]_{80-the shetlands} . [The shops in [the town]_{480-the town}]_{7344-the shops in the town} were equally busy ; [stores]_7346-stores had to be purchased by [the whaling - masters]_{7347-the whaling - masters} , warm clothing of all sorts to be provided . These were the larger wholesale orders ; but [many a man]_{7348-many a man} , and [woman]_6601-woman , too , brought out [their]_{7348-many a man} small hoards to purchase extra comforts , or precious keepsakes for some beloved one . It was the time of the great half - yearly traffic of [the place]_{976-the place} ; another impetus was given to business when [the whalers]_{920-the whalers} returned in the autumn , and [the men]_{1065-the men} were flush of money , and full of delight at once more seeing [[their]_{1065-the men} homes]_{1318-their homes} and [[their]_{1065-the men} friends]_{6505-their friends} . There was much to be done in [[Fosters]_7355-fosters '_{[207-coulson]} shop]_{7356-fosters ' shop} , and later hours were kept than usual . Some perplexity or other was occupying [John]_214-john and [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah ; [their]_2543-they minds were not so much on the alert as usual , being engaged on some weighty matter of which [they]_2543-they had as yet spoken to [no one]_{634-no one} . But it thus happened that [they]_2543-they did not give the prompt assistance [they]_2543-they were accustomed to render at such times ; and [Coulson]_207-coulson had been away on some of the new expeditions devolving on [him]_207-coulson and [Philip]_191-philip as [future partners]_{2545-future partners} . One evening after [the shop]_{951-the shop} was closed , while [they]_2543-they were examining the goods , and comparing the sales with the entries in the day - book , [Coulson]_207-coulson suddenly inquired-- ' By the way , [Hester]_209-hester , does [thee]_209-hester know where the parcel of best bandanas is gone ? There was four left , as [I]_0-i 'm_[0-i] pretty sure , when [I]_0-i set off to [Sandsend]_81-sandsend ; and to - day [Mark Alderson]_{331-mark alderson} came in , and would fain have had one , and [I]_0-i could find none nowhere . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i sold t ' last to - day , to [[yon]_7357-yon sailor]_{7358-yon sailor} , the specksioneer , who fought the press - gang same time as poor [Darley]_256-darley were killed . [He]_{7358-yon sailor} took it , and three yards of yon pink ribbon wi '_[0-i] t ' black and yellow crosses on it , as [Philip]_191-philip could never abide . [Philip]_191-philip has got 'em_[0-i] [i]_0-i ' t '_[191-philip] book , if [he]_191-philip 'll only look . ' '_[191-philip] Is [he]_191-philip here again ? ' said [Philip]_191-philip ; '_[1038-folk] [I]_0-i did n't see [him]_191-philip . What brings [him]_191-philip here , where [he]_191-philip 's noan wanted ? ' '_[1038-folk] [T ' shop]_{6345-t ' shop} were throng wi '_[191-philip] [folk]_1038-folk , ' said [Hester]_209-hester , '_{[5568-a vast o ' folk]} and [he]_191-philip knew [his]_191-philip own mind about the handkercher , and did n't tarry long . Just as [he]_191-philip was leaving , [his]_191-philip eye caught on t ' ribbon , and [he]_191-philip came back for it . It were when [yo]_0-i '_{[5568-a vast o ' folk]} were serving [Mary Darby]_{332-mary darby} and there was [a vast o ' folk]_{5568-a vast o ' folk} about [yo]_0-i '_{[5568-a vast o ' folk]} . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i wish [I]_0-i 'd seen [him]_191-philip , ' said [Coulson]_207-coulson . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i 'd ha ' gi'en [him]_191-philip a word and a look [he]_191-philip 'd not [ha]_7361-ha '_[0-i] forgotten in a hurry . ' '_[0-i] Why , what 's up ? ' said [Philip]_191-philip , surprised at [William]_207-coulson 's unusual manner , and , at the same time , rather gratified to find a reflection of [his]_191-philip own feelings about [Kinraid]_202-kinraid . [Coulson]_207-coulson 's face was pale with anger , but for a moment or two [he]_207-coulson seemed uncertain whether [he]_207-coulson would reply or not . '_[191-philip] Up ! ' said [he]_207-coulson at length . '_{[2549-a better lass]} It 's just this : [he]_191-philip came after [[my]_0-i sister]_{1576-my sister} for better nor two year ; and [a better lass]_{2549-a better lass} -- no , nor a prettier [i]_0-i ' [my]_191-philip eyes -- [niver]_224-niver broke bread . And then [[my]_191-philip master]_{867-my master} saw [another girl]_{6394-another girl} , that [he]_191-philip liked better'--William almost choked in [his]_191-philip endeavour to keep down all appearance of violent anger , and then went on , '_[191-philip] and that [he]_191-philip played t ' same game wi '_[191-philip] , as [I]_0-i 've heerd tell . ' '_{[2550-thy sister]} And how did [[thy]_0-i sister]_{2550-thy sister} take it ? ' asked [Philip]_191-philip , eagerly . '_{[2550-thy sister]} [She]_{2550-thy sister} died in a six - month , ' said [William]_207-coulson ; '_[0-i] _ [she]_{2550-thy sister} _ forgived [him]_191-philip , but it 's beyond [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i thought it were [him]_191-philip when [I]_0-i heerd of t ' work about [Darley]_256-darley ; [Kinraid]_202-kinraid -- and coming fra '_[191-philip] [Newcassel]_68-newcassel , where [Annie]_329-nancy lived ' prentice -- and [I]_0-i made inquiry , and it were [t '_[0-i] same man]_{7364-t ' same man} . But [I]_0-i 'll say no more about [him]_191-philip , for it stirs t ' [old Adam]_217-adam more nor [I]_202-kinraid like , or is fitting . '_{[202-kinraid]} Out of respect to [him]_191-philip , [Philip]_191-philip asked no more questions although there were many things that [he]_191-philip fain would have known . Both [Coulson]_207-coulson and [he]_191-philip went silently and grimly through the remainder of [their]_2551-their day 's work . Independent of any personal interest which either or both of [them]_2551-their had or might have in [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's being a light o ' love , this fault of [his]_202-kinraid was one with which [the two grave , sedate young men]_{7365-the two grave , sedate young men} had no sympathy . [Their]_2551-their hearts were true and constant , whatever else might be [their]_2551-their failings ; and it is no new thing to '_{[202-kinraid]} damn the faults [we]_2551-their have no mind to . ' [Philip]_191-philip wished that it was not so late , or that very evening [he]_191-philip would have gone to keep guard over [Sylvia]_188-sylvia in [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's absence -- nay , perhaps [he]_191-philip might have seen reason to give [her]_188-sylvia a warning of some kind . But , if [he]_191-philip had done so , it would have been locking the stable - door after the steed was stolen . [Kinraid]_202-kinraid had turned [his]_202-kinraid steps towards [Haytersbank Farm]_{24-haytersbank farm} as soon as ever [he]_202-kinraid had completed [his]_202-kinraid purchases . [He]_202-kinraid had only come that afternoon to [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven , and for the sole purpose of seeing [Sylvia]_188-sylvia once more before [he]_202-kinraid went to fulfil [his]_202-kinraid engagement as specksioneer in [the _ Urania _]_{82-the _ urania _} , [a whaling - vessel]_{7367-a whaling - vessel} that was to sail from [North Shields]_{83-north shields} on Thursday morning , and this was Monday . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia sat in [the house - place]_{1175-the house - place} , [her]_188-sylvia back to the long low window , in order to have all the light the afternoon hour afforded for [her]_188-sylvia work . A basket of [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} 's unmended stockings was on the little round table beside [her]_188-sylvia , and one was on [her]_188-sylvia left hand , which [she]_188-sylvia supposed [herself]_188-sylvia to be mending ; but from time to time [she]_188-sylvia made long pauses , and looked in the fire ; and yet there was but little motion of flame or light in it out of which to conjure visions . [It]_7370-it was '_[0-i] redd up ' for the afternoon ; covered with a black mass of coal , over which the equally black kettle hung on the crook . In [the back - kitchen]_{5906-the back - kitchen} [Dolly Reid]_{192-dolly reid} , [[Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's assistant]_{7372-sylvia 's assistant} during [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's absence , chanted a lugubrious ditty , befitting [her]_188-sylvia condition as [a widow]_{863-a widow} , while [she]_188-sylvia cleaned tins , and cans , and milking - pails . Perhaps these bustling sounds prevented [Sylvia]_188-sylvia from hearing approaching footsteps coming down [the brow]_{7375-the brow} with swift advance ; at any rate , [she]_188-sylvia started and suddenly stood up as [some one]_{1489-some one} entered the open door . It was strange [she]_188-sylvia should be so much startled , for [the person who entered]_{7377-the person who entered} had been in [her]_188-sylvia thoughts all during those long pauses . [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid and the story of [crazy Nancy]_329-nancy had been the subjects for [her]_188-sylvia dreams for many a day , and many a night . Now [he]_202-kinraid stood there , bright and handsome as ever , with just that much timidity in [his]_202-kinraid face , that anxiety as to [his]_202-kinraid welcome , which gave [his]_202-kinraid accost an added charm , could [she]_188-sylvia but have perceived it . But [she]_188-sylvia was so afraid of [herself]_188-sylvia , so unwilling to show what [she]_188-sylvia felt , and how much [she]_188-sylvia had been thinking of [him]_202-kinraid in [his]_202-kinraid absence , that [her]_188-sylvia reception seemed cold and still . [She]_188-sylvia did not come forward to meet [him]_202-kinraid ; [she]_188-sylvia went crimson to the very roots of [her]_188-sylvia hair ; but that , in the waning light , [he]_202-kinraid could not see ; and [she]_188-sylvia shook so that [she]_188-sylvia felt as if [she]_188-sylvia could hardly stand ; but the tremor was not visible to [him]_202-kinraid . [She]_188-sylvia wondered if [he]_202-kinraid remembered the kiss that had passed between [them]_7378-them on new year 's eve -- the words that had been spoken in the dairy on new year 's day ; the tones , the looks , that had accompanied those words . But all [she]_188-sylvia said was-- '_[2553-her] [I]_0-i did n't think to see [yo]_2552-yo ' . [I]_0-i thought yo'd ha '_[0-i] sailed . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i told [yo]_2552-yo ' [I]_0-i should come back , did n't [I]_0-i ? '_[0-i] said [he]_0-i , still standing , with [his]_0-i hat in [his]_0-i hand , waiting to be asked to sit down ; and [she]_2553-her , in [her]_2553-her bashfulness , forgetting to give the invitation , but , instead , pretending to be attentively mending the stocking [she]_2553-her held . Neither could keep quiet and silent long . [She]_2553-her felt [his]_0-i eyes were upon [her]_2553-her , watching every motion , and grew more and more confused in [her]_2553-her expression and behaviour . [He]_0-i was a little taken aback by the nature of [his]_0-i reception , and was not sure at first whether to take the great change in [her]_2553-her manner , from what it had been when last [he]_0-i saw [her]_2553-her , as a favourable symptom or otherwise . By - and - by , luckily for [him]_0-i , in some turn of [her]_2553-her arm to reach the scissors on the table , [she]_2553-her caught the edge of [her]_2553-her work - basket , and down it fell . [She]_2553-her stooped to pick up the scattered stockings and ball of worsted , and so did [he]_0-i ; and when [they]_2554-they rose up , [he]_0-i had fast hold of [her]_2553-her hand , and [her]_2553-her face was turned away , half ready to cry . ' What ails [yo]_2553-her '_[0-i] at [me]_0-i ? ' said [he]_0-i , beseechingly . '_[0-i] [Yo]_0-i ' might [ha]_7379-ha '_[0-i] forgotten [me]_0-i ; and yet [I]_0-i thought [we]_2555-we made a bargain against forgetting [each other]_{6627-each other} . ' No answer . [He]_0-i went on : '_[0-i] [Yo've]_0-i never been out o ' [my]_2553-her thoughts , [Sylvia Robson]_188-sylvia ; and [I]_2553-her 'm_[2553-her] come back to [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven for nought but to see [you]_2553-her once and again afore [I]_0-i go away to [the northern seas]_{1786-the northern seas} . It 's not two hour sin ' [I]_2553-her landed at [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven , and [I]_2553-her 've been near neither kith nor kin as yet ; and now [I]_2553-her 'm_[2553-her] here [you]_2553-her wo n't speak to [me]_0-i . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't know what to say , ' said [she]_188-sylvia , in a low , almost inaudible tone . Then hardening [herself]_188-sylvia , and resolving to speak as if [she]_188-sylvia did not understand [his]_2553-her only half - expressed meaning , [she]_188-sylvia lifted up [her]_188-sylvia head , and all but looking at [him]_2553-her -- while [she]_188-sylvia wrenched [her]_188-sylvia hand out of [his]_2553-her -- [she]_188-sylvia said : '_{[202-kinraid]} [Mother]_203-mother 's gone to [Middleham]_84-middleham for a visit , and feyther 's out [i]_0-i ' t '_{[202-kinraid]} plough - field wi ' [Kester]_222-kester ; but [he]_222-kester 'll be in afore long . '_{[202-kinraid]} [Charley]_202-kinraid did not speak for a minute or so . Then [he]_202-kinraid said-- ' [Yo're]_7380-your not so dull as to think [I]_202-kinraid 'm_{[202-kinraid]} come all this way for t ' see either [[your]_7380-your father]_{7381-your father} or [[your]_7380-your mother]_{2073-your mother} . [I]_202-kinraid 've a great respect for ['em]_{7383-'em[202-kinraid]} both ; but [I]_0-i 'd hardly ha ' come all this way for to see ['em]_{7383-'em[188-sylvia]} , and [me]_0-i bound to be back [i]_0-i ' [Shields]_69-shields , if [I]_2558-yo walk every step of the way , by Wednesday night . It 's that [yo]_2558-yo '_[2558-yo] wo n't understand [my]_0-i meaning , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; it 's not that [yo]_2558-yo ' do n't , or that [yo]_2558-yo '_[2558-yo] ca n't . ' [He]_0-i made no effort to repossess [himself]_0-i of [her]_188-sylvia hand . [She]_188-sylvia was quite silent , but in spite of [herself]_188-sylvia [she]_188-sylvia drew long hard breaths . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i may go back to where [I]_0-i came from , ' [he]_0-i went on . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i thought to go to [sea]_630-sea wi ' a blessed hope to cheer [me]_{1489-some one} up , and a knowledge o '_{[1489-some one]} [some one]_{1489-some one} as loved [me]_0-i as [I]_0-i 'd left behind ; [some one]_{1489-some one} as loved [me]_0-i half as much as [I]_0-i did [her]_{1489-some one} ; for th ' measure o '_[0-i] [my]_0-i love toward [her]_{1489-some one} is so great and mighty , [I]_0-i 'd be content wi ' half as much from [her]_{1489-some one} , till [I]_{1489-some one} 'd taught [her]_{1489-some one} to love [me]_{1489-some one} more . But if [she]_{1489-some one} 's a cold heart and can not care for [a honest sailor]_{7384-a honest sailor} , why , then , [I]_{1489-some one} 'd best go back at once . '_{[1489-some one]} [He]_0-i made for the door . [He]_0-i must have been pretty sure from some sign or other , or [he]_0-i would never have left it to [her]_{1489-some one} womanly pride to give way , and for [her]_{1489-some one} to make the next advance . [He]_0-i had not taken two steps when [she]_{1489-some one} turned quickly towards [him]_0-i , and said something -- the echo of which , rather than the words themselves , reached [him]_0-i . ' [I]_0-i did n't know [yo]_0-i '_[0-i] cared for [me]_0-i ; [[yo]_0-i ' niver]_{7385-yo ' niver} said so . '_[0-i] In an instant [he]_0-i was back at [her]_{1489-some one} side , [his]_0-i arm round [her]_{1489-some one} in spite of [her]_{1489-some one} short struggle , and [his]_0-i eager passionate voice saying , ' [Yo]_0-i '_[0-i] never knowed [I]_0-i loved [you]_{1489-some one} , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ? say it again , and look [i]_0-i ' [my]_0-i face while [yo]_0-i '_[0-i] say it , if [yo]_0-i ' can . Why , last winter [I]_0-i thought yo'd be such [a woman]_{1082-a woman} when [yo'd]_0-i come to be one as [[my]_0-i een]_{7387-my een} had never looked upon , and this year , ever sin '_[0-i] [I]_0-i saw [yo]_0-i ' [i]_0-i '_[0-i] the kitchen corner sitting crouching behind [[my]_0-i uncle]_{6399-my uncle} , [I]_0-i as good as swore [I]_0-i 'd have [yo]_0-i ' for [wife]_611-wife , or never [we]_7389-we d at all . And it was not long ere [yo]_0-i '_[0-i] knowed it , for all [yo]_0-i ' were so coy , and now [yo]_0-i '_[0-i] have the face -- no , [yo]_0-i ' have not the face -- come , [[my]_0-i darling]_{7390-my darling} , what is it ? '_[0-i] for [she]_2563-her was crying ; and on [his]_0-i turning [her]_2563-her wet blushing face towards [him]_0-i the better to look at it , [she]_2563-her suddenly hid it in [his]_0-i breast . [He]_0-i lulled and soothed [her]_2563-her in [his]_0-i arms , as if [she]_2563-her had been [a weeping child]_{2564-a weeping child} and [he]_0-i [[her]_2563-her mother]_{5519-her mother} ; and then [they]_2566-they sat down on the settle together , and when [she]_2563-her was more composed [they]_2566-they began to talk . [He]_0-i asked [her]_2563-her about [[her]_2563-her mother]_{5519-her mother} ; not sorry in [his]_0-i heart at [Bell Robson]_220-bell 's absence . [He]_0-i had intended if necessary to acknowledge [his]_0-i wishes and desires with regard to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia to [[her]_2563-her parents]_{1783-her parents} ; but for various reasons [he]_0-i was not sorry that circumstances had given [him]_0-i the chance of seeing [her]_2563-her alone , and obtaining [her]_2563-her promise to marry [him]_0-i without being obliged to tell either [[her]_2563-her father]_{955-her father} or [[her]_2563-her mother]_{5519-her mother} at present . ' [I]_0-i ha '_[0-i] spent [my]_0-i money pretty free , ' [he]_0-i said , '_{[2571-yo'r parents]} and [I]_0-i 've ne'er a penny to the fore , and [yo'r parents]_{2571-yo'r parents} may look for something better for [yo]_2572-yo ' , [my]_0-i pretty : but when [I]_0-i come back fro '_[0-i] this voyage [I]_0-i shall stand a chance of having a share [i]_0-i ' th '_[2573-mate] _ [Urania _]_{82-the _ urania _} , and may - be [I]_0-i shall be [mate]_2573-mate as well as [specksioneer]_{2574-specksioneer} ; and [I]_0-i can get a matter of from seventy to ninety pound a voyage , let alone th ' half - guineas for every whale [I]_2573-mate strike , and six shilling a gallon on th '_[2573-mate] oil ; and if [I]_0-i keep steady wi ' [Forbes]_334-forbes and [Company]_7391-company , [they]_{2571-yo'r parents} 'll make [me]_240-god [master]_1219-master [i]_240-god '_[240-god] time , for [I]_0-i 've had good schooling , and can work [a ship]_{2575-a ship} as well as [any man]_{1109-any man} ; an ' [I]_240-god leave [yo]_7393-yo '_[240-god] wi ' [[yo'r]_7393-yo parents]_{2571-yo'r parents} , or take [a cottage]_{7395-a cottage} for [yo]_7393-yo '_[240-god] nigh at hand ; but [I]_0-i would like to have something to the fore , and that [I]_0-i shall have , please [God]_240-god , when [we]_2577-we come back [i]_0-i ' th '_[0-i] autumn . [I]_0-i shall go to [sea]_630-sea happy , now , thinking [I]_0-i 've [yo'r]_2579-yo word . [Yo're]_2579-yo not one to go back from it , [I]_0-i 'm sure , else it 's a long time to leave [such a pretty girl]_{7396-such a pretty girl} as [yo]_2579-yo '_[0-i] , and ne'er a chance of a letter reaching [yo]_2579-yo ' just to tell [yo]_2579-yo '_[0-i] once again how [I]_0-i love [yo]_2579-yo ' , and to bid [yo]_2579-yo '_[0-i] not forget [yo'r]_2579-yo true love . ' '_[188-sylvia] There 'll be no need o ' that , '_[0-i] murmured [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . [She]_188-sylvia was too dizzy with happiness to have attended much to [his]_0-i details of [his]_0-i worldly prospects , but at the sound of [his]_0-i tender words of love [her]_188-sylvia eager heart was ready to listen . ' [I]_0-i do n't know , '_[0-i] said [he]_0-i , wanting to draw [her]_188-sylvia out into more confession of [her]_188-sylvia feelings . ' There 's many a one ready to come after [yo]_2579-yo '_[2581-me] ; and [[yo'r]_2579-yo mother]_{6965-yo'r mother} is not o'er captivated wi ' [me]_2581-me ; and there 's [[yon]_2579-yo tall fellow of [a cousin]_{1472-a cousin}]_{7397-yon tall fellow of a cousin} as looks black at [me]_2581-me , for if [I]_2581-me 'm_[2581-me] not mista'en [he]_2581-me 's a notion of being sweet on [yo]_2579-yo ' hisself . '_[188-sylvia] ' Not [he]_0-i , '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , with some contempt in [her]_188-sylvia tone . ' [He]_0-i 's so full o '_[188-sylvia] business and t ' [shop]_1791-shop , and o '_[188-sylvia] makin ' money , and gettin '_[188-sylvia] wealth . ' '_[188-sylvia] Ay , ay ; but perhaps when [he]_0-i gets [a rich man]_{2582-a rich man} [he]_0-i 'll come and ask [[my]_0-i [Sylvia]_188-sylvia]_{2583-my sylvia} to be [[his]_0-i wife]_{5589-his wife} , and what will [she]_188-sylvia say then ? ' '_[0-i] [He]_0-i 'll niver come asking such a foolish question , ' said [she]_188-sylvia , a little impatiently ; '_[2585-i] [he]_0-i knows what answer [he]_0-i 'd get if [he]_0-i did . ' [Kinraid]_202-kinraid said , almost as if to [himself]_202-kinraid , '_[2585-i] [[Yo'r]_2585-i mother]_{6965-yo'r mother} favours [him]_0-i though . ' But [she]_188-sylvia , weary of a subject [she]_188-sylvia cared nothing about , and eager to identify [herself]_188-sylvia with all [his]_202-kinraid interests , asked [him]_202-kinraid about [his]_202-kinraid plans almost at the same time that [he]_202-kinraid said these last words ; and they went on as [lovers]_6291-lovers do , intermixing a great many tender expressions with a very little conversation relating to facts . [Dolly Reid]_{192-dolly reid} came in , and went out softly , unheeded by [them]_7401-them . But [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's listening ears caught [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} 's voice , as [he]_{955-her father} and [Kester]_222-kester returned homewards from [their]_7401-them day 's work in [the plough - field]_{7403-the plough - field} ; and [she]_188-sylvia started away , and fled [upstairs]_{5687-upstairs} in shy affright , leaving [Charley]_202-kinraid to explain [his]_202-kinraid presence in [the solitary kitchen]_{7405-the solitary kitchen} to [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} . [He]_202-kinraid came in , not seeing that [any one]_{776-any one} was [there]_5676-there at first ; for [they]_7401-them had never thought of lighting a candle . [Kinraid]_202-kinraid stepped forward into the firelight ; [his]_202-kinraid purpose of concealing what [he]_202-kinraid had said to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia quite melted away by the cordial welcome [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} gave [him]_202-kinraid the instant that [he]_{955-her father} recognized [him]_202-kinraid . '_[2585-i] Bless [thee]_2587-thee , [lad]_1139-lad ! who 'd ha ' thought o '_[2585-i] seein ' [thee]_2587-thee ? Why , if iver a thought on [thee]_2587-thee at all , it were half way to [Davis]_335-davis '_[2585-i] Straits . To be sure , t ' winter 's been a dree season , and [thou'rt]_7410-thou'rt , may - be , [i]_2585-i '_[2585-i] t ' reet on '_[2585-i] t to mak ' a late start . Latest start as iver [I]_2585-i made was ninth o '_[2585-i] March , an ' [we]_7411-we struck thirteen whales that year . '_{[202-kinraid]} ' [I]_{2589-the elder man} have something to say to [you]_{2589-the elder man} , '_{[2589-the elder man]} said [Charley]_202-kinraid , in a hesitating voice , so different to [his]_202-kinraid usual hearty way , that [Daniel]_223-daniel gave [him]_202-kinraid a keen look of attention before [he]_202-kinraid began to speak . And , perhaps , [the elder man]_{2589-the elder man} was not unprepared for the communication that followed . At any rate , it was not unwelcome . [He]_{2589-the elder man} liked [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , and had strong sympathy not merely with what [he]_{2589-the elder man} knew of [the young sailor]_{2590-the young sailor} 's character , but with the life [he]_{2589-the elder man} led , and the business [he]_{2589-the elder man} followed . [Robson]_223-daniel listened to all [he]_{2589-the elder man} said with approving nods and winks , till [Charley]_202-kinraid had told [him]_223-daniel everything [he]_{2589-the elder man} had to say ; and then [he]_{2589-the elder man} turned and struck [his]_{2589-the elder man} broad horny palm into [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's as if concluding a bargain , while [he]_{2589-the elder man} expressed in words [his]_{2589-the elder man} hearty consent to [their]_2591-their engagement . [He]_{2589-the elder man} wound up with a chuckle , as the thought struck [him]_{2589-the elder man} that this great piece of business , of disposing of [[their]_2591-their only child]_{2592-their only child} , had been concluded while [[his]_{2589-the elder man} wife]_{5589-his wife} was away . ' A'm noan so sure as t '_{[2589-the elder man]} missus 'll like it , ' said [he]_{2589-the elder man} ; '_{[5589-his wife]} tho ' whativer [she]_{5589-his wife} 'll ha '_{[2595-a ' t ' ridings]} to say again it , mischief only knows . But [she]_{5589-his wife} 's noan keen on matterimony ; though a have made [her]_{5589-his wife} as good [a man]_{5486-a man} as there is in [a ' t '_{[2596-a'm master]} Ridings]_{2595-a ' t ' ridings} . Anyhow , [a'm master]_{2596-a'm master} , and that [she]_{5589-his wife} knows . But may - be , for t ' sake o '_{[5589-his wife]} peace an ' quietness -- tho '_{[5589-his wife]} [she]_{5589-his wife} 's niver a scolding tongue , that a will say for [her]_{5589-his wife} -- [we'n]_2597-we'n best keep this matter to [ourselves]_2597-we'n till [thou]_2598-thou comes int ' port again . T '_[2598-thou] lass upstairs 'll like nought better than t ' curl hersel '_[2598-thou] round a secret , and purr o'er it , just as t ' oud cat does o'er [her]_{5589-his wife} blind kitten . But [thou'll]_2598-thou be wanting to see [t '_[188-sylvia] lass]_{5786-t ' lass} , a'll be bound . [An oud man like [me]_0-i]_{2599-an oud man like me} is n't as good company as [a pretty lass]_{1855-a pretty lass} . ' Laughing a low rich laugh over [his]_0-i own wit , [Daniel]_223-daniel went to the bottom of the stairs , and called , '_[0-i] [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ! come down , [lass]_799-lass ! a 's reet ; come down ! ' For a time there was no answer . Then a door was unbolted , and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia said , '_[0-i] [I]_0-i ca n't come down again . [I]_0-i 'm noan comin '_[0-i] down again to - night . ' [Daniel]_223-daniel laughed the more at this , especially when [he]_223-daniel caught [Charley]_202-kinraid 's look of disappointment . '_[2602-she] Hearken how [she]_2602-she 's bolted [her]_2602-she door . [She]_2602-she 'll noane come near [us]_2603-us this night . Eh ! but [she]_2602-she 's [a stiff little ' un]_{7413-a stiff little ' un} ; [she]_2602-she 's been [[our]_2603-us only one]_{7414-our only one} , and [we'n]_2603-us mostly let [her]_2602-she have [her]_2602-she own way . But [we]_2603-us 'll have a pipe and a glass ; and that , to [my]_204-jeremiah thinking , is as good company as iver [a woman in [Yorkshire]_26-yorkshire]_{7415-a woman in yorkshire} . '_{[204-jeremiah]} CHAPTER XVII REJECTED WARNINGS The post arrived at [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven three times in the week ; sometimes , indeed , there were not a dozen letters in the bag , which was brought thither by [a man in [a light mail - cart]_{2605-a light mail - cart} , who took the better part of a day to drive from [York]_12-york]_{2604-a man in a light mail - cart , who took the better part of a day to drive from york} ; dropping private bags here and there on [the moors]_{594-the moors} , at [[some squire]_{2607-some squire} 's lodge or [roadside inn]_{2609-roadside inn}]_{2608-some squire 's lodge or roadside inn} . Of the number of letters that arrived in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven , [the Fosters]_{206-the fosters} , [shopkeepers]_{2610-shopkeepers} and [bankers]_6816-bankers , had the largest share . The morning succeeding the day on which [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had engaged [herself]_188-sylvia to [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , [the Fosters]_{994-the fosters} seemed unusually anxious to obtain [their]_{994-the fosters} letters . Several times [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah came out of the parlour in which [[his]_204-jeremiah brother]_{7148-his brother} [John]_214-john was sitting in expectant silence , and , passing through [the shop]_{951-the shop} , looked up and down [the market - place]_{5547-the market - place} in search of [the old lame woman , who was charitably employed to deliver letters , and who must have been lamer than ever this morning]_{2616-the old lame woman , who was charitably employed to deliver letters , and who must have been lamer than ever this morning} , to judge from the lateness of [her]_{2616-the old lame woman , who was charitably employed to deliver letters , and who must have been lamer than ever this morning} coming . Although [none but [the Fosters]_{206-the fosters}]_{2617-none but the fosters} knew the cause of [their]_{994-the fosters} impatience for [their]_{994-the fosters} letters , yet there was such tacit sympathy between [them]_{994-the fosters} and [those whom [they]_{994-the fosters} employed]_{2618-those whom they employed} , that [Hepburn]_191-philip , [Coulson]_207-coulson , and [Hester]_209-hester were all much relieved when [the old woman]_{6364-the old woman} at length appeared with [her]_{6364-the old woman} basket of letters . One of these seemed of especial consequence to [the good brothers]_{2620-the good brothers} . [They]_{2620-the good brothers} each separately looked at the direction , and then at [one another]_{6774-one another} ; and without a word [they]_{2620-the good brothers} returned with it unread into the parlour , shutting the door , and drawing the green silk curtain close , the better to read it in privacy . Both [Coulson]_207-coulson and [Philip]_191-philip felt that something unusual was going on , and were , perhaps , as full of consideration as to the possible contents of this London letter , as of attention to [their]_{2620-the good brothers} more immediate business . But fortunately there was little doing in [the shop]_{951-the shop} . [Philip]_191-philip , indeed , was quite idle when [John Foster]_205-john opened the parlour - door , and , half doubtfully , called [him]_191-philip into [the room]_{1183-the room} . As the door of communication shut [the three]_{2624-the three} in , [Coulson]_207-coulson felt [himself]_207-coulson a little aggrieved . A minute ago [Philip]_191-philip and [he]_191-philip were on a level of ignorance , from which the former was evidently going to be raised . But [he]_191-philip soon returned to [his]_191-philip usual state of acquiescence in things as they were , which was partly constitutional , and partly the result of [his]_191-philip Quaker training . It was apparently by [John Foster]_205-john 's wish that [Philip]_191-philip had been summoned . [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah , [the less energetic and decided brother]_{2625-the less energetic and decided brother} , was still discussing the propriety of the step when [Philip]_191-philip entered . ' No need for haste , [John]_205-john ; better not call [the young man]_{7416-the young man} till [we]_{994-the fosters} have further considered the matter . '_[191-philip] But [the young man]_{7416-the young man} was there in presence ; and [John]_205-john 's will carried the day . It seemed from [his]_204-jeremiah account to [Philip]_191-philip ( explanatory of what [he]_204-jeremiah , in advance of [[his]_204-jeremiah brother]_{7148-his brother} 's slower judgment , thought to be a necessary step ) , that [the Fosters]_{994-the fosters} had for some time received anonymous letters , warning [them]_{994-the fosters} , with distinct meaning , though in ambiguous terms , against [a certain silk - manufacturer in [Spitalfields]_{86-spitalfields} , with whom [they]_{994-the fosters} had had straightforward business dealings for many years]_{2629-a certain silk - manufacturer in spitalfields , with whom they had had straightforward business dealings for many years} ; but to whom [they]_{994-the fosters} had latterly advanced money . The letters hinted at the utter insolvency of [this manufacturer]_{2630-this manufacturer} . [They]_{994-the fosters} had urged [[their]_{994-the fosters} correspondent]_{2631-their correspondent} to give [them]_{994-the fosters} [his]_{2631-their correspondent} name in confidence , and this morning 's letter had brought it ; but the name was totally unknown to [them]_{994-the fosters} , though there seemed no reason to doubt the reality of either it or the address , the latter of which was given in full . Certain circumstances were mentioned regarding the transactions between [the Fosters]_{994-the fosters} and [this manufacturer]_{2630-this manufacturer} , which could be known only to [those who were in the confidence of one or the other]_{2634-those who were in the confidence of one or the other} ; and to [the Fosters]_{994-the fosters} [the man]_{5588-the man} was , as has been said , [a perfect stranger]_{2637-a perfect stranger} . Probably , [they]_{994-the fosters} would have been unwilling to incur the risk [they]_{994-the fosters} had done on [this manufacturer]_{2630-this manufacturer} [Dickinson]_{336-dickinson} 's account , if it had not been that [he]_{336-dickinson} belonged to the same denomination as [themselves]_{994-the fosters} , and was publicly distinguished for [his]_{336-dickinson} excellent and philanthropic character ; but these letters were provocative of anxiety , especially since this morning 's post had brought out [the writer]_{2639-the writer} 's full name , and various particulars showing [his]_{336-dickinson} intimate knowledge of [Dickinson]_{336-dickinson} 's affairs . After much perplexed consultation , [John]_205-john had hit upon the plan of sending [Hepburn]_191-philip to [London]_49-london to make secret inquiries respecting the true character and commercial position of [the man whose creditors]_{2640-the man whose creditors} , not a month ago , [they]_{994-the fosters} had esteemed it an honour to be . Even now [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah was ashamed of [their]_{994-the fosters} want of confidence in one so good ; [he]_204-jeremiah believed that the information [they]_{994-the fosters} had received would all prove a mistake , founded on erroneous grounds , if not a pure invention of [an enemy]_{2641-an enemy} ; and [he]_204-jeremiah had only been brought partially to consent to the sending of [Hepburn]_191-philip , by [[his]_204-jeremiah brother]_{7148-his brother} 's pledging [himself]_{336-dickinson} that the real nature of [Philip]_191-philip 's errand should be unknown to [any human creature]_{2643-any human creature} , save [them]_{994-the fosters} three . As all this was being revealed to [Philip]_191-philip , [he]_191-philip sat apparently unmoved and simply attentive . In fact , [he]_191-philip was giving all [his]_191-philip mind to understanding the probabilities of the case , leaving [his]_191-philip own feelings in the background till [his]_191-philip intellect should have done its work . [He]_191-philip said little ; but what [he]_191-philip did say was to the point , and satisfied [both brothers]_{2644-both brothers} . [John]_205-john perceived that [[his]_205-john messenger]_{2645-his messenger} would exercise penetration and act with energy ; while [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah was soothed by [Philip]_191-philip 's caution in not hastily admitting the probability of any charge against [Dickinson]_{336-dickinson} , and in giving full weight to [his]_191-philip previous good conduct and good character . [Philip]_191-philip had the satisfaction of feeling [himself]_191-philip employed on a mission which would call out [his]_191-philip powers , and yet not exceed them . In [his]_191-philip own mind [he]_191-philip forestalled the instructions of [[his]_191-philip masters]_{6876-his masters} , and was silently in advance of [John Foster]_205-john 's plans and arrangements , while [he]_191-philip appeared to listen to all that was said with quiet business - like attention . It was settled that the next morning [he]_191-philip was to make [his]_191-philip way northwards to [Hartlepool]_{32-hartlepool} , whence [he]_191-philip could easily proceed either by land or [sea]_630-sea to [Newcastle]_51-newcastle , from which place smacks were constantly sailing to [London]_49-london . As to [his]_191-philip personal conduct and behaviour [there]_5676-there , [the brothers]_{1016-the brothers} overwhelmed [him]_191-philip with directions and advice ; nor did [they]_{1016-the brothers} fail to draw out of the strong box in the thick wall of [[their]_{1016-the brothers} counting - house]_{2650-their counting - house} a more than sufficient sum of money for all possible expenses . [Philip]_191-philip had never had so much in [his]_191-philip hands before , and hesitated to take it , saying it was more than [he]_191-philip should require ; but [they]_{1016-the brothers} repeated , with fresh urgency , [their]_{1016-the brothers} warnings about the terrible high prices of [London]_49-london , till [he]_191-philip could only resolve to keep a strict account , and bring back all that [he]_191-philip did not expend , since nothing but [his]_191-philip taking the whole sum would satisfy [[his]_191-philip employers]_{2651-his employers} . When [he]_191-philip was once more behind the counter , [he]_191-philip had leisure enough for consideration as far as [Coulson]_207-coulson could give it [him]_191-philip . [The latter]_{5840-the latter} was silent , brooding over the confidence which [Philip]_191-philip had apparently received , but which was withheld from [him]_191-philip . [He]_191-philip did not yet know of the culminating point -- of [Philip]_191-philip 's proposed journey to [London]_49-london ; [that great city of [London]_49-london , which , from [its]_{2653-that great city of london , which , from its very inaccessibility fifty years ago , loomed so magnificent through the mist of men 's imaginations} [very inaccessibility fifty years ago]_{2654-very inaccessibility fifty years ago} , loomed so magnificent through the mist of [men]_662-men 's imaginations]_{2653-that great city of london , which , from its very inaccessibility fifty years ago , loomed so magnificent through the mist of men 's imaginations} . It is not to be denied that [Philip]_191-philip felt exultant at the mere fact of ' going to [London]_49-london . '_[257-alice] But then again , the thought of leaving [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; of going out of possible daily reach of [her]_188-sylvia ; of not seeing [her]_188-sylvia for a week -- a fortnight ; nay , [he]_191-philip might be away for a month,--for no rash hurry was to mar [his]_191-philip delicate negotiation,--gnawed at [his]_191-philip heart , and spoilt any enjoyment [he]_191-philip might have anticipated from gratified curiosity , or even from the consciousness of being trusted by [those whose trust and regard [he]_191-philip valued]_{2656-those whose trust and regard he valued} . The sense of what [he]_191-philip was leaving grew upon [him]_191-philip the longer [he]_191-philip thought on the subject ; [he]_191-philip almost wished that [he]_191-philip had told [[his]_191-philip masters]_{6876-his masters} earlier in the conversation of [his]_191-philip unwillingness to leave [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven for so long a time ; and then again [he]_191-philip felt that the gratitude [he]_191-philip owed [them]_{6876-his masters} quite prohibited [his]_191-philip declining any task [they]_{6876-his masters} might impose , especially as [they]_{6876-his masters} had more than once said that it would not do for [them]_{6876-his masters} to appear in the affair , and yet that to [no one else]_{2658-no one else} could [they]_{6876-his masters} entrust so difficult and delicate a matter . Several times that day , as [he]_191-philip perceived [Coulson]_207-coulson 's jealous sullenness , [he]_191-philip thought in [his]_191-philip heart that the consequence of the excessive confidence for which [Coulson]_207-coulson envied [him]_191-philip was a burden from which [he]_191-philip would be thankful to be relieved . As [they]_2659-they all sat at tea in [[Alice Rose]_257-alice 's house - place]_{2660-alice rose 's house - place} , [Philip]_191-philip announced [his]_191-philip intended journey ; a piece of intelligence [he]_191-philip had not communicated earlier to [Coulson]_207-coulson because [he]_191-philip had rather dreaded the increase of dissatisfaction it was sure to produce , and of which [he]_191-philip knew the expression would be restrained by the presence of [Alice Rose]_257-alice and [[her]_257-alice daughter]_{1252-her daughter} . ' To [Lunnon]_87-lunnon ! '_{[207-coulson]} exclaimed [Alice]_257-alice . [Hester]_209-hester said nothing . ' Well ! [some folks]_{5864-some folks} has the luck ! '_[257-alice] said [Coulson]_207-coulson . ' Luck ! '_[2662-thy] said [Alice]_257-alice , turning sharp round on [him]_207-coulson . ' [Niver]_224-niver let [me]_2662-thy hear such a vain word out o '_[2662-thy] [thy]_2662-thy mouth , [laddie]_6662-laddie , again . It 's [the Lord]_{5574-the lord} 's doing , and luck 's the devil 's way o ' putting it . Maybe it 's to try [Philip]_191-philip [he]_207-coulson 's sent [there]_5676-there ; happen it may be a fiery furnace to [him]_207-coulson ; for [I]_0-i 've heerd tell it 's full o '_[0-i] temptations , and [he]_207-coulson may fall into sin -- and then where 'd be the " luck " on it ? But why art ta going ? and the morning , say'st [thou]_2665-thou ? Why , [thy]_2662-thy best shirt is in t ' suds , and no time for t '_[0-i] starch and iron it . Whatten the great haste as should take [thee]_2662-thy to [Lunnon]_87-lunnon wi'out [thy]_2662-thy ruffled shirt ? ' '_[191-philip] It 's none o ' [my]_191-philip doing , '_[191-philip] said [Philip]_191-philip ; ' there 's business to be done , and [John Foster]_205-john says [I]_191-philip 'm_[191-philip] to do it ; and [I]_0-i 'm to start to - morrow . '_[0-i] ' [I]_0-i 'll not turn [thee]_2662-thy out wi'out [thy]_2662-thy ruffled shirt , if [I]_0-i sit up a '_[0-i] neet , ' said [Alice]_257-alice , resolutely . '_[191-philip] Niver fret [thyself]_2662-thy , [mother]_684-mother , about t ' shirt , '_[191-philip] said [Philip]_191-philip . ' If [I]_0-i need a shirt , [London]_49-london 's not what [I]_0-i take it for if [I]_0-i ca n't buy [mysel]_2667-mysel '_[0-i] one ready - made . ' '_[191-philip] Hearken to [him]_191-philip ! ' said [Alice]_257-alice . '_[684-mother] [He]_191-philip speaks as if buying o ' ready - made shirts were nought to [him]_191-philip , and [he]_191-philip wi '_[2667-mysel] a good half - dozen as [I]_0-i made [mysel]_2667-mysel ' . [Eh]_7419-eh , [lad]_1139-lad ? but if that 's the frame o '_[2667-mysel] mind thou'rt in , [Lunnon]_87-lunnon is like for to be a sore place o ' temptation . There 's pitfalls for [men]_662-men , and traps for money at ivery turn , as [I]_2669-i 've [heerd]_7422-heerd say . It would ha '_[2669-i] been better if [John Foster]_205-john had sent [an older man]_{2668-an older man} on [his]_{2668-an older man} business , whativer it be . ' '_{[207-coulson]} [They]_2669-i seem to make a deal o ' [Philip]_191-philip all on a sudden , '_{[207-coulson]} said [Coulson]_207-coulson . ' [He]_191-philip 's sent for , and talked to [i]_207-coulson '_{[207-coulson]} privacy , while [Hester]_209-hester and [me]_0-i is left [i]_0-i ' t '_{[207-coulson]} shop for t ' bear t '_{[207-coulson]} brunt o ' t '_{[207-coulson]} serving . ' '_{[207-coulson]} [Philip]_191-philip knows , ' said [Hester]_209-hester , and then , somehow , [her]_209-hester voice failed [her]_209-hester and [she]_209-hester stopped . [Philip]_191-philip paid no attention to this half - uttered sentence ; [he]_191-philip was eager to tell [Coulson]_207-coulson , as far as [he]_191-philip could do so without betraying [[his]_191-philip master]_{1110-his master} 's secret , how many drawbacks there were to [his]_191-philip proposed journey , in the responsibility which it involved , and [his]_191-philip unwillingness to leave [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven : [he]_191-philip said-- '_[0-i] [Coulson]_207-coulson , [I]_0-i 'd give a deal it were [thou]_2670-thou that were going , and not [me]_0-i . At least , there is many a time [I]_0-i 'd give a deal . [I]_0-i 'll not deny but at other times [I]_0-i 'm pleased at the thought on't . But , if [I]_2671-thee could [I]_2671-thee 'd change places wi '_[2671-thee] [thee]_2671-thee at this moment . ' '_[2671-thee] It 's fine talking , ' said [Coulson]_207-coulson , half mollified , and yet not caring to show it . '_{[207-coulson]} [I]_0-i make no doubt it were an even chance betwixt [us]_2672-us two at first , which on [us]_2672-us was to go ; but somehow [thou]_2671-thee got the start and [thou'st]_2671-thee stuck to it till it 's too late for aught but to say [thou]_2671-thee 's sorry . ' '_{[207-coulson]} Nay , [William]_207-coulson , ' said [Philip]_191-philip , rising , '_[2671-thee] it 's an ill look - out for the future , if [thee]_2671-thee and [me]_0-i is to quarrel , like [two silly wenches]_{2673-two silly wenches} , o'er each bit of pleasure , or what [thou]_2671-thee fancies to be pleasure , as falls in t ' way of either on [us]_2672-us . [I]_224-niver 've said truth to [thee]_2671-thee , and played [thee]_2671-thee fair , and [I]_224-niver 've got to go to [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} for to wish 'em_[224-niver] good - by , so [I]_0-i 'll not stay longer here to be misdoubted by [thee]_2671-thee . ' [He]_224-niver took [his]_224-niver cap and was gone , not heeding [Alice]_257-alice 's shrill inquiry as to [his]_224-niver clothes and [his]_224-niver ruffled shirt . [Coulson]_207-coulson sat still , penitent and ashamed ; at length [he]_207-coulson stole a look at [Hester]_209-hester . [She]_209-hester was playing with [her]_209-hester teaspoon , but [he]_207-coulson could see that [she]_209-hester was choking down [her]_209-hester tears ; [he]_207-coulson could not choose but force [her]_209-hester to speak with an ill - timed question . '_[209-hester] What 's to do , [Hester]_209-hester ? ' said [he]_207-coulson . [She]_209-hester lifted up those eyes , usually so soft and serene ; now they were full of the light of indignation shining through tears . '_{[207-coulson]} To do ! ' [she]_209-hester said ; '_[224-niver] [Coulson]_207-coulson , [I]_0-i 'd thought better of [thee]_207-coulson , going and doubting and envying [Philip]_191-philip , as [niver]_224-niver did [thee]_207-coulson an ill turn , or said an ill word , or thought an ill thought by [thee]_207-coulson ; and sending [him]_191-philip away out o ' [t '_[209-hester] house]_{7199-t ' house} this last night of all , may - be , wi ' [thy]_207-coulson envyings and jealousy . '_[338-hazael] [She]_209-hester hastily got up and left [the room]_{1183-the room} . [Alice]_257-alice was away , looking up [Philip]_191-philip 's things for [his]_191-philip journey . [Coulson]_207-coulson remained alone , feeling like [a guilty child]_{2675-a guilty child} , but dismayed by [Hester]_209-hester 's words , even more than by [his]_191-philip own regret at what [he]_207-coulson had said . [Philip]_191-philip walked rapidly up [the hill - road]_{2676-the hill - road} towards [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} . [He]_191-philip was chafed and excited by [Coulson]_207-coulson 's words , and the events of the day . [He]_191-philip had meant to shape [his]_191-philip life , and now it was , as it were , being shaped for [him]_191-philip , and yet [he]_191-philip was reproached for the course it was taking , as much as though [he]_191-philip were [an active agent]_{2677-an active agent} ; accused of taking advantage over [Coulson]_207-coulson , [[his]_191-philip intimate companion]_{2678-his intimate companion} for years ; [he]_207-coulson who esteemed [himself]_207-coulson above taking an unfair advantage over [any man]_{1109-any man} ! [His]_191-philip feeling on the subject was akin to that of [Hazael]_338-hazael , ' Is [[thy]_338-hazael servant]_{7425-thy servant} a dog that [he]_{7425-thy servant} should do this thing ? '_{[2682-thou'll]} [His]_191-philip feelings , disturbed on this one point , shook [his]_191-philip judgment off its balance on another . The resolution [he]_191-philip had deliberately formed of not speaking to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia on the subject of [his]_191-philip love till [he]_191-philip could announce to [[her]_188-sylvia parents]_{1783-her parents} the fact of [his]_191-philip succession to [[Fosters]_7355-fosters ' business]_{7426-fosters ' business} , and till [he]_191-philip had patiently , with long - continuing and deep affection , worked [his]_191-philip way into [her]_188-sylvia regard , was set aside during the present walk . [He]_191-philip would speak to [her]_188-sylvia of [his]_191-philip passionate attachment , before [he]_191-philip left , for an uncertain length of time , and the certain distance of [London]_49-london . And all the modification on this point which [his]_191-philip judgment could obtain from [his]_191-philip impetuous and excited heart was , that [he]_191-philip would watch [her]_188-sylvia words and manner well when [he]_191-philip announced [his]_191-philip approaching absence , and if in them [he]_191-philip read the slightest token of tender regretful feeling , [he]_191-philip would pour out [his]_191-philip love at [her]_188-sylvia feet , not even urging [the young girl]_{6501-the young girl} to make any return , or to express the feelings of which [he]_191-philip hoped the germ was already budding in [her]_188-sylvia . [He]_191-philip would be patient with [her]_188-sylvia ; [he]_191-philip could not be patient [himself]_191-philip . [His]_191-philip heart beating , [his]_191-philip busy mind rehearsing the probable coming scene , [he]_191-philip turned into [the field - path that led to [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank}]_{7428-the field - path that led to haytersbank} . Coming along [it]_{7428-the field - path that led to haytersbank} , and so meeting [him]_191-philip , advanced [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel , in earnest talk with [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid . [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , then , had been at [the farm]_{6675-the farm} : [Kinraid]_202-kinraid had been seeing [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} away . The thought of [poor dead Annie Coulson]_218-coulson flashed into [Philip]_191-philip 's mind . Could [he]_191-philip be playing the same game with [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ? [Philip]_191-philip set [his]_191-philip teeth and tightened [his]_191-philip lips at the thought of it . [They]_7431-they had stopped talking ; [they]_7431-they had seen [him]_191-philip already , or [his]_191-philip impulse would have been to dodge behind the wall and avoid [them]_7431-they ; even though one of [his]_191-philip purposes in going to [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} had been to bid [[his]_191-philip uncle]_{5766-his uncle} farewell . [Kinraid]_202-kinraid took [him]_191-philip by surprise from the hearty greeting [he]_202-kinraid gave [him]_191-philip , and which [Philip]_191-philip would fain have avoided . But [the specksioneer]_{5992-the specksioneer} was full of kindliness towards [all the world]_{7434-all the world} , especially towards [all [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's friends]_{7435-all sylvia 's friends} , and , convinced of [her]_188-sylvia great love towards [himself]_191-philip , had forgotten any previous jealousy of [Philip]_191-philip . Secure and exultant , [his]_191-philip broad , handsome , weather - bronzed face was as great a contrast to [Philip]_191-philip 's long , thoughtful , sallow countenance , as [his]_191-philip frank manner was to the other 's cold reserve . It was some minutes before [Hepburn]_191-philip could bring [himself]_191-philip to tell the great event that was about to befall [him]_191-philip before [this third person whom [he]_191-philip considered as [an intrusive stranger]_{7437-an intrusive stranger}]_{7436-this third person whom he considered as an intrusive stranger} . But as [Kinraid]_202-kinraid seemed to have no idea of going on , and as there really was no reason why [he]_202-kinraid and all [the world]_{984-the world} should not know of [Philip]_191-philip 's intentions , [he]_202-kinraid told [[his]_202-kinraid uncle]_{5766-his uncle} that [he]_202-kinraid was bound for [London]_49-london the next day on business connected with [the Fosters]_{206-the fosters} . [Daniel]_223-daniel was deeply struck with the fact that [he]_0-i was talking to [a man]_{5486-a man} setting off for [London]_49-london at a day 's notice . '_{[2682-thou'll]} [Thou'll]_2682-thou'll niver tell [me]_0-i this has n't been brewin ' longer nor twelve hours ; [thou]_191-philip 's [a sly close chap]_{7441-a sly close chap} , and [we]_7442-we hannot seen [thee]_191-philip this se'nnight ; [thou'll]_2682-thou'll ha '_{[2682-thou'll]} been thinkin ' on this , and cogitating it , may - be , a '_{[2682-thou'll]} that time . ' '_{[2682-thou'll]} Nay , ' said [Philip]_191-philip , '_[2683-ah] [I]_0-i knew nought about it last night ; it 's none o ' [my]_2682-thou'll doing , going , for [I]_2682-thou'll 'd liefer ha '_{[2682-thou'll]} stayed where [I]_0-i am . ' '_{[2682-thou'll]} Yo'll like it when once yo're there , ' said [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , with a travelled air of superiority , as [Philip]_191-philip fancied . '_[339-liking] No , [I]_0-i sha n't , ' [he]_0-i replied , shortly . '_[2683-ah] [Liking]_339-liking has nought to do with it . ' '_{[2682-thou'll]} [Ah]_2683-ah ' [yo]_0-i '_{[2682-thou'll]} knew nought about it last neet , ' continued [Daniel]_223-daniel , musingly . '_[5570-folks] Well , life 's soon o'er ; else when [I]_0-i were [a young fellow]_{1687-a young fellow} , [folks]_5570-folks made [their]_5570-folks wills afore goin' to [Lunnon]_87-lunnon . ' '_[191-philip] Yet [I]_0-i 'll be bound to say [yo]_0-i ' niver made a will before going to [sea]_630-sea , '_[191-philip] said [Philip]_191-philip , half smiling . ' [Na]_248-na , [na]_1220-na ; but that 's quite another mak '_[0-i] o ' thing ; going '_[191-philip] to [sea]_630-sea comes natteral to [a man]_{5486-a man} , but goin' to [Lunnon,--I]_{88-lunnon,--i} were once [there]_5676-there , and were near deafened wi ' t '_[191-philip] throng and t ' sound . [I]_191-philip were but two hours [i]_191-philip '_[191-philip] t ' place , though [[our]_7445-our ship]_{7446-our ship} lay a fortneet off [Gravesend]_89-gravesend . '_[0-i] [Kinraid]_202-kinraid now seemed in a hurry ; but [Philip]_191-philip was stung with curiosity to ascertain [his]_202-kinraid movements , and suddenly addressed [him]_202-kinraid : ' [I]_0-i heard [yo]_202-kinraid '_[0-i] were [i]_0-i ' these parts . Are [you]_202-kinraid for staying [here]_5537-here long ? '_{[202-kinraid]} There was a certain abruptness in [Philip]_191-philip 's tone , if not in [his]_191-philip words , which made [Kinraid]_202-kinraid look in [his]_202-kinraid face with surprise , and answer with equal curtness . ' [I]_191-philip 'm_[191-philip] off [i]_0-i ' th '_[0-i] morning ; and sail for [the north seas]_{2689-the north seas} day after . ' [He]_191-philip turned away , and began to whistle , as if [he]_191-philip did not wish for any further conversation with [[his]_191-philip interrogator]_{7448-his interrogator} . [Philip]_191-philip , indeed , had nothing more to say to [him]_191-philip : [he]_191-philip had learned all [he]_191-philip wanted to know . '_[188-sylvia] [I]_0-i 'd like to bid good - by to [Sylvie]_188-sylvia . Is [she]_188-sylvia at [home]_681-home ? ' [he]_191-philip asked of [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} . '_[188-sylvia] A'm thinking [thou'll]_2691-thou'll not find [her]_188-sylvia . [She]_188-sylvia 'll be off to Yesterbarrow t ' see if [she]_188-sylvia 'd get a settin '_[188-sylvia] o ' [their]_{6844-our sylvia} eggs ; [her]_188-sylvia grey speckled hen is cluckin '_[188-sylvia] , and nought 'll serve [[our]_2692-our Sylvia]_{6844-our sylvia} but [their]_{6844-our sylvia} eggs to set [her]_188-sylvia upon . But , for a ' that , [she]_188-sylvia may n't be gone yet . Best go on and see for [thysel]_7450-thysel '_[188-sylvia] . ' So [they]_{6844-our sylvia} parted ; but [Philip]_191-philip had not gone many steps before [[his]_191-philip uncle]_{5766-his uncle} called [him]_191-philip back , [Kinraid]_202-kinraid slowly loitering on meanwhile . [Robson]_188-sylvia was fumbling among some dirty papers [he]_0-i had in an old leather case , which [he]_0-i had produced out of [his]_0-i pocket . '_[191-philip] Fact is , [Philip]_191-philip , t ' pleugh 's in a bad way , gearin '_[1038-folk] and a ' , an '_[188-sylvia] [folk]_1038-folk is talkin ' on a new kind o '_[188-sylvia] mak ' ; and if [thou]_2696-thou 's bound for [York---]_90-york--- '_[188-sylvia] ' [I]_188-sylvia 'm_[188-sylvia] not going by [York]_12-york ; [I]_0-i 'm going by a [Newcastle]_51-newcastle smack . '_[0-i] ' [Newcassel]_68-newcassel -- [Newcassel]_68-newcassel -- it 's pretty much t '_[188-sylvia] same . Here , [lad]_1139-lad , [thou]_2696-thou can read print easy ; it 's a bit as was cut out on a papper ; there 's [Newcassel]_68-newcassel , and [York]_12-york , and [Durham]_91-durham , and [a vast more towns]_{2697-a vast more towns} named , [wheere folk]_{2698-wheere folk} can learn a ' about t '_[0-i] new mak ' o '_[0-i] pleugh . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i see , ' said [Philip]_191-philip : '_{[275-robinson]} " [Robinson]_275-robinson , Side , [Newcastle]_51-newcastle , can give all requisite information . " ' '_{[275-robinson]} Ay , ay , ' said [Robson]_188-sylvia ; '_{[275-robinson]} [thou]_2696-thou 's hit t ' marrow on t '_{[275-robinson]} matter . Now , if [thou'rt]_2696-thou [i]_0-i ' [Newcassel]_68-newcassel , [thou]_2696-thou can learn all about it ; [thou'rt]_2696-thou little better nor [a woman]_{1082-a woman} , for sure , bein '_{[275-robinson]} mainly acquaint wi ' ribbons , but [they]_{2698-wheere folk} 'll tell [thee]_2696-thou -- [they'll]_{2698-wheere folk} tell [thee]_2696-thou , [lad]_1139-lad ; and write down what [they]_{2698-wheere folk} sayn , and what 's to be t '_[0-i] price , and look sharp as to what kind o ' [folk]_1038-folk [they]_{2698-wheere folk} are as sells 'em_[0-i] , an ' write and let [me]_0-i know . [Thou'll]_2696-thou be [i]_0-i '_[0-i] [Newcassel]_68-newcassel to - morrow , may - be ? Well , then , [I]_0-i 'll reckon to hear fro ' [thee]_2696-thou in a week , or , mayhap , less,--for t '_[0-i] land is backward , and [I]_0-i 'd like to know about t ' pleughs . [I]_0-i 'd a month 's mind to write to [Brunton]_295-molly , as married [Molly Corney]_187-molly , but writin '_[0-i] is more [i]_0-i ' [thy]_2696-thou way an '_[0-i] t ' [parson]_7455-parson 's nor [mine]_0-i ; and if [thou]_2696-thou sells ribbons , [Brunton]_295-molly sells cheese , and that 's no better . '_{[1835-her hero]} [Philip]_191-philip promised to do [his]_191-philip best , and to write word to [Robson]_188-sylvia , who , satisfied with [his]_191-philip willingness to undertake the commission , bade [him]_191-philip go on and see if [he]_191-philip could not find [the lass]_{1128-the lass} . [[Her]_{1128-the lass} father]_{955-her father} was right in saying that [she]_{1128-the lass} might not have set out for [Yesterbarrow]_{92-yesterbarrow} . [She]_{1128-the lass} had talked about it to [Kinraid]_202-kinraid and [[her]_{1128-the lass} father]_{955-her father} in order to cover [her]_{1128-the lass} regret at [[her]_{1128-the lass} lover]_{6870-her lover} 's accompanying [[her]_{1128-the lass} father]_{955-her father} to see some new kind of harpoon about which [the latter]_{5840-the latter} had spoken . But as soon as [they]_2705-they had left [the house]_{5492-the house} , and [she]_{1128-the lass} had covertly watched [them]_2705-they up the brow in [the field]_{5780-the field} , [she]_{1128-the lass} sate down to meditate and dream about [her]_{1128-the lass} great happiness in being beloved by [[her]_{1128-the lass} hero]_{1835-her hero} , [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid . No gloomy dread of [his]_{1835-her hero} long summer 's absence ; no fear of the cold , glittering icebergs bearing mercilessly down on the _ Urania _ , nor shuddering anticipation of the dark waves of evil import , crossed [her]_{1128-the lass} mind . [He]_{1835-her hero} loved [her]_{1128-the lass} , and that was enough . [Her]_{1128-the lass} eyes looked , trance - like , into a dim , glorious future of life ; [her]_{1128-the lass} lips , still warm and reddened by [his]_{1835-her hero} kiss , were just parted in a happy smile , when [she]_{1128-the lass} was startled by the sound of an approaching footstep -- a footstep quite familiar enough for [her]_{1128-the lass} to recognize it , and which was unwelcome now , as disturbing [her]_{1128-the lass} in the one blessed subject of thought in which alone [she]_{1128-the lass} cared to indulge . ' Well , [Philip]_191-philip ! an '_{[1128-the lass]} what brings _ [yo]_{1835-her hero} ' _ here ? '_{[1128-the lass]} was [her]_{1128-the lass} rather ungracious greeting . ' Why , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , are [yo]_{1835-her hero} '_{[1128-the lass]} sorry to see [me]_0-i ? ' asked [Philip]_191-philip , reproachfully . But [she]_{1128-the lass} turned it off with assumed lightness . '_{[1128-the lass]} Oh , yes , ' said [she]_{1128-the lass} . '_{[1835-her hero]} [I]_0-i 've been wanting [yo]_{1835-her hero} ' this week past wi '_{[1835-her hero]} t ' match to [my]_{1835-her hero} blue ribbon [yo]_{1835-her hero} '_{[1835-her hero]} said yo'd get and bring [me]_0-i next time [yo]_{1835-her hero} ' came . '_[191-philip] ' [I]_191-philip 've forgotten it , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia . It 's clean gone out of [my]_191-philip mind , '_[191-philip] said [Philip]_191-philip , with true regret . ' But [I]_188-sylvia 've had a deal to think on , '_[188-sylvia] [he]_191-philip continued , penitently , as if anxious to be forgiven . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia did not want [his]_191-philip penitence , did not care for [her]_188-sylvia ribbon , was troubled by [his]_191-philip earnestness of manner -- but [he]_191-philip knew nothing of all that ; [he]_191-philip only knew that [she]_188-sylvia whom [he]_191-philip loved had asked [him]_191-philip to do something for [her]_188-sylvia , and [he]_191-philip had neglected it ; so , anxious to be excused and forgiven , [he]_191-philip went on with the apology [she]_188-sylvia cared not to hear . If [she]_188-sylvia had been less occupied with [her]_188-sylvia own affairs , less engrossed with deep feeling , [she]_188-sylvia would have reproached [him]_191-philip , if only in jest , for [his]_191-philip carelessness . As it was , [she]_188-sylvia scarcely took in the sense of [his]_191-philip words . ' [You]_188-sylvia see , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , [I]_188-sylvia 've had a deal to think on ; before long [I]_188-sylvia intend telling [yo]_188-sylvia '_[188-sylvia] all about it ; just now [I]_0-i 'm not free to do it . And when [a man]_{5486-a man} 's mind is full o '_[0-i] business , most particular when it 's [other folk]_{2384-other folk} 's as is trusted to [him]_191-philip , [he]_191-philip seems to lose count on the very things [he]_191-philip 'd most care for at another time . ' [He]_0-i paused a little . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's galloping thoughts were pulled suddenly up by [his]_0-i silence ; [she]_188-sylvia felt that [he]_0-i wanted [her]_188-sylvia to say something , but [she]_188-sylvia could think of nothing besides an ambiguous-- '_[0-i] Well ? ' '_[0-i] And [I]_0-i 'm off to [London]_49-london [i]_0-i '_[0-i] t ' morning , '_[2710-she] added [he]_0-i , a little wistfully , almost as if beseeching [her]_2710-she to show or express some sorrow at a journey , the very destination of which showed that [he]_0-i would be absent for some time . ' To [Lunnon]_87-lunnon ! '_[2710-she] said [she]_2710-she , with some surprise . ' [Yo're]_2711-yo'r niver thinking o '_[2710-she] going to live [theere]_2711-yo'r , for sure ! ' Surprise , and curiosity , and wonder ; nothing more , as [Philip]_191-philip 's instinct told [him]_191-philip . But [he]_0-i reasoned that first correct impression away with ingenious sophistry . '_[0-i] Not to live [there]_5676-there : only to stay for some time . [I]_0-i shall be back , [I]_0-i reckon , in a month or so . ' '_[2713-them] Oh ! that 's nought of a going away , ' said [she]_2710-she , rather petulantly . '_[2710-she] [Them]_2713-them as goes to [t]_2714-t ' [Greenland]_14-greenland seas has to bide away for six months and more , '_[191-philip] and [she]_2710-she sighed . Suddenly a light shone down into [Philip]_191-philip 's mind . [His]_191-philip voice was changed as [he]_191-philip spoke next . ' [I]_2710-she met [that good - for - nothing chap]_{7457-that good - for - nothing chap} , [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , wi '_[2710-she] [[yo'r]_2711-yo'r father]_{6945-yo'r father} just now . [He]_{6945-yo'r father} 'll ha ' been here , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ? '_[2710-she] [She]_2710-she stooped for something [she]_2710-she had dropped , and came up red as a rose . ' To be sure ; what then ? '_[2710-she] And [she]_2710-she eyed [him]_191-philip defiantly , though in [her]_2710-she heart [she]_2710-she trembled , [she]_2710-she knew not why . ' What then ? and [[yo'r]_2711-yo'r mother]_{6965-yo'r mother} away . [He]_{6945-yo'r father} 's no company for such as [thee]_188-sylvia , at no time , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia . '_[2716-thee] ' [Feyther]_190-feyther and [me]_188-sylvia chooses [[our]_7459-our own company]_{7460-our own company} , without [iver]_190-feyther asking leave o '_[188-sylvia] [yo]_2716-thee ' , '_[191-philip] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , hastily arranging the things in the little wooden work - box that was on the table , preparatory to putting it away . At the time , in [his]_191-philip agitation , [he]_191-philip saw , but did not affix any meaning to it , that the half of some silver coin was among the contents thus turned over before the box was locked . ' But [[thy]_2716-thee mother]_{1736-thy mother} would n't like it , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ; [he]_191-philip 's played false wi '_[191-philip] other lasses , [he]_191-philip 'll be playing [thee]_2716-thee false some o ' these days , if [thou]_2716-thee lets [him]_191-philip come about [thee]_2716-thee . [He]_191-philip went on wi '_[191-philip] [Annie Coulson]_218-coulson , [[William]_207-coulson 's sister]_{2717-william 's sister} , till [he]_191-philip broke [her]_218-coulson heart ; and sin then [he]_191-philip 's been on wi ' [others]_540-others . '_[191-philip] ' [I]_191-philip dunnot believe a word on '_[191-philip] t , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , standing up , all aflame . '_[191-philip] [I]_0-i niver telled a lie [i]_0-i ' [my]_191-philip life , '_[191-philip] said [Philip]_191-philip , almost choking with grief at [her]_218-coulson manner to [him]_191-philip , and the regard for [[his]_191-philip rival]_{2718-his rival} which [she]_218-coulson betrayed . ' It were [Willie Coulson]_{340-willie coulson} as telled [me]_2721-yo , as solemn and serious as [one man]_{6035-one man} can speak to [another]_7464-another ; and [he]_{340-willie coulson} said it were n't the first nor the last time as [he]_{340-willie coulson} had made [his]_{340-willie coulson} own game with [young women]_{6378-young women} . '_[2721-yo] ' And how dare [yo]_0-i '_[188-sylvia] come here to [me]_0-i wi ' [yo'r]_0-i backbiting tales ? '_[191-philip] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , shivering all over with passion . [Philip]_191-philip tried to keep calm , and to explain . ' It were [[yo'r]_2721-yo own mother]_{7466-yo'r own mother} , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , as knowed [yo]_2721-yo '_[188-sylvia] had [no brother]_{1996-no brother} , or [any one]_{776-any one} to see after [yo]_2721-yo ' ; and [yo]_2721-yo '_[188-sylvia] so pretty , so pretty , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , ' [he]_191-philip continued , shaking [his]_191-philip head , sadly , '_[188-sylvia] that [men]_662-men run after [yo]_2721-yo ' against [their]_662-men will , as [one]_629-one may say ; and [[yo'r]_2721-yo mother]_{6965-yo'r mother} bade [me]_188-sylvia watch o'er [ye]_2721-yo and see what company [yo]_2721-yo '_[188-sylvia] kept , and who was following after [yo]_2721-yo ' , and to warn [yo]_2721-yo '_{[6101-my mother]} , if need were . ' '_[0-i] [[My]_0-i mother]_{6101-my mother} niver bade [yo]_2721-yo ' to come spying after [me]_2721-yo , and blaming [me]_2721-yo for seeing [a lad]_{7222-a lad} as [[my]_2721-yo feyther]_{1476-my feyther} thinks well on . An '_[2721-yo] [I]_0-i do n't believe a word about [Annie Coulson]_218-coulson ; an ' [I]_2721-yo 'm_[2721-yo] not going to suffer [yo]_2721-yo ' to come wi '_[2721-yo] yo'r tales to [me]_0-i ; say 'em out to [his]_{7222-a lad} face , and hear what [he]_{7222-a lad} 'll say to [yo]_2721-yo '_[188-sylvia] . ' '_[188-sylvia] [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , ' cried poor [Philip]_191-philip , as [[his]_191-philip offended cousin]_{7471-his offended cousin} rushed past [him]_191-philip , and [upstairs]_{5687-upstairs} to [[her]_{7471-his offended cousin} little bedroom]_{7473-her little bedroom} , where [he]_191-philip heard the sound of the wooden bolt flying into its place . [He]_191-philip could hear [her]_{7471-his offended cousin} feet pacing quickly about through the unceiled rafters . [He]_191-philip sate still in despair , [his]_191-philip head buried in [his]_191-philip two hands . [He]_191-philip sate till it grew dusk , dark ; the wood fire , not gathered together by careful hands , died out into gray ashes . [Dolly Reid]_{192-dolly reid} had done [her]_{192-dolly reid} work and gone [home]_681-home . There were but [Philip]_191-philip and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia in [the house]_{5492-the house} . [He]_191-philip knew [he]_191-philip ought to be going [home]_681-home , for [he]_191-philip had much to do , and many arrangements to make . Yet it seemed as though [he]_191-philip could not stir . At length [he]_191-philip raised [his]_191-philip stiffened body , and stood up , dizzy . Up the little wooden stairs [he]_191-philip went , where [he]_191-philip had never been before , to the small square landing , almost filled up with the great chest for oat - cake . [He]_191-philip breathed hard for a minute , and then knocked at the door of [[Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's room]_{7477-sylvia 's room} . '_[0-i] [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ! [I]_0-i 'm going away ; say good - by . '_[0-i] No answer . Not a sound heard . ' [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ! '_[0-i] ( a little louder , and less hoarsely spoken ) . There was no reply . ' [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ! [I]_188-sylvia shall be a long time away ; perhaps [I]_188-sylvia may niver come back at all '_[188-sylvia] ; here [he]_0-i bitterly thought of an unregarded death . ' Say good - by . '_[188-sylvia] No answer . [He]_0-i waited patiently . Can [she]_188-sylvia be wearied out , and gone to sleep , [he]_0-i wondered . Yet once again--'Good - by , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , and God bless [yo]_188-sylvia ' ! [I]_188-sylvia 'm_[188-sylvia] sorry [I]_0-i vexed [yo]_188-sylvia ' . '_[0-i] No reply . With a heavy , heavy heart [he]_0-i creaked down [the stairs]_{2724-the stairs} , felt for [his]_0-i cap , and left [the house]_{5492-the house} . ' [She]_188-sylvia 's warned , any way , '_[188-sylvia] thought [he]_0-i . Just at that moment the little casement window of [[Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's room]_{7477-sylvia 's room} was opened , and [she]_188-sylvia said-- ' Good - by , [Philip]_191-philip ! '_[0-i] The window was shut again as soon as the words were spoken . [Philip]_191-philip knew the uselessness of remaining ; the need for [his]_191-philip departure ; and yet [he]_191-philip stood still for a little time like one entranced , as if [his]_191-philip will had lost all power to compel [him]_191-philip to leave [the place]_{976-the place} . Those two words of [hers]_188-sylvia , which two hours before would have been so far beneath [his]_191-philip aspirations , had now power to re - light hope , to quench reproach or blame . ' [She]_188-sylvia 's but [a young lassie]_{7478-a young lassie} , '_[0-i] said [he]_0-i to [himself]_0-i ; ' an '_[0-i] [Kinraid]_202-kinraid has been playing wi ' [her]_188-sylvia , as such as [he]_202-kinraid ca n't help doing , once [they]_7479-they get among [the women]_{6955-the women} . An '_[240-god] [I]_0-i came down sudden on [her]_188-sylvia about [Annie Coulson]_218-coulson , and touched [her]_188-sylvia pride . Maybe , too , it were ill advised to tell [her]_188-sylvia how [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} was feared for [her]_188-sylvia . [I]_0-i could n't [ha]_2729-ha ' left [the place]_{976-the place} to - morrow if [he]_0-i 'd been biding [here]_5537-here ; but [he]_0-i 's off for half a year or so , and [I]_191-philip 'll be [home]_681-home again as soon as iver [I]_191-philip can . In half a year such as [he]_0-i forgets , if iver [he]_0-i 's thought serious about [her]_188-sylvia ; but in a '_[191-philip] [my]_0-i lifetime , if [I]_0-i live to [fourscore]_93-fourscore , [I]_0-i can niver forget . [God]_240-god bless [her]_188-sylvia for saying , " Good - by , [Philip]_191-philip . " ' [He]_0-i repeated the words aloud in fond mimicry of [her]_188-sylvia tones : '_[191-philip] Good - by , [Philip]_191-philip . ' CHAPTER XVIII EDDY IN LOVE 'S_{[279-the robsons]} CURRENT The next morning shone bright and clear , if ever a March morning did . The beguiling month was coming in like a lamb , with whatever storms it might go raging out . It was long since [Philip]_191-philip had tasted the freshness of the early air on [the shore]_{855-the shore} , or in [the country]_{574-the country} , as [his]_191-philip employment at [the shop]_{951-the shop} detained [him]_191-philip in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven till the evening . And as [he]_191-philip turned down the quays ( or staithes ) on [the north side of [the river]_{491-the river}]_{2733-the north side of the river} , towards [the shore]_{855-the shore} , and met the fresh sea - breeze blowing right in [his]_191-philip face , it was impossible not to feel bright and elastic . With [his]_191-philip knapsack slung over [his]_191-philip shoulder , [he]_191-philip was prepared for a good stretch towards [Hartlepool]_{32-hartlepool} , whence [a coach]_{2736-a coach} would take [him]_191-philip to [Newcastle]_51-newcastle before night . For seven or eight miles [the level sands]_{2737-the level sands} were as short and far more agreeable [a road]_{2738-a road} than the up and down land - ways . [Philip]_191-philip walked on pretty briskly , unconsciously enjoying [the sunny landscape before [him]_191-philip]_{2739-the sunny landscape before him} ; the crisp curling waves rushing almost up to [his]_191-philip feet , on [his]_191-philip right hand , and then swishing back over the fine small pebbles into [the great swelling sea]_{2740-the great swelling sea} . To [his]_191-philip left were the cliffs rising one behind another , having deep gullies here and there between , with long green slopes upward from [the land]_{7332-the land} , and then sudden falls of brown and red soil or rock deepening to a yet greater richness of colour at their base towards [the blue ocean]_{1781-the blue ocean} before [him]_191-philip . The loud , monotonous murmur of [the advancing and receding waters]_{2743-the advancing and receding waters} lulled [him]_191-philip into dreaminess ; the sunny look of everything tinged [his]_191-philip day - dreams with hope . So [he]_191-philip trudged merrily over the first mile or so ; not an obstacle to [his]_191-philip measured pace on [the hard , level pavement]_{2744-the hard , level pavement} ; not a creature to be seen since [he]_191-philip had left [the little gathering of bare - legged urchins dabbling in [the sea - pools]_{2746-the sea - pools} near [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{2745-the little gathering of bare - legged urchins dabbling in the sea - pools near monkshaven} . [The cares of land]_{2747-the cares of land} were shut out by the glorious barrier of rocks before [him]_191-philip . There were [some great masses that had been detached by the action of the weather]_{2748-some great masses that had been detached by the action of the weather} , and lay half embedded in [the sand , draperied over by the heavy pendent olive - green seaweed]_{2749-the sand , draperied over by the heavy pendent olive - green seaweed} . The waves were nearer at this point ; [the advancing sea]_{2750-the advancing sea} came up with a mighty distant length of roar ; here and there the smooth swell was lashed by the fret against unseen rocks into white breakers ; but otherwise the waves came up from [the German Ocean]_{4-the german ocean} upon [that English shore]_{2751-that english shore} with a long steady roll that might have taken its first impetus far away , in the haunt of the sea - serpent on [the coast of ' [Norroway]_94-norroway over the foam]_{7484-the coast of ' norroway over the foam} . '_[240-god] The air was soft as May ; right overhead the sky was blue , but it deadened into gray near the sea lines . Flocks of seagulls hovered about the edge of the waves , slowly rising and turning their white under - plumage to glimmer in the sunlight as [Philip]_191-philip approached . The whole scene was so peaceful , so soothing , that it dispelled the cares and fears ( too well founded in fact ) which had weighed down on [his]_191-philip heart during the dark hours of the past night . There was [Haytersbank gully]_{95-haytersbank gully} opening down [its]_{95-haytersbank gully} green entrance among [the warm brown bases of [the cliffs]_{6226-the cliffs}]_{2752-the warm brown bases of the cliffs} . Below , in the sheltered brushwood , among the last year 's withered leaves , some primroses might be found . [He]_191-philip half thought of gathering [Sylvia]_188-sylvia a posy of them , and rushing up to [the farm]_{6675-the farm} to make a little farewell peace - offering . But on looking at [his]_191-philip watch , [he]_191-philip put all thoughts of such an action out of [his]_191-philip head ; it was above an hour later than [he]_191-philip had supposed , and [he]_191-philip must make all haste on to [Hartlepool]_{32-hartlepool} . Just as [he]_191-philip was approaching [this gully]_{2755-this gully} , [a man]_{5486-a man} came dashing down , and ran out some way upon the sand with the very force of [his]_{5486-a man} descent ; then [he]_{5486-a man} turned to the left and took the direction of [Hartlepool]_{32-hartlepool} a hundred yards or so in advance of [Philip]_191-philip . [He]_{5486-a man} never stayed to look round [him]_{5486-a man} , but went swiftly and steadily on [his]_{5486-a man} way . By the peculiar lurch in [his]_{5486-a man} walk -- by everything -- [Philip]_191-philip knew it was the specksioneer , [Kinraid]_202-kinraid . Now [the road up [Haytersbank gully]_{95-haytersbank gully}]_{2757-the road up haytersbank gully} led to [the farm]_{6675-the farm} , and nowhere else . Still [any one wishing to descend to [the shore]_{855-the shore}]_{2759-any one wishing to descend to the shore} might do so by first going up to [[the Robsons]_{279-the robsons} ' house]_{7485-the robsons ' house} , and skirting the walls till [they]_{2759-any one wishing to descend to the shore} came to [the little slender path down to [the shore]_{855-the shore}]_{7486-the little slender path down to the shore} . But by [the farm]_{6675-the farm} , by [the very house]_{7489-the very house} - door [they]_{2759-any one wishing to descend to the shore} must of necessity pass . [Philip]_191-philip slackened [his]_191-philip pace , keeping under the shadow of the rock . By - and - by [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , walking on the sunlight open sands , turned round and looked long and earnestly towards [Haytersbank gully]_{7490-haytersbank gully} . [Hepburn]_191-philip paused when [he]_191-philip paused , but as intently as [he]_191-philip looked at some object above , so intently did [Hepburn]_191-philip look at [him]_191-philip . No need to ascertain by sight towards whom [his]_191-philip looks , [his]_191-philip thoughts were directed . [He]_191-philip took off [his]_191-philip hat and waved it , touching one part of it as if with particular meaning . When [he]_191-philip turned away at last , [Hepburn]_191-philip heaved a heavy sigh , and crept yet more into the cold dank shadow of [the cliffs]_{6226-the cliffs} . Each step was now a heavy task , [his]_191-philip sad heart tired and weary . After a while [he]_191-philip climbed up a few feet , so as to mingle [his]_191-philip form yet more completely with the stones and rocks around . Stumbling over the uneven and often jagged points , slipping on the sea - weed , plunging into little pools of water left by the ebbing tide in some natural basins , [he]_191-philip yet kept [his]_191-philip eyes fixed as if in fascination on [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , and made [his]_191-philip way almost alongside of [him]_202-kinraid . But the last hour had pinched [Hepburn]_191-philip 's features into something of the wan haggardness [they]_7492-they would wear when [he]_191-philip should first be lying still for ever . And now [the two men]_{7493-the two men} were drawing near [a creek]_{7494-a creek} , about eight miles from [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven . [The creek]_{7495-the creek} was formed by a beck ( or small stream ) that came flowing down from [the moors]_{594-the moors} , and took its way to [the sea between the widening rocks]_{7497-the sea between the widening rocks} . The melting of the snows and running of the flooded water - springs above made this beck in the early spring - time both deep and wide . [Hepburn]_191-philip knew that [here]_5537-here [they]_{7493-the two men} both must take a path leading inland to [a narrow foot - bridge about a quarter of a mile up [the stream]_{494-the stream}]_{7499-a narrow foot - bridge about a quarter of a mile up the stream} ; indeed from this point , owing to the jutting out of the rocks , [the land]_{7332-the land} path was the shortest ; and this way lay by [the water - side]_{7502-the water - side} at an angle right below the cliff to which [Hepburn]_191-philip 's steps were leading [him]_191-philip . [He]_191-philip knew that on [this long level field path]_{7503-this long level field path} [he]_191-philip might easily be seen by [any one following]_{7504-any one following} ; nay , if [he]_191-philip followed [any one at a short distance]_{7505-any one at a short distance} , for it was full of turnings ; and [he]_191-philip resolved , late as [he]_191-philip was , to sit down for a while till [Kinraid]_202-kinraid was far enough in advance for [him]_191-philip to escape being seen . [He]_191-philip came up to [the last rock behind which [he]_191-philip could be concealed]_{7506-the last rock behind which he could be concealed} ; seven or eight feet above [the stream]_{494-the stream} [he]_191-philip stood , and looked cautiously for [the specksioneer]_{5992-the specksioneer} . Up by [the rushing stream]_{7509-the rushing stream} [he]_191-philip looked , then right below . '_[240-god] It is [God]_240-god 's providence , ' [he]_191-philip murmured . '_[240-god] It is [God]_240-god 's providence . ' [He]_191-philip crouched down where [he]_191-philip had been standing and covered [his]_191-philip face with [his]_191-philip hands . [He]_191-philip tried to deafen as well as to blind [himself]_191-philip , that [he]_191-philip might neither hear nor see anything of the coming event of which [he]_191-philip , [an inhabitant of [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{7510-an inhabitant of monkshaven} at that day , well understood the betokening signs . [Kinraid]_202-kinraid had taken the larger angle of [the sands]_{1611-the sands} before turning up towards [the bridge]_{1006-the bridge} . [He]_202-kinraid came along now nearing [the rocks]_{6484-the rocks} . By this time [he]_202-kinraid was sufficiently buoyant to whistle to [himself]_202-kinraid . It steeled [Philip]_191-philip 's heart to what was coming to hear [[his]_202-kinraid rival]_{2718-his rival} whistling , '_[341-avast] Weel may the keel row , ' so soon after parting with [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . The instant [Kinraid]_202-kinraid turned the corner of [the cliff]_{5745-the cliff} , the ambush was upon [him]_202-kinraid . [Four man - of - war 's men]_{7516-four man - of - war 's men} sprang on [him]_202-kinraid and strove to pinion [him]_202-kinraid . '_{[832-the king]} In [the King]_{832-the king} 's name ! ' cried [they]_{7516-four man - of - war 's men} , with rough , triumphant jeers . [[Their]_{7516-four man - of - war 's men} boat]_{7517-their boat} was moored not a dozen yards above ; [they]_{7516-four man - of - war 's men} were sent by the tender of [a frigate lying off [Hartlepool]_{32-hartlepool}]_{7518-a frigate lying off hartlepool} for fresh water . [The tender]_{668-the tender} was at anchor just beyond the jutting rocks in face . [They]_{7516-four man - of - war 's men} knew that [fishermen]_{7520-fishermen} were in the habit of going to and from [their]_{7520-fishermen} nets by [the side of [the creek]_{7495-the creek}]_{7521-the side of the creek} ; but such a prize as [this active , strong , and evidently superior sailor]_{7523-this active , strong , and evidently superior sailor} , was what [they]_{7516-four man - of - war 's men} had not hoped for , and [their]_{7516-four man - of - war 's men} endeavours to secure [him]_202-kinraid were in proportion to the value of the prize . Although taken by surprise , and attacked by so many , [Kinraid]_202-kinraid did not lose [his]_202-kinraid wits . [He]_202-kinraid wrenched [himself]_202-kinraid free , crying out loud : '_[0-i] [Avast]_341-avast , [I]_0-i 'm [a protected whaler]_{7524-a protected whaler} . [I]_0-i claim [my]_0-i protection . [I]_0-i 've [my]_0-i papers to show , [I]_0-i 'm_[0-i] bonded specksioneer to [the _ Urania _ whaler]_{2762-the _ urania _ whaler} , [Donkin captain]_{2763-donkin captain} , [North Shields port]_{2764-north shields port} . ' As [a protected whaler]_{7524-a protected whaler} , [the press - gang]_{708-the press - gang} had , by the 17th section of Act 26 Geo . III . no legal right to seize [him]_202-kinraid , unless [he]_202-kinraid had failed to return to [[his]_202-kinraid ship]_{7527-his ship} by the 10th March following the date of [his]_202-kinraid bond . But of what use were the papers [he]_202-kinraid hastily dragged out of [his]_202-kinraid breast ; of what use were laws in those days of slow intercourse with such as were powerful enough to protect , and in the time of popular panic against a French invasion ? '_{[665-his majesty]} D -- n [your]_0-i protection , ' cried [the leader of the press - gang]_{7528-the leader of the press - gang} ; '_[2767-thou] come and serve [[his]_2765-his Majesty]_{665-his majesty} , that 's better than catching whales . ' '_{[2768-a very devil]} Is it though ? ' said [the specksioneer]_{5992-the specksioneer} , with a motion of [his]_{5992-the specksioneer} hand , which [the swift - eyed sailor opposed to [him]_202-kinraid]_{7530-the swift - eyed sailor opposed to him} saw and interpreted rightly . '_{[2768-a very devil]} [Thou]_2767-thou wilt , wilt [thou]_2767-thou ? Close with [him]_2765-his , [Jack]_275-robinson ; and ware the cutlass . ' In a minute [his]_202-kinraid cutlass was forced from [him]_202-kinraid , and it became a hand - to - hand struggle , of which , from the difference in numbers , it was not difficult to foretell the result . Yet [Kinraid]_202-kinraid made desperate efforts to free [himself]_202-kinraid ; [he]_202-kinraid wasted no breath in words , but fought , as [the men]_{1065-the men} said , '_[1139-lad] like [a very devil]_{2768-a very devil} . ' [Hepburn]_191-philip heard loud pants of breath , great thuds , the dull struggle of limbs on [the sand]_{7532-the sand} , the growling curses of those who thought to have managed [their]_{1065-the men} affair more easily ; the sudden cry of [some one wounded]_{7533-some one wounded} , not [Kinraid]_202-kinraid [he]_191-philip knew , [Kinraid]_202-kinraid would have borne any pain in silence at such a moment ; another wrestling , swearing , infuriated strife , and then a strange silence . [Hepburn]_191-philip sickened at the heart ; was then [[his]_191-philip rival]_{2718-his rival} dead ? had [he]_191-philip left [this bright world]_{7535-this bright world} ? lost [his]_191-philip life -- [his]_191-philip love ? For an instant [Hepburn]_191-philip felt guilty of [his]_191-philip death ; [he]_191-philip said to [himself]_191-philip [he]_191-philip had never wished [him]_{2718-his rival} dead , and yet in the struggle [he]_191-philip had kept aloof , and now it might be too late for ever . [Philip]_191-philip could not bear the suspense ; [he]_191-philip looked stealthily round the corner of the rock behind which [he]_191-philip had been hidden , and saw that [they]_7536-they had overpowered [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , and , too exhausted to speak , were binding [him]_202-kinraid hand and foot to carry [him]_202-kinraid to [[their]_7536-they boat]_{7517-their boat} . [Kinraid]_202-kinraid lay as still as any hedgehog : [he]_202-kinraid rolled when [they]_7536-they pushed [him]_202-kinraid ; [he]_202-kinraid suffered [himself]_202-kinraid to be dragged without any resistance , any motion ; the strong colour brought into [his]_202-kinraid face while fighting was gone now , [his]_202-kinraid countenance was livid pale ; [his]_202-kinraid lips were tightly held together , as if it cost [him]_202-kinraid more effort to be passive , wooden , and stiff in [their]_7536-they hands than it had done to fight and struggle with all [his]_202-kinraid might . [His]_202-kinraid eyes seemed the only part about [him]_202-kinraid that showed cognizance of what was going on . [They]_7536-they were watchful , vivid , fierce as those of a wild cat brought to bay , seeking in its desperate quickened brain for some mode of escape not yet visible , and in all probability never to become visible to [the hopeless creature]_{7538-the hopeless creature} in its supreme agony . Without a motion of [his]_202-kinraid head , [he]_202-kinraid was perceiving and taking in everything while [he]_202-kinraid lay bound at the bottom of [the boat]_{7539-the boat} . [A sailor]_{568-a sailor} sat by [his]_202-kinraid side , who had been hurt by a blow from [him]_202-kinraid . [The man]_{5588-the man} held [his]_{5588-the man} head in [his]_{5588-the man} hand , moaning ; but every now and then [he]_{5588-the man} revenged [himself]_{5588-the man} by a kick at [the prostrate specksioneer]_{7542-the prostrate specksioneer} , till even [[his]_{5588-the man} comrades]_{7543-his comrades} stopped [their]_{7543-his comrades} cursing and swearing at [[their]_{7543-his comrades} prisoner]_{7544-their prisoner} for the trouble [he]_{5588-the man} had given [them]_{7543-his comrades} , to cry shame on [[their]_{7543-his comrades} comrade]_{7545-their comrade} . But [Kinraid]_202-kinraid never spoke , nor shrank from the outstretched foot . [One of [[his]_202-kinraid captors]_{7547-his captors}]_{7546-one of his captors} , with the successful insolence of victory , ventured to jeer [him]_202-kinraid on the supposed reason for [his]_202-kinraid vehement and hopeless resistance . [He]_202-kinraid might have said yet more insolent things ; the kicks might have hit harder ; [Kinraid]_202-kinraid did not hear or heed . [His]_202-kinraid soul was beating itself against the bars of inflexible circumstance ; reviewing in one terrible instant of time what had been , what might have been , what was . Yet while these thoughts thus stabbed [him]_202-kinraid , [he]_202-kinraid was still mechanically looking out for chances . [He]_202-kinraid moved [his]_202-kinraid head a little , so as to turn towards [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} , where [Sylvia]_188-sylvia must be quickly , if sadly , going about [her]_188-sylvia simple daily work ; and then [his]_202-kinraid quick eye caught [Hepburn]_191-philip 's face , blanched with excitement rather than fear , watching eagerly from behind the rock , where [he]_191-philip had sat breathless during the affray and the impressment of [[his]_191-philip rival]_{2718-his rival} . '_[191-philip] Come here , [lad]_1139-lad ! ' shouted [the specksioneer]_{5992-the specksioneer} as soon as [he]_{5992-the specksioneer} saw [Philip]_191-philip , heaving and writhing [his]_191-philip body the while with so much vigour that [the sailors]_{1435-the sailors} started away from the work [they]_{1435-the sailors} were engaged in about [the boat]_{7539-the boat} , and held [him]_191-philip down once more , as if afraid [he]_191-philip should break the strong rope that held [him]_191-philip like withes of green flax . But [the bound man]_{7552-the bound man} had no such notion in [his]_191-philip head . [His]_191-philip mighty wish was to call [Hepburn]_191-philip near that [he]_191-philip might send some message by [him]_191-philip to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . '_[0-i] Come here , [Hepburn]_191-philip , ' [he]_191-philip cried again , falling back this time so weak and exhausted that [the man - of - war 's men]_{7553-the man - of - war 's men} became sympathetic . '_[191-philip] Come down , peeping [Tom]_342-tom , and do n't be afeared , ' [they]_{7553-the man - of - war 's men} called out . '_[191-philip] [I]_0-i 'm not afeared , '_[191-philip] said [Philip]_191-philip ; ' [I]_2771-yo 'm_[2771-yo] [no sailor]_{2770-no sailor} for [yo]_2771-yo ' t '_[2771-yo] impress [me]_0-i : nor have [yo]_2771-yo ' any right to take [that fellow]_{1808-that fellow} ; [he]_{1808-that fellow} 's [a Greenland specksioneer , under protection]_{7555-a greenland specksioneer , under protection} , as [I]_0-i know and can testify . '_[0-i] ' [Yo]_2771-yo '_[306-taylor] and [yo'r]_2771-yo testify go hang . Make haste , [man]_5688-man and hear what [this gem'man]_{2773-this gem'man} , as was in [a dirty blubbery whale - ship]_{2774-a dirty blubbery whale - ship} , and is now in [[his]_{2773-this gem'man} Majesty]_{665-his majesty} 's service , has got to say . [I]_0-i dare say , [Jack]_275-robinson , ' went on [the speaker]_{7556-the speaker} , '_[306-taylor] it 's some message to [[his]_{2773-this gem'man} sweetheart]_{2776-his sweetheart} , asking [her]_{2776-his sweetheart} to come for to serve on [board ship]_{7123-board ship} along with [he]_{2773-this gem'man} , like [[Billy Taylor]_306-taylor 's young woman]_{2778-billy taylor 's young woman} . ' [Philip]_191-philip was coming towards [them]_2779-them slowly , not from want of activity , but because [he]_191-philip was undecided what [he]_191-philip should be called upon to do or to say by [the man whom [he]_191-philip hated and dreaded , yet whom just now [he]_191-philip could not help admiring]_{7557-the man whom he hated and dreaded , yet whom just now he could not help admiring} . [Kinraid]_202-kinraid groaned with impatience at seeing [one , free to move with quick decision , so slow and dilatory]_{7558-one , free to move with quick decision , so slow and dilatory} . '_[343-yo'd] Come on then , ' cried [the sailors]_{1435-the sailors} , '_[343-yo'd] or [we]_2779-them 'll take [you]_2780-you too on board , and run [you]_2780-you up and down the main - mast a few times . Nothing like life aboard [ship]_1712-ship for quickening a land - lubber . ' '_{[2773-this gem'man]} [Yo'd]_343-yo'd better take [him]_{2773-this gem'man} and leave [me]_0-i , ' said [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , grimly . '_{[2787-yon fellow]} [I]_0-i 've been taught [my]_0-i lesson ; and seemingly [he]_{2773-this gem'man} has [his]_{2773-this gem'man} yet to learn . ' '_[2788-he] [[His]_{2773-this gem'man} Majesty]_{665-his majesty} is n't [a schoolmaster]_{2783-a schoolmaster} to need [scholars]_{2784-scholars} ; but [a jolly good captain]_{2785-a jolly good captain} to need [men]_662-men , ' replied [the leader of [the gang]_{1060-the gang}]_{7560-the leader of the gang} , eyeing [Philip]_191-philip nevertheless , and questioning within [himself]_{7560-the leader of the gang} how far , with [only two other available men]_{7562-only two other available men} , [they]_{1060-the gang} durst venture on [his]_191-philip capture as well as [the specksioneer]_{5992-the specksioneer} 's . It might be done , [he]_{7560-the leader of the gang} thought , even though there was this powerful captive aboard , and [the boat to manage]_{7564-the boat to manage} too ; but , running [his]_{7560-the leader of the gang} eye over [Philip]_191-philip 's figure , [he]_{7560-the leader of the gang} decided that [the tall stooping fellow]_{7565-the tall stooping fellow} was never cut out for [a sailor]_{568-a sailor} , and that [he]_{7560-the leader of the gang} should get small thanks if [he]_{7560-the leader of the gang} captured [him]_191-philip , to pay [him]_191-philip for the possible risk of losing the other . Or else the mere fact of being [a landsman]_{7567-a landsman} was of as little consequence to [the press - gang]_{708-the press - gang} , as the protecting papers which [Kinraid]_202-kinraid had vainly showed . '_{[2794-the maiden]} [Yon fellow]_{2787-yon fellow} would n't have been worth [his]_{2787-yon fellow} grog this many a day , and be d -- d to [you]_2788-he , ' said [he]_{7560-the leader of the gang} , catching [Hepburn]_191-philip by the shoulder , and giving [him]_191-philip a push . [Philip]_191-philip stumbled over something in this , [his]_191-philip forced run . [He]_191-philip looked down ; [his]_191-philip foot had caught in [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's hat , which had dropped off in the previous struggle . In the band that went round the low crown , a ribbon was knotted ; a piece of that same ribbon which [Philip]_191-philip had chosen out , with such tender hope , to give to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia for the Corneys '_[191-philip] party on new year 's eve . [He]_2788-he knew every delicate thread that made up the briar - rose pattern ; and a spasm of hatred towards [Kinraid]_202-kinraid contracted [his]_2788-he heart . [He]_2788-he had been almost relenting into pity for [the man]_{5588-the man} captured before [his]_2788-he eyes ; now [he]_2788-he abhorred [him]_202-kinraid . [Kinraid]_202-kinraid did not speak for a minute or two . [The sailors]_{1435-the sailors} , who had begun to take [him]_202-kinraid into favour , were all agog with curiosity to hear the message to [[his]_202-kinraid sweetheart]_{2776-his sweetheart} , which [they]_{1435-the sailors} believed [he]_202-kinraid was going to send . [Hepburn]_191-philip 's perceptions , quickened with [his]_191-philip vehement agitation of soul , were aware of this feeling of [theirs]_{1435-the sailors} ; and it increased [his]_191-philip rage against [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , who had exposed the idea of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia to be the subject of ribald whispers . But [the specksioneer]_{5992-the specksioneer} cared little what [others]_540-others said or thought about [the maiden]_{2794-the maiden} , whom [he]_191-philip yet saw before [his]_191-philip closed eyelids as [she]_{2794-the maiden} stood watching [him]_191-philip , from [the Haytersbank gully]_{2795-the haytersbank gully} , waving [her]_{2794-the maiden} hands , [her]_{2794-the maiden} handkerchief , all in one passionate farewell . ' What do [yo]_{1435-the sailors} '_[188-sylvia] want wi ' [me]_188-sylvia ? '_[188-sylvia] asked [Hepburn]_191-philip at last in a gloomy tone . If [he]_191-philip could have helped it , [he]_191-philip would have kept silence till [Kinraid]_202-kinraid spoke first ; but [he]_191-philip could no longer endure [the sailors]_{1435-the sailors} ' nudges , and winks , and jests among [themselves]_{1435-the sailors} . '_[2798-yo've] Tell [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , ' said [Kinraid----]_{344-kinraid----} '_{[2800-messmate]} There 's a smart name for [a sweetheart]_{947-a sweetheart} , ' exclaimed [one of [the men]_{1065-the men}]_{1064-one of the men} ; but [Kinraid]_202-kinraid went straight on,-- '_[0-i] What [yo've]_2798-yo've seen ; how [I]_0-i 've been pressed by [this cursed gang]_{2799-this cursed gang} . ' '_[188-sylvia] Civil words , [messmate]_{2800-messmate} , if [you]_{2800-messmate} please . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ca n't abide cursing and swearing , [I]_0-i 'm sure . [We]_7571-we 're_[188-sylvia] gentlemen serving [[his]_202-kinraid Majesty]_{665-his majesty} on board [the _ Alcestis _]_{2802-the _ alcestis _} , and [this proper young fellow]_{2803-this proper young fellow} shall be helped on to more honour and glory than [he]_{2803-this proper young fellow} 'd ever get bobbing for whales . Tell [Sylvia]_188-sylvia this , with [my]_0-i love ; [Jack Carter]_345-carter 's love , if [she]_188-sylvia 's anxious about [my]_0-i name . ' [One of [the sailors]_{1435-the sailors}]_{7572-one of the sailors} laughed at this rude humour ; another bade [Carter]_345-carter hold [his]_345-carter stupid tongue . [Philip]_191-philip hated [him]_191-philip in [his]_191-philip heart . [Kinraid]_202-kinraid hardly heard [him]_191-philip . [He]_191-philip was growing faint with the heavy blows [he]_191-philip had received , the stunning fall [he]_191-philip had met with , and the reaction from [his]_191-philip dogged self - control at first . [Philip]_191-philip did not speak nor move . '_[188-sylvia] Tell [her]_188-sylvia , ' continued [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , rousing [himself]_202-kinraid for another effort , '_[188-sylvia] what yo've seen . Tell [her]_188-sylvia [I]_0-i 'll come back to [her]_188-sylvia . Bid [her]_188-sylvia not forget the great oath [we]_2804-we took together this morning ; [she]_188-sylvia 's as much [[my]_0-i wife]_{6603-my wife} as if [we]_2804-we 'd gone to church;--I'll come back and marry [her]_188-sylvia afore long . ' [Philip]_191-philip said something inarticulately . '_[0-i] Hurra ! ' cried [Carter]_345-carter , '_[0-i] and [I]_0-i 'll be [best man]_{2806-best man} . Tell [her]_188-sylvia , too that [I]_0-i 'll have an eye on [[her]_188-sylvia sweetheart]_{2807-her sweetheart} , and keep [him]_{2807-her sweetheart} from running after [other girls]_{2808-other girls} . ' '_[191-philip] [Yo'll]_0-i have yo'r hands full , then , ' muttered [Philip]_191-philip , [his]_191-philip passion boiling over at the thought of having been chosen out from among [all men]_{6207-all men} to convey such a message as [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . '_[0-i] Make an end of [yo'r]_2809-yo'r d -- d yarns , and be off , ' said [the man who had been hurt by [Kinraid]_202-kinraid]_{7575-the man who had been hurt by kinraid} , and who had sate apart and silent till now . [Philip]_191-philip turned away ; [Kinraid]_202-kinraid raised [himself]_202-kinraid and cried after [him,--]_191-philip '_[0-i] [Hepburn]_191-philip , [Hepburn]_191-philip ! tell [her---]_2810-her--- ' what [he]_202-kinraid added [Philip]_191-philip could not hear , for the words were lost before they reached [him]_191-philip in the outward noise of the regular splash of the oars and the rush of the wind down [the gully]_{7576-the gully} , with which mingled the closer sound that filled [his]_191-philip ears of [his]_191-philip own hurrying blood surging up into [his]_191-philip brain . [He]_191-philip was conscious that [he]_191-philip had said something in reply to [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's adjuration that [he]_191-philip would deliver [his]_191-philip message to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , at the very time when [Carter]_345-carter had stung [him]_191-philip into fresh anger by the allusion to the possibility of the specksioneer 's '_[0-i] running after [other girls]_{2808-other girls} , ' for , for an instant , [Hepburn]_191-philip had been touched by the contrast of circumstances . [Kinraid]_202-kinraid an hour or two ago,--Kinraid [a banished man]_{7577-a banished man} ; for in those days , [an impressed sailor]_{7578-an impressed sailor} might linger out years on [some foreign station]_{7579-some foreign station} , far from those [he]_191-philip loved , who all this time remained ignorant of [his]_191-philip cruel fate . But [Hepburn]_191-philip began to wonder what [he]_191-philip [himself]_191-philip had said -- how much of a promise [he]_191-philip had made to deliver those last passionate words of [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's . [He]_191-philip could not recollect how much , how little [he]_191-philip had said ; [he]_191-philip knew [he]_191-philip had spoken hoarsely and low almost at the same time as [Carter]_345-carter had uttered [his]_345-carter loud joke . But [he]_191-philip doubted if [Kinraid]_202-kinraid had caught [his]_191-philip words . And then the dread Inner Creature , who lurks in each of [our]_7580-our hearts , arose and said , '_[0-i] It is as well : a promise given is a fetter to [the giver]_{2812-the giver} . But a promise is not given when it has not been received . ' At a sudden impulse , [he]_191-philip turned again towards [the shore]_{855-the shore} when [he]_191-philip had crossed [the bridge]_{1006-the bridge} , and almost ran towards [the verge of [the land]_{7332-the land}]_{7583-the verge of the land} . Then [he]_191-philip threw [himself]_191-philip down on the soft fine turf that grew on the margin of [the cliffs overhanging [the sea]_{575-the sea}]_{7585-the cliffs overhanging the sea} , and commanding an extent of view towards the north . [His]_191-philip face supported by [his]_191-philip hands , [he]_191-philip looked down upon [the blue rippling ocean]_{7587-the blue rippling ocean} , flashing here and there , into the sunlight in long , glittering lines . [The boat]_{7539-the boat} was still in the distance , making [her]_{7539-the boat} swift silent way with long regular bounds to the tender that lay in the offing . [Hepburn]_191-philip felt insecure , as in a nightmare dream , so long as [the boat]_{7539-the boat} did not reach [her]_{7539-the boat} immediate destination . [His]_191-philip contracted eyes could see [four minute figures rowing with ceaseless motion]_{7590-four minute figures rowing with ceaseless motion} , and [a fifth sate at the helm]_{7591-a fifth sate at the helm} . But [he]_191-philip knew there was [a sixth , unseen , lying , bound and helpless]_{7592-a sixth , unseen , lying , bound and helpless} , at the bottom of [the boat]_{7539-the boat} ; and [his]_191-philip fancy kept expecting [this man]_{7594-this man} to start up and break [his]_191-philip bonds , and overcome [all the others]_{824-all the others} , and return to [the shore]_{855-the shore} free and triumphant . It was by no fault of [Hepburn]_191-philip 's that [the boat]_{7539-the boat} sped well away ; that [she]_{7539-the boat} was now alongside the tender , dancing on the waves ; now emptied of [[her]_{7539-the boat} crew]_{696-her crew} ; now hoisted up to [her]_{7539-the boat} place . No fault of [his]_191-philip ! and yet it took [him]_191-philip some time before [he]_191-philip could reason [himself]_191-philip into the belief that [his]_191-philip mad , feverish wishes not an hour before -- [his]_191-philip wild prayer to be rid of [[his]_191-philip rival]_{2718-his rival} , as [he]_191-philip [himself]_191-philip had scrambled onward over the rocks alongside of [[Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's path on [the sands]_{1611-the sands}]_{7600-kinraid 's path on the sands} -- had not compelled the event . '_[240-god] Anyhow , ' thought [he]_191-philip , as [he]_191-philip rose up , '_{[1435-the sailors]} [my]_0-i prayer is granted . [God]_240-god be thanked ! ' Once more [he]_191-philip looked out towards [the ship]_{695-the ship} . [She]_{695-the ship} had spread [her]_{695-the ship} beautiful great sails , and was standing out to [sea]_630-sea in the glittering path of the descending sun . [He]_191-philip saw that [he]_191-philip had been delayed on [[his]_191-philip road]_{7604-his road} , and had lingered long . [He]_191-philip shook [his]_191-philip stiffened limbs , shouldered [his]_191-philip knapsack , and prepared to walk on to [Hartlepool]_{32-hartlepool} as swiftly as [he]_191-philip could . CHAPTER XIX AN IMPORTANT MISSION [Philip]_191-philip was too late for [the coach]_{7605-the coach} [he]_191-philip had hoped to go by , but there was another that left at night , and which reached [Newcastle]_51-newcastle in the forenoon , so that , by the loss of a night 's sleep , [he]_191-philip might overtake [his]_191-philip lost time . But , restless and miserable , [he]_191-philip could not stop in [Hartlepool]_{32-hartlepool} longer than to get some hasty food at [the inn from which [the coach]_{7605-the coach} started]_{7606-the inn from which the coach started} . [He]_191-philip acquainted [himself]_191-philip with the names of [the towns through which it would pass]_{7608-the towns through which it would pass} , and [the inns at which it would stop]_{7609-the inns at which it would stop} , and left word that [the coachman]_{7610-the coachman} was to be on the look - out for [him]_191-philip and pick [him]_191-philip up at [some one of [these places]_{7612-these places}]_{7611-some one of these places} . [He]_191-philip was thoroughly worn out before this happened -- too much tired to gain any sleep in [the coach]_{7605-the coach} . When [he]_191-philip reached [Newcastle]_51-newcastle , [he]_191-philip went to engage [his]_191-philip passage in [the next [London]_49-london - bound smack]_{7614-the next london - bound smack} , and then directed [his]_191-philip steps to [[Robinson]_275-robinson 's , in [the Side]_{7616-the side}]_{7615-robinson 's , in the side} , to make all the inquiries [he]_191-philip could think of respecting the plough [[his]_191-philip uncle]_{5766-his uncle} wanted to know about . So it was pretty late in the afternoon , indeed almost evening , before [he]_191-philip arrived at [the small inn on [the quay - side]_{905-the quay - side}]_{7618-the small inn on the quay - side} , where [he]_191-philip intended to sleep . [It]_{7618-the small inn on the quay - side} was but [a rough kind of place , frequented principally by [sailors]_5848-sailors]_{7620-a rough kind of place , frequented principally by sailors} ; [he]_191-philip had been recommended to [it]_{7618-the small inn on the quay - side} by [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel , who had known [it]_{7618-the small inn on the quay - side} well in former days . [The accommodation in [it]_{7618-the small inn on the quay - side}]_{7622-the accommodation in it} was , however , clean and homely , and [the people keeping [it]_{7618-the small inn on the quay - side}]_{7623-the people keeping it} were respectable enough in [their]_{7623-the people keeping it} way . Still [Hepburn]_191-philip was rather repelled by the appearance of [the sailors who sate drinking in the bar]_{7624-the sailors who sate drinking in the bar} , and [he]_191-philip asked , in a low voice , if there was not [another room]_{7625-another room} . [The woman]_{7626-the woman} stared in surprise , and only shook [her]_{7626-the woman} head . [Hepburn]_191-philip went to a separate table , away from the roaring fire , which on this cold March evening was the great attraction , and called for food and drink . Then seeing that [the other men]_{7627-the other men} were eyeing [him]_191-philip with the sociable idea of speaking to [him]_191-philip , [he]_2813-he asked for pen and ink and paper , with the intention of defeating [their]_{7627-the other men} purpose by pre - occupation on [his]_2813-he part . But when the paper came , the new pen , the unused thickened ink , [he]_2813-he hesitated long before [he]_2813-he began to write ; and at last [he]_2813-he slowly put down the words,-- '_{[5486-a man]} DEAR AND HONOURED UNCLE,'---- There was a pause ; [his]_2813-he meal was brought and hastily swallowed . Even while [he]_2813-he was eating it , [he]_2813-he kept occasionally touching up the letters of these words . When [he]_2813-he had drunk a glass of ale [he]_2813-he began again to write : fluently this time , for [he]_2813-he was giving an account of the plough . Then came another long stop ; [he]_2813-he was weighing in [his]_2813-he own mind what [he]_2813-he should say about [Kinraid]_202-kinraid . Once [he]_2813-he thought for a second of writing to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia [herself]_188-sylvia , and telling [her]_188-sylvia --- how much ? [She]_188-sylvia might treasure up [[her]_188-sylvia lover]_{6870-her lover} 's words like grains of gold , while they were lighter than dust in their meaning to [Philip]_191-philip 's mind ; words which such as the specksioneer used as counters to beguile and lead astray [silly women]_{2815-silly women} . It was for [him]_2813-he to prove [his]_2813-he constancy by action ; and the chances of [his]_2813-he giving such proof were infinitesimal in [Philip]_191-philip 's estimation . But should the latter mention the bare fact of [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's impressment to [Robson]_188-sylvia ? That would have been the natural course of things , remembering that the last time [Philip]_191-philip had seen either , [they]_2816-they were in [each other]_{6627-each other} 's company . Twenty times [he]_2813-he put [his]_2813-he pen to the paper with the intention of relating briefly the event that had befallen [Kinraid]_202-kinraid ; and as often [he]_2813-he stopped , as though the first word would be irrevocable . While [he]_2813-he thus sate pen in hand , thinking [himself]_2813-he wiser than conscience , and looking on beyond the next step which [she]_188-sylvia bade [him]_2813-he take into an indefinite future , [he]_2813-he caught some fragments of [the sailors]_{1435-the sailors} ' talk at the other end of [the room]_{1183-the room} , which made [him]_2813-he listen to [their]_{1435-the sailors} words . [They]_{1435-the sailors} were speaking of [that very Kinraid]_{7629-that very kinraid} , the thought of whom filled [his]_2813-he own mind like an actual presence . In a rough , careless way [they]_{1435-the sailors} spoke of [the specksioneer]_{5992-the specksioneer} , with admiration enough for [his]_2813-he powers as [a sailor]_{568-a sailor} and [harpooner]_{7632-harpooner} ; and from that [they]_{1435-the sailors} passed on to jesting mention of [his]_2813-he power amongst [women]_1054-women , and [one or two girls]_{7634-one or two girls} '_[191-philip] names were spoken of in connection with [him]_2813-he . [Hepburn]_191-philip silently added [Annie Coulson]_218-coulson and [Sylvia Robson]_188-sylvia to this list , and [his]_191-philip cheeks turned paler as [he]_191-philip did so . Long after [they]_2819-they had done speaking about [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , after [they]_2819-they had paid [their]_2819-they shot , and gone away , [he]_202-kinraid sate in the same attitude , thinking bitter thoughts . [The people of [the house]_{5492-the house}]_{2820-the people of the house} prepared for bed . [[Their]_{2820-the people of the house} silent guest]_{2822-their silent guest} took no heed of [their]_{2820-the people of the house} mute signs . At length [the landlord]_{2823-the landlord} spoke to [him]_202-kinraid , and [he]_202-kinraid started , gathered [his]_202-kinraid wits together with an effort , and prepared to retire with the rest . But before [he]_202-kinraid did so , [he]_202-kinraid signed and directed the letter to [[his]_202-kinraid uncle]_{5766-his uncle} , leaving it still open , however , in case some sudden feeling should prompt [him]_202-kinraid to add a postscript . [The landlord]_{2823-the landlord} volunteered the information that the letter [[his]_{2823-the landlord} guest]_{2826-his guest} had been writing must be posted early the next morning if it was going south ; as the mails in that direction only left [Newcastle]_{211-newcastle} every other day . All night long [Hepburn]_191-philip wearied [himself]_191-philip with passionate tossings , prompted by stinging recollection . Towards morning [he]_191-philip fell into a dead sound sleep . [He]_191-philip was roused by a hasty knocking at the door . It was broad full daylight ; [he]_191-philip had overslept [himself]_191-philip , and the smack was leaving by the early tide . [He]_191-philip was even now summoned on board . [He]_191-philip dressed , wafered [his]_191-philip letter , and rushed with it to [the neighbouring post - office]_{2827-the neighbouring post - office} ; and , without caring to touch the breakfast for which [he]_191-philip paid , [he]_191-philip embarked . Once on board , [he]_191-philip experienced the relief which it always is to [an undecided man]_{2828-an undecided man} , and generally is at first to [any one who has been paltering with duty]_{2829-any one who has been paltering with duty} , when circumstances decide for [him]_{2829-any one who has been paltering with duty} . In the first case , it is pleasant to be relieved from the burden of decision ; in the second , the responsibility seems to be shifted on to impersonal events . And so [Philip]_191-philip sailed out of [the mouth of [the Tyne]_{96-the tyne}]_{2830-the mouth of the tyne} on to [the great open sea]_{2831-the great open sea} . It would be a week before the smack reached [London]_49-london , even if [she]_2832-she pursued a tolerably straight course , but [she]_2832-she had to keep a sharp look - out after possible impressment of [[her]_2832-she crew]_{696-her crew} ; and it was not until after many dodges and some adventures that , at the end of a fortnight from the time of [his]_191-philip leaving [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven , [Philip]_191-philip found [himself]_191-philip safely housed in [London]_49-london , and ready to begin the delicate piece of work which was given [him]_191-philip to do . [He]_191-philip felt [himself]_191-philip fully capable of unravelling each clue to information , and deciding on the value of the knowledge so gained . But during the leisure of the voyage [he]_191-philip had wisely determined to communicate everything [he]_191-philip learnt about [Dickinson]_{336-dickinson} , in short , every step [he]_191-philip took in the matter , by letter to [[his]_191-philip employers]_{2651-his employers} . And thus [his]_191-philip mind both in and out of [[his]_191-philip lodgings]_{6295-his lodgings} might have appeared to have been fully occupied with the concerns of [others]_540-others . But there were times when the miserable luxury of dwelling upon [his]_191-philip own affairs was [his]_191-philip -- when [he]_191-philip lay down in [his]_191-philip bed till [he]_191-philip fell into restless sleep -- when the point to which [his]_191-philip steps tended in [his]_191-philip walks was ascertained . Then [he]_191-philip gave [himself]_191-philip up to memory , and regret which often deepened into despair , and but seldom was cheered by hope . [He]_191-philip grew so impatient of the ignorance in which [he]_191-philip was kept -- for in those days of heavy postage any correspondence [he]_191-philip might have had on mere [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven intelligence was very limited -- as to the affairs at [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} , that [he]_191-philip cut out an advertisement respecting some new kind of plough , from a newspaper that lay in [the chop - house]_{2837-the chop - house} where [he]_191-philip usually dined , and rising early the next morning [he]_191-philip employed the time thus gained in going round to [the shop where these new ploughs]_{2838-the shop where these new ploughs} were sold . That night [he]_191-philip wrote another letter to [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel , with a long account of the merits of the implements [he]_191-philip had that day seen . With a sick heart and a hesitating hand , [he]_191-philip wound up with a message of regard to [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} and to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; an expression of regard which [he]_191-philip dared not make as warm as [he]_191-philip wished , and which , consequently , fell below the usual mark attained by such messages , and would have appeared to [any one who cared to think about it as cold and formal]_{2840-any one who cared to think about it as cold and formal} . When this letter was despatched , [Hepburn]_191-philip began to wonder what [he]_191-philip had hoped for in writing it . [He]_191-philip knew that [Daniel]_223-daniel could write -- or rather that [he]_223-daniel could make strange hieroglyphics , the meaning of which puzzled [others]_540-others and often [himself]_223-daniel ; but these pen - and - ink signs were seldom employed by [Robson]_223-daniel , and never , so far as [Philip]_191-philip knew , for the purpose of letter - writing . But still [he]_191-philip craved so for news of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia -- even for a sight of paper which [she]_188-sylvia had seen , and perhaps touched -- that [he]_191-philip thought all [his]_191-philip trouble about the plough ( to say nothing of the one - and - twopence postage which [he]_191-philip had prepaid in order to make sure of [his]_191-philip letter 's reception in [the frugal household at [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank}]_{2842-the frugal household at haytersbank} ) well lost for the mere chance of [[his]_191-philip uncle]_{5766-his uncle} 's caring enough for the intelligence to write in reply , or even to get [some friend]_{2844-some friend} to write an answer ; for in such case , perhaps , [Philip]_191-philip might see [her]_188-sylvia name mentioned in some way , even though it was only that [she]_188-sylvia sent [her]_188-sylvia duty to [him]_191-philip . But [the post - office]_{2845-the post - office} was dumb ; no letter came from [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel . [Philip]_191-philip heard , it is true , from [[his]_191-philip employers]_{2651-his employers} pretty frequently on business ; and [he]_191-philip felt sure [they]_{2651-his employers} would have named it , if any ill had befallen [[[his]_191-philip uncle]_{5766-his uncle} 's family]_{2848-his uncle 's family} , for [they]_{2651-his employers} knew of the relationship and of [his]_191-philip intimacy there . [They]_{2651-his employers} generally ended [their]_{2651-his employers} formal letters with as formal a summary of Monkshaven news ; but there was never a mention of [the Robsons]_{279-the robsons} , and that of itself was well , but it did not soothe [Philip]_191-philip 's impatient curiosity . [He]_191-philip had never confided [his]_191-philip attachment to [[his]_191-philip cousin]_{6296-his cousin} to [any one]_{776-any one} , it was not [his]_191-philip way ; but [he]_191-philip sometimes thought that if [Coulson]_218-coulson had not taken [his]_191-philip present appointment to a confidential piece of employment so ill , [he]_191-philip would have written to [him]_191-philip and asked [him]_191-philip to go up to [Haytersbank Farm]_{24-haytersbank farm} , and let [him]_191-philip know how [they]_2851-they all were . All this time [he]_191-philip was transacting the affair on which [he]_191-philip had been sent , with great skill ; and , indeed , in several ways , [he]_191-philip was quietly laying the foundation for enlarging the business in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven . Naturally grave and quiet , and slow to speak , [he]_191-philip impressed those who saw [him]_191-philip with the idea of greater age and experience than [he]_191-philip really possessed . Indeed , [those who encountered [him]_191-philip in [London]_49-london]_{2852-those who encountered him in london} , thought [he]_191-philip was absorbed in the business of money - making . Yet before the time came when [he]_191-philip could wind up affairs and return to [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven , [he]_191-philip would have given all [he]_191-philip possessed for a letter from [[his]_191-philip uncle]_{5766-his uncle} , telling [him]_191-philip something about [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . For [he]_191-philip still hoped to hear from [Robson]_188-sylvia , although [he]_191-philip knew that [he]_191-philip hoped against reason . But [we]_2854-we often convince [ourselves]_2854-we by good argument that what [we]_2854-we wish for need never have been expected ; and then , at the end of [our]_2854-we reasoning , find that [we]_2854-we might have saved [ourselves]_2854-we the trouble , for that [our]_2854-we wishes are untouched , and are as strong enemies to [our]_2854-we peace of mind as ever . [Hepburn]_191-philip 's baulked hope was [the Mordecai]_{346-the mordecai} sitting in [[Haman]_97-haman 's gate]_{2855-haman 's gate} ; all [his]_191-philip success in [his]_191-philip errand to [London]_49-london , [his]_191-philip well - doing in worldly affairs , was tasteless , and gave [him]_191-philip no pleasure , because of this blank and void of all intelligence concerning [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . And yet [he]_191-philip came back with a letter from [the Fosters]_{206-the fosters} in [his]_191-philip pocket , curt , yet expressive of deep gratitude for [his]_191-philip discreet services in [London]_49-london ; and at another time -- in fact , if [Philip]_191-philip 's life had been ordered differently to what it was -- it might have given [this man]_{7594-this man} a not unworthy pleasure to remember that , without a penny of [his]_191-philip own , simply by diligence , honesty , and faithful quick - sightedness as to the interests of [[his]_191-philip masters]_{6876-his masters} , [he]_191-philip had risen to hold the promise of being [[their]_{6876-his masters} successor]_{2858-their successor} , and to be ranked by [them]_{6876-his masters} as [a trusted friend]_{2859-a trusted friend} . As [the Newcastle smack]_{2860-the newcastle smack} neared [the shore]_{855-the shore} on [her]_{2860-the newcastle smack} voyage [home]_681-home , [Hepburn]_191-philip looked wistfully out for [the faint gray outline of [Monkshaven Priory]_{98-monkshaven priory}]_{2863-the faint gray outline of monkshaven priory} against the sky , and [the well - known cliffs]_{2864-the well - known cliffs} ; as if [the masses of inanimate stone]_{2865-the masses of inanimate stone} could tell [him]_191-philip any news of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . In [the streets of [Shields]_69-shields]_{2866-the streets of shields} , just after landing , [he]_191-philip encountered [a neighbour of [the Robsons]_{279-the robsons}]_{2867-a neighbour of the robsons} , and [an acquaintance of [his]_191-philip own]_{2868-an acquaintance of his own} . By [this honest man]_{2869-this honest man} , [he]_191-philip was welcomed as [a great traveller]_{2870-a great traveller} is welcomed on [his]_191-philip return from a long voyage , with many hearty good shakes of the hand , much repetition of kind wishes , and offers to treat [him]_191-philip to drink . Yet , from some insurmountable feeling , [Philip]_191-philip avoided all mention of [the family who were the principal bond between [the honest farmer]_{2872-the honest farmer} and [himself]_191-philip]_{2871-the family who were the principal bond between the honest farmer and himself} . [He]_191-philip did not know why , but [he]_191-philip could not bear the shock of first hearing [her]_188-sylvia name in [the open street]_{2873-the open street} , or in [the rough public - house]_{2874-the rough public - house} . And thus [he]_191-philip shrank from the intelligence [he]_191-philip craved to hear . Thus [he]_191-philip knew no more about [the Robsons]_{279-the robsons} when [he]_191-philip returned to [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven , than [he]_191-philip had done on the day when [he]_191-philip had last seen [them]_{279-the robsons} ; and , of course , [his]_191-philip first task there was to give a long _ viva voce _ account of all [his]_191-philip [London]_49-london proceedings to [the two brothers Foster]_{2875-the two brothers foster} , who , considering that [they]_{2875-the two brothers foster} had heard the result of everything by letter , seemed to take an insatiable interest in details . [He]_191-philip could hardly tell why , but even when released from [[the Fosters]_{206-the fosters} ' parlour]_{7635-the fosters ' parlour} , [he]_191-philip was unwilling to go to [Haytersbank Farm]_{24-haytersbank farm} . It was late , it is true , but on a May evening even [country people]_{7636-country people} keep up till eight or nine o'clock . Perhaps it was because [Hepburn]_191-philip was still in [his]_191-philip travel - stained dress ; having gone straight to [the shop]_{951-the shop} on [his]_191-philip arrival in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven . Perhaps it was because , if [he]_191-philip went this night for the short half - hour intervening before bed - time , [he]_191-philip would have no excuse for paying a longer visit on the following evening . At any rate , [he]_191-philip proceeded straight to [[Alice Rose]_257-alice 's]_{7638-alice rose 's} , as soon as [he]_191-philip had finished [his]_191-philip interview with [[his]_191-philip employers]_{2651-his employers} . Both [Hester]_209-hester and [Coulson]_218-coulson had given [him]_191-philip [[their]_{2651-his employers} welcome home]_{7640-their welcome home} in [the shop]_{951-the shop} , which [they]_{2651-his employers} had , however , left an hour or two before [him]_191-philip . Yet [they]_{2651-his employers} gave [him]_191-philip a fresh greeting , almost one in which surprise was blended , when [he]_191-philip came to [[his]_191-philip lodgings]_{6295-his lodgings} . Even [Alice]_257-alice seemed gratified by [his]_191-philip spending this first evening with [them]_{2651-his employers} , as if [she]_257-alice had thought it might have been otherwise . Weary though [he]_191-philip was , [he]_191-philip exerted [himself]_191-philip to talk and to relate what [he]_191-philip had done and seen in [London]_49-london , as far as [he]_191-philip could without breaking confidence with [[his]_191-philip employers]_{2651-his employers} . It was something to see the pleasure [he]_191-philip gave to [[his]_191-philip auditors]_{7644-his auditors} , although there were several mixed feelings in [their]_{7644-his auditors} minds to produce the expression of it which gratified [him]_191-philip . [Coulson]_218-coulson was sorry for [his]_191-philip former ungenerous reception of the news that [Philip]_191-philip was going to [London]_49-london ; [Hester]_209-hester and [[her]_209-hester mother]_{5519-her mother} each secretly began to feel as if this evening was like more happy evenings of old , before [the Robsons]_{279-the robsons} came to [Haytersbank Farm]_{24-haytersbank farm} ; and who knows what faint delicious hopes this resemblance may not have suggested ? While [Philip]_191-philip , restless and excited , feeling that [he]_191-philip could not sleep , was glad to pass away the waking hours that must intervene before to - morrow night , at times , [he]_191-philip tried to make [them]_{7644-his auditors} talk of what had happened in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven during [his]_191-philip absence , but all had gone on in an eventless manner , as far as [he]_191-philip could gather ; if [they]_{7644-his auditors} knew of anything affecting [the Robsons]_{279-the robsons} , [they]_{7644-his auditors} avoided speaking of it to [him]_191-philip ; and , indeed , how little likely were [they]_{7644-his auditors} ever to have heard [their]_{7644-his auditors} names while [he]_191-philip was away ? CHAPTER XX LOVED AND LOST [Philip]_191-philip walked towards [the Robsons '_{[2890-thou'rt]} farm]_{7646-the robsons ' farm} like [a man]_{5486-a man} in a dream , who has everything around [him]_{5486-a man} according to [his]_{5486-a man} wish , and yet is conscious of a secret mysterious inevitable drawback to [his]_{5486-a man} enjoyment . [Hepburn]_191-philip did not care to think -- would not realize what this drawback , which need not have been mysterious in [his]_191-philip case , was . The May evening was glorious in light and shadow . The crimson sun warmed up the chilly northern air to a semblance of pleasant heat . The spring sights and sounds were all about ; [the lambs]_{2877-the lambs} were bleating out [their]_{2877-the lambs} gentle weariness before [they]_{2877-the lambs} sank to rest by the side of [[their]_{2877-the lambs} mothers]_{2878-their mothers} ; the linnets were chirping in every bush of golden gorse that grew out of the stone walls ; [the lark]_{2879-the lark} was singing [her]_{2879-the lark} good - night in the cloudless sky , before [she]_{2879-the lark} dropped down to [her]_{2879-the lark} nest in the tender green wheat ; all spoke of brooding peace -- but [Philip]_191-philip 's heart was not at peace . Yet [he]_191-philip was going to proclaim [his]_191-philip good fortune . [[His]_191-philip masters]_{6876-his masters} had that day publicly announced that [Coulson]_218-coulson and [he]_191-philip were to be [[their]_{6876-his masters} successors]_{6812-their successors} , and [he]_191-philip had now arrived at that longed - for point in [his]_191-philip business , when [he]_191-philip had resolved to openly speak of [his]_191-philip love to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , and might openly strive to gain [her]_188-sylvia love . But , alas ! the fulfilment of that wish of [his]_191-philip had lagged sadly behind . [He]_191-philip was placed as far as [he]_191-philip could , even in [his]_191-philip most sanguine moments , have hoped to be as regarded business , but [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was as far from [his]_191-philip attainment as ever -- nay , farther . Still the great obstacle was removed in [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's impressment . [Philip]_191-philip took upon [himself]_191-philip to decide that , with [such a man as [the specksioneer]_{5992-the specksioneer}]_{2882-such a man as the specksioneer} , absence was equivalent to faithless forgetfulness . [He]_191-philip thought that [he]_191-philip had just grounds for this decision in the account [he]_191-philip had heard of [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's behaviour to [Annie Coulson]_218-coulson ; to [the other nameless young girl , [[her]_{2884-the other nameless young girl , her successor in his fickle heart} successor in [his]_191-philip fickle heart]_{2885-her successor in his fickle heart}]_{2884-the other nameless young girl , her successor in his fickle heart} ; in the ribald talk of [the sailors in [the Newcastle public - house]_{2887-the newcastle public - house}]_{2886-the sailors in the newcastle public - house} . It would be well for [Sylvia]_188-sylvia if [she]_188-sylvia could forget as quickly ; and , to promote this oblivion , the name of [[her]_188-sylvia lover]_{6870-her lover} should never be brought up , either in praise or blame . And [Philip]_191-philip would be patient and enduring ; all the time watching over [her]_188-sylvia , and labouring to win [her]_188-sylvia reluctant love . There [she]_188-sylvia was ! [He]_191-philip saw [her]_188-sylvia as [he]_191-philip stood at the top of the little hill - path leading down to [[the Robsons]_{279-the robsons} ' door]_{7647-the robsons ' door} . [She]_188-sylvia was out of doors , in [the garden]_{7648-the garden} , which , at some distance from [the house]_{5492-the house} , sloped up the bank on [the opposite side of [the gully]_{7576-the gully}]_{7650-the opposite side of the gully} ; much too far off to be spoken to -- not too far off to be gazed at by eyes that caressed [her]_188-sylvia every movement . How well [Philip]_191-philip knew [that garden]_{7652-that garden} ; placed long ago by [some tenant of [the farm]_{6675-the farm}]_{7653-some tenant of the farm} on [a southern slope]_{7655-a southern slope} ; walled in with rough moorland stones ; planted with berry - bushes for use , and southernwood and sweet - briar for sweetness of smell . When [the Robsons]_{279-the robsons} had first come to [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} , and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was scarcely more than [a pretty child]_{7656-a pretty child} , how well [he]_191-philip remembered helping [her]_188-sylvia with the arrangement of [this garden]_{7657-this garden} ; laying out [his]_191-philip few spare pence in hen - and - chicken daisies at one time , in flower - seeds at another ; again in a rose - tree in a pot . [He]_191-philip knew how [his]_191-philip unaccustomed hands had laboured with the spade at forming a little primitive bridge over the beck in [the hollow before winter streams]_{7658-the hollow before winter streams} should make it too deep for fording ; how [he]_191-philip had cut down branches of the mountain - ash and covered them over , yet decked with their scarlet berries , with sods of green turf , beyond which the brilliancy crept out ; but now it was months and years since [he]_191-philip had been in [that garden]_{7652-that garden} , which had lost [its]_{7652-that garden} charm for [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , as [she]_188-sylvia found the bleak sea - winds came up and blighted all endeavours at cultivating more than the most useful things -- pot - herbs , marigolds , potatoes , onions , and such - like . Why did [she]_188-sylvia tarry [there]_5676-there now , standing quite motionless up by the highest bit of wall , looking over [the sea]_{575-the sea} , with [her]_188-sylvia hand shading [her]_188-sylvia eyes ? Quite motionless ; as if [she]_188-sylvia were a stone statue . [He]_191-philip began to wish [she]_188-sylvia would move -- would look at [him]_191-philip -- but any way that [she]_188-sylvia would move , and not stand gazing thus over [that great dreary sea]_{7662-that great dreary sea} . [He]_191-philip went down [the path]_{7663-the path} with an impatient step , and entered [the house - place]_{1175-the house - place} . There sat [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} spinning , and apparently as well as ever . [He]_191-philip could hear [[his]_191-philip uncle]_{5766-his uncle} talking to [Kester]_222-kester in [the neighbouring shippen]_{7667-the neighbouring shippen} ; all was well in [the household]_{6398-the household} . Why was [Sylvia]_188-sylvia standing in [the garden]_{7648-the garden} in that strange quiet way ? '_{[2890-thou'rt]} Why , [lad]_1139-lad ! [thou'rt]_2890-thou'rt a sight for sair een ! ' said [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} , as [she]_{5798-his aunt} stood up to welcome [him]_191-philip back . '_[0-i] An ' when didst ta come , eh?--but [[thy]_1139-lad uncle]_{6400-thy uncle} will be glad to see [thee]_1139-lad , and to hear [thee]_1139-lad talk about yon pleughs ; [he]_2891-him 's thought a deal o '_[2891-him] [thy]_1139-lad letters . [I]_0-i 'll go call [him]_2891-him in . ' '_[2891-him] Not yet , ' said [Philip]_191-philip , stopping [her]_{5798-his aunt} in [her]_{5798-his aunt} progress towards the door . '_[0-i] [He]_2891-him 's busy talking to [Kester]_222-kester . [I]_0-i 'm in no haste to be gone . [I]_2891-him can stay a couple of hours . Sit down , and tell [me]_2891-him how [you]_1139-lad are yoursel'--and how iverything is . And [I]_2891-him 've a deal to tell [you]_1139-lad . '_[2891-him] ' To be sure -- to be sure . To think [thou]_2894-thou 's been in [Lunnon]_87-lunnon sin '_[0-i] [I]_0-i saw [thee!--well]_{2892-thee!--well} to be sure ! There 's a vast o ' coming and going [i]_0-i '_[0-i] [this world]_{7039-this world} . [Thou'll]_2894-thou mind [yon]_2895-yon specksioneer lad , [him]_2891-him as was cousin to t ' [Corneys]_{242-the corneys} -- [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid ? '_[191-philip] Mind [him]_2891-him ! As if [he]_0-i could forget [him]_2891-him . ' Well ! [he]_202-kinraid 's dead and gone . '_[2896-they] ' Dead ! Who told [you]_0-i ? [I]_202-kinraid do n't understand , '_{[202-kinraid]} said [Philip]_191-philip , in strange bewilderment . Could [Kinraid]_202-kinraid have tried to escape after all , and been wounded , killed in the attempt ? If not , how should [they]_2896-they know [he]_202-kinraid was dead ? Missing [he]_202-kinraid might be , though how this should be known was strange , as [he]_202-kinraid was supposed to be sailing to [the Greenland seas]_{527-the greenland seas} . But dead ! What did [they]_2896-they mean ? At [Philip]_191-philip 's worst moment of hatred [he]_191-philip had hardly dared to wish [him]_202-kinraid dead . ' Dunnot [yo]_7672-yo '_{[7673-a kind o ' calf - love]} mention it afore [[our]_2898-our Sylvie]_{1290-our sylvie} ; [we]_2898-our niver speak on [him]_202-kinraid to [her]_{1290-our sylvie} , for [she]_{1290-our sylvie} takes it a deal to heart , though [I]_0-i 'm thinkin '_[191-philip] it were a good thing for [her]_{1290-our sylvie} ; for [he]_202-kinraid 'd got a hold of [her]_{1290-our sylvie} -- [he]_202-kinraid had on [Bessy Corney]_298-bessy , too , as [[her]_298-bessy mother]_{5519-her mother} telled [me;--not]_{2901-me;--not} that [I]_0-i iver let on to [them]_2902-them as [Sylvia]_188-sylvia frets after [him]_202-kinraid , so keep [a calm sough]_{2903-a calm sough} , [[my]_0-i lad]_{864-my lad} . It 's [a girl]_{6672-a girl} 's fancy -- just [a kind o ' calf - love]_{7673-a kind o ' calf - love} ; let it go by ; and it 's well for [her]_{1290-our sylvie} [he]_202-kinraid 's dead , though it 's hard to say so on [a drowned man]_{7674-a drowned man} . '_[191-philip] ' Drowned ! '_[191-philip] said [Philip]_191-philip . ' How do [yo]_1139-lad '_{[7673-a kind o ' calf - love]} know ? ' half hoping that the poor drenched swollen body might have been found , and thus all questions and dilemmas solved . [Kinraid]_202-kinraid might have struggled overboard with ropes or handcuffs on , and so have been drowned . '_[191-philip] Eh , [lad]_1139-lad ! there 's no misdoubtin ' it . [He]_202-kinraid were thought a deal on by [t '_{[5987-t ' captain]} captain o ' t '_{[5987-t ' captain]} _ [Urania]_{82-the _ urania _} _]_{7675-t ' captain o ' t ' _ urania _} ; and when [he]_202-kinraid niver come back on t ' day when [she]_{1290-our sylvie} ought for to have sailed , [he]_202-kinraid sent to [[Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's people]_{7676-kinraid 's people} at [Cullercoats]_{56-cullercoats} , and [they]_2907-they sent to [Brunton]_295-molly 's [i]_7677-i '_{[5987-t ' captain]} Newcassel , and [they]_2907-they knew [he]_202-kinraid 'd been [here]_5537-here . [T ' captain]_{5987-t ' captain} put off sailing for two or three days , that [he]_202-kinraid might ha '_{[202-kinraid]} that much law ; but when [he]_202-kinraid heard as [Kinraid]_202-kinraid were not at [Corneys]_{242-the corneys} ' , but had left ['em]_{7679-'em[202-kinraid]} a'most on to a week , [he]_202-kinraid went off to [them]_2909-them [Northern seas]_{101-northern seas} wi ' t '_{[202-kinraid]} next best specksioneer [he]_202-kinraid could find . For there 's no use speaking ill on [t ' dead]_{7680-t ' dead} ; an '_[191-philip] though [I]_0-i could n't abear [his]_202-kinraid coming for [iver]_202-kinraid about [t ' house]_{7199-t ' house} , [he]_202-kinraid were [a rare good specksioneer]_{7682-a rare good specksioneer} , as [I]_191-philip 've been told . '_[191-philip] ' But how do [you]_0-i know [he]_202-kinraid was drowned ? '_{[7684-th ' silly lass]} said [Philip]_191-philip , feeling guiltily disappointed at [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} 's story . ' Why , [lad]_1139-lad ! [I]_0-i 'm_{[7684-th ' silly lass]} a'most ashamed to tell [thee]_2911-thee , [I]_0-i were sore put out [mysel]_2912-mysel ' ; but [Sylvia]_188-sylvia were so broken - hearted like [I]_0-i could n't cast it up to [her]_188-sylvia as [I]_0-i should ha '_{[7684-th ' silly lass]} liked : [th ' silly lass]_{7684-th ' silly lass} had gone and gi'en [him]_191-philip a bit o '_[2915-t] ribbon , as [many a one]_{2913-many a one} knowed , for it had been [a vast noticed and admired that]_{2914-a vast noticed and admired that} evenin ' at th '_{[5798-his aunt]} Corneys'--new year 's eve [I]_0-i think it were -- and [t]_2915-t ' poor vain peacock had tied it on [his]_191-philip hat , so that when t '_{[5798-his aunt]} tide----hist ! there 's [Sylvie]_188-sylvia coming in at t ' back - door ; never let on , '_{[320-charlotte]} and in a forced made - up voice [she]_{5798-his aunt} inquired aloud , for hitherto [she]_{5798-his aunt} had been speaking almost in a whisper,-- ' And didst ta see [King George]_{212-king george} an '_[799-lass] [Queen Charlotte]_{320-charlotte} ? ' [Philip]_191-philip could not answer -- did not hear . [His]_191-philip soul had gone out to meet [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , who entered with quiet slowness quite unlike [her]_188-sylvia former self . [Her]_188-sylvia face was wan and white ; [her]_188-sylvia gray eyes seemed larger , and full of dumb tearless sorrow ; [she]_188-sylvia came up to [Philip]_191-philip , as if [his]_191-philip being there touched [her]_188-sylvia with no surprise , and gave [him]_191-philip a gentle greeting as if [he]_191-philip were [a familiar indifferent person whom [she]_188-sylvia had seen but yesterday]_{7685-a familiar indifferent person whom she had seen but yesterday} . [Philip]_191-philip , who had recollected the quarrel [they]_7686-they had had , and about [Kinraid]_202-kinraid too , the very last time [they]_7686-they had met , had expected some trace of this remembrance to linger in [her]_188-sylvia looks and speech to [him]_191-philip . But there was no such sign ; [her]_188-sylvia great sorrow had wiped away all anger , almost all memory . [[Her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} looked at [her]_188-sylvia anxiously , and then said in the same manner of forced cheerfulness which [she]_{5519-her mother} had used before,-- '_{[320-charlotte]} Here 's [Philip]_191-philip , [lass]_799-lass , [a ' full o '_{[320-charlotte]} Lunnon]_{2917-a ' full o ' lunnon} ; call [[thy]_799-lass father]_{2918-thy father} in , an [we]_2919-we 'll hear a ' about t '_[347-lad] new - fangled pleughs . It 'll be rare an ' nice a '_[347-lad] sitting together again . ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , silent and docile , went out to [the shippen]_{2474-the shippen} to obey [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's wish . [Bell Robson]_220-bell leant forward towards [Philip]_191-philip , misinterpreting the expression on [his]_191-philip face , which was guilt as much as sympathy , and checked the possible repentance which might have urged [him]_191-philip on at that moment to tell all [he]_191-philip knew , by saying , '_[191-philip] [Lad]_347-lad ! it 's a ' for t '_[2921-we] best . [He]_191-philip were noane good enough for [her]_799-lass ; and [I]_0-i misdoubt [me]_0-i [he]_191-philip were only playin ' wi '_[2924-he] [her]_799-lass as [he]_191-philip 'd done by [others]_540-others . Let [her]_799-lass a - be , let [her]_799-lass a - be ; [she]_799-lass 'll come round to be thankful . ' [Robson]_188-sylvia bustled in with loud welcome ; all the louder and more talkative because [he]_191-philip , like [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} , assumed a cheerful manner before [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . Yet [he]_191-philip , unlike [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} , had many a secret regret over [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's fate . At first , while merely the fact of [his]_202-kinraid disappearance was known , [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel had hit on the truth , and had stuck to [his]_223-daniel opinion that the cursed press - gang were at the bottom of it . [He]_223-daniel had backed [his]_223-daniel words by many an oath , and all the more because [he]_223-daniel had not a single reason to give that applied to the present occasion . [No one on [the lonely coast]_{7693-the lonely coast}]_{7692-no one on the lonely coast} had remarked any sign of the presence of [the men - of - war]_{7694-the men - of - war} , or the tenders that accompanied [them]_{7694-the men - of - war} , for the purpose of impressment on [[the king]_{832-the king} 's ships]_{7696-the king 's ships} . At [Shields]_69-shields , and at [the mouth of [the Tyne]_{96-the tyne}]_{2830-the mouth of the tyne} , where [they]_{7694-the men - of - war} lay in greedy wait , [the owners of [the _ Urania _]_{7699-the _ urania _}]_{7698-the owners of the _ urania _} had caused strict search to be made for [their]_{7698-the owners of the _ urania _} skilled and protected specksioneer , but with no success . All this positive evidence in contradiction to [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel 's opinion only made [him]_223-daniel cling to it the more ; until the day when the hat was found on [the shore]_{855-the shore} with [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's name written out large and fair in the inside , and the tell - tale bit of ribbon knotted in the band . Then [Daniel]_223-daniel , by a sudden revulsion , gave up every hope ; it never entered [his]_223-daniel mind that it could have fallen off by any accident . No ! now [Kinraid]_202-kinraid was dead and drowned , and it was a bad job , and the sooner it could be forgotten the better for [all parties]_{7701-all parties} ; and it was well [no one]_{634-no one} knew how far it had gone with [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , especially now since [Bessy Corney]_298-bessy was crying [her]_298-bessy eyes out as if [he]_223-daniel had been engaged to [her]_188-sylvia . So [Daniel]_223-daniel said nothing to [[his]_223-daniel wife]_{5589-his wife} about the mischief that had gone on in [her]_{5589-his wife} absence , and never spoke to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia about the affair ; only [he]_223-daniel was more than usually tender to [her]_188-sylvia in [his]_223-daniel rough way , and thought , morning , noon , and night , on what [he]_223-daniel could do to give [her]_188-sylvia pleasure , and drive away all recollection of [her]_188-sylvia ill - starred love . To - night [he]_223-daniel would have [her]_188-sylvia sit by [him]_223-daniel while [Philip]_191-philip told [his]_191-philip stories , or heavily answered questions put to [him]_191-philip . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia sat on a stool by [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} 's knee , holding one of [his]_191-philip hands in both of [hers]_188-sylvia ; and presently [she]_188-sylvia laid down [her]_188-sylvia head upon them , and [Philip]_191-philip saw [her]_188-sylvia sad eyes looking into the flickering fire - light with long unwinking stare , showing that [her]_188-sylvia thoughts were far distant . [He]_191-philip could hardly go on with [his]_191-philip tales of what [he]_191-philip had seen , and what done , [he]_191-philip was so full of pity for [her]_188-sylvia . Yet , for all [his]_191-philip pity , [he]_191-philip had now resolved never to soothe [her]_188-sylvia with the knowledge of what [he]_191-philip knew , nor to deliver the message sent by [[her]_188-sylvia false lover]_{7705-her false lover} . [He]_191-philip felt like [a mother]_{6355-a mother} withholding something injurious from the foolish wish of [[her]_{6355-a mother} plaining child]_{7707-her plaining child} . But [he]_191-philip went away without breathing a word of [his]_191-philip good fortune in business . The telling of such kind of good fortune seemed out of place this night , when the thought of death and the loss of [friends]_915-friends seemed to brood over [the household]_{6398-the household} , and cast its shadow there , obscuring for the time all worldly things . And so the great piece of news came out in the ordinary course of gossip , told by [some Monkshaven friend]_{7710-some monkshaven friend} to Robson the next market day . For months [Philip]_191-philip had been looking forward to the sensation which the intelligence would produce in [the farm household]_{7711-the farm household} , as a preliminary to laying [his]_191-philip good fortune at [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's feet . And [they]_7712-they heard of it , and [he]_191-philip away , and all chance of [his]_191-philip making use of it in the manner [he]_191-philip had intended vanished for the present . [Daniel]_223-daniel was always curious after [other people]_{7713-other people} 's affairs , and now was more than ever bent on collecting scraps of news which might possibly interest [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , and rouse [her]_188-sylvia out of the state of indifference as to everything into which [she]_188-sylvia had fallen . Perhaps [he]_191-philip thought that [he]_191-philip had not acted altogether wisely in allowing [her]_188-sylvia to engage [herself]_188-sylvia to [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , for [he]_191-philip was [a man apt to judge by results]_{7714-a man apt to judge by results} ; and moreover [he]_191-philip had had so much reason to repent of the encouragement which [he]_191-philip had given to [the lover whose untimely end]_{7715-the lover whose untimely end} had so deeply affected [[his]_191-philip only child]_{7716-his only child} , that [he]_191-philip was more unwilling than ever that [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} should know of the length to which the affair had gone during [her]_188-sylvia absence . [He]_191-philip even urged secrecy upon [Sylvia]_188-sylvia as a personal favour ; unwilling to encounter the silent blame which [he]_191-philip openly affected to despise . '_[2921-we] [We]_2921-we 'll noane fret [[thy]_2922-thee mother]_{1736-thy mother} by lettin ' on how oft [he]_2924-he came and went . [She]_{1736-thy mother} 'll , may - be , be thinkin '_[0-i] [he]_2924-he were for speakin ' to [thee]_2922-thee , [[my]_{1736-thy mother} poor lass]_{1088-my poor lass} ; an '_{[1736-thy mother]} it would put [her]_{1736-thy mother} out a deal , for [she]_{1736-thy mother} 's [a woman of a stern mind towards matteremony]_{2925-a woman of a stern mind towards matteremony} . And [she]_{1736-thy mother} 'll be noane so strong till summer - weather comes , and [I]_0-i 'd be loath to give [her]_{1736-thy mother} aught to worrit hersel ' about . So [thee]_2922-thee and [me]_{1736-thy mother} 'll keep [our]_7719-our own counsel . '_{[1736-thy mother]} ' [I]_0-i wish [mother]_684-mother had been [here]_5537-here , then [she]_{1736-thy mother} 'd ha '_[0-i] known all , without [my]_0-i telling [her]_{1736-thy mother} . ' '_[220-bell] Cheer up , [lass]_799-lass ; it 's better as it is . [Thou'll]_2927-thou'll get o'er it sooner for havin' [no one]_{634-no one} to let on to . A [myself]_0-i am noane going to speak on't again . ' No more [he]_0-i did ; but there was a strange tenderness in [his]_0-i tones when [he]_0-i spoke to [her]_799-lass ; a half - pathetic way of seeking after [her]_799-lass , if by any chance [she]_799-lass was absent for a minute from [the places where [he]_0-i expected to find [her]_799-lass]_{7722-the places where he expected to find her} ; a consideration for [her]_799-lass , about this time , in [his]_0-i way of bringing back trifling presents , or small pieces of news that [he]_0-i thought might interest [her]_799-lass , which sank deep into [her]_799-lass heart . '_[0-i] And what dun [yo]_2929-yo ' think [a '_[0-i] t ' folks]_{7723-a ' t ' folks} is talkin '_[191-philip] on [i]_0-i ' [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven ? '_[191-philip] asked [he]_0-i , almost before [he]_0-i had taken off [his]_0-i coat , on the day when [he]_0-i had heard of [Philip]_191-philip 's promotion in [the world]_{984-the world} . ' Why , [missus]_878-missus , [[thy]_878-missus nephew]_{7725-thy nephew} , [Philip Hepburn]_191-philip , has got [his]_191-philip name up [i]_191-philip '_[191-philip] gold letters four inch long o'er Fosters ' door ! [Him]_191-philip and [Coulson]_218-coulson has set up [shop]_1791-shop together , and [Fosters]_{206-the fosters} is gone out ! '_[220-bell] ' That 's t '_{[2932-theere]} secret of [his]_191-philip journey t ' [Lunnon]_87-lunnon , '_[0-i] said [Bell]_220-bell , more gratified than [she]_2931-she chose to show . ' Four inch long if [they]_7727-they 're_[0-i] [theere]_2932-theere at all ! [I]_0-i heerd on it at t ' [Bay Horse]_{102-bay horse} first ; but [I]_0-i thought [yo'd niver]_{7728-yo'd niver} be satisfied 'bout_[0-i] [I]_0-i seed it wi ' [my]_0-i own eyes . [They]_7727-they do say as [Gregory Jones]_{348-gregory jones} , [t '_[0-i] plumber]_{7729-t ' plumber} , got it done [i]_0-i ' [York]_12-york , for that nought else would satisfy [old Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah . It 'll be a matter o '_[0-i] some hundreds a year [i]_0-i ' [Philip]_191-philip 's pocket . '_[0-i] ' There 'll be [Fosters]_7355-fosters [i]_220-bell '_[220-bell] th ' background , as [one]_629-one may say , to take [t]_7732-t '_[220-bell] biggest share on t ' profits , '_[2933-i] said [Bell]_220-bell . ' Ay , ay , that 's but as it should be , for [I]_2933-i reckon [they]_7727-they 'll ha '_[2933-i] to find t ' brass the first , [[my]_2933-i lass]_{1468-my lass} ! '_[2933-i] said [he]_2933-i , turning to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . ' A'm fain to tak '_[2933-i] [thee]_188-sylvia in to [t ' town]_{5929-t ' town} next market - day , just for [thee]_188-sylvia t '_[2933-i] see ' t. [A'll]_7735-a'll buy [thee]_188-sylvia a bonny ribbon for [thy]_188-sylvia hair out o '_[188-sylvia] [t ' [cousin 's own shop]_{7737-cousin 's own shop}]_{7736-t ' cousin 's own shop} . '_[2933-i] Some thought of another ribbon which had once tied up [her]_188-sylvia hair , and afterwards been cut in twain , must have crossed [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's mind , for [she]_188-sylvia answered , as if [she]_188-sylvia shrank from [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} 's words,-- ' [I]_6351-father can not go , [I]_6351-father 'm_{[6351-father]} noane wantin ' a ribbon ; [I]_6351-father 'm_{[6351-father]} much obliged , [father]_6351-father , a ' t '_{[6351-father]} same . ' [[Her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} read [her]_188-sylvia heart clearly , and suffered with [her]_188-sylvia , but never spoke a word of sympathy . But [she]_188-sylvia went on rather more quickly than [she]_188-sylvia would otherwise have done to question [[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} as to all [he]_{5645-her husband} knew about this great rise of [Philip]_191-philip 's . Once or twice [Sylvia]_188-sylvia joined in with languid curiosity ; but presently [she]_188-sylvia became tired and went to bed . For a few moments after [she]_188-sylvia left , [[her]_188-sylvia parents]_{1783-her parents} sate silent . Then [Daniel]_223-daniel , in a tone as if [he]_223-daniel were justifying [[his]_223-daniel daughter]_{1915-his daughter} , and comforting [himself]_223-daniel as well as [[his]_223-daniel wife]_{5589-his wife} , observed that it was almost on for nine ; the evenings were light so long now . [Bell]_220-bell said nothing in reply , but gathered up [her]_220-bell wool , and began to arrange the things for night . By - and - by [Daniel]_223-daniel broke the silence by saying,-- '_{[6351-father]} A thowt at one time as [Philip]_191-philip had a fancy for [[our]_2936-our Sylvie]_{1290-our sylvie} . ' For a minute or two [Bell]_220-bell did not speak . Then , with deeper insight into [[her]_220-bell daughter]_{1252-her daughter} 's heart than [[her]_220-bell husband]_{5645-her husband} , in spite of [his]_191-philip greater knowledge of the events that had happened to affect it , [she]_220-bell said,-- '_{[6351-father]} If [thou]_2938-thou 's thinking on a match between ['em]_7745-'em , it 'll be a long time afore th '_[191-philip] [poor sad wench]_{2939-poor sad wench} is fit t ' think on [another man]_{5835-another man} as [sweetheart]_{7747-sweetheart} . '_[191-philip] ' A said nought about [sweethearts]_{914-sweethearts} , '_{[1465-a niver]} replied [he]_191-philip , as if [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} had reproached [him]_191-philip in some way . ' [Woman]_6601-woman 's allays so full o '_[257-alice] sweethearts and matteremony . A only said as a'd thowt once as [Philip]_191-philip had a fancy for [[our]_2941-our lass]_{1197-our lass} , and a think so still ; and [he]_191-philip 'll be worth [his]_191-philip two hunder a year afore long . But [a niver]_{1465-a niver} said nought about [sweethearts]_{914-sweethearts} . ' CHAPTER XXI [A REJECTED SUITOR]_{7750-a rejected suitor} There were many domestic arrangements to be made in connection with the new commercial ones which affected [Hepburn]_191-philip and [Coulson]_218-coulson . [The Fosters]_{994-the fosters} , with something of the busybodiness which is apt to mingle itself with kindly patronage , had planned in [their]_{994-the fosters} own minds that [the Rose household]_{7752-the rose household} should be removed altogether to [the house belonging to [the shop]_{951-the shop}]_{7753-the house belonging to the shop} ; and that [Alice]_257-alice , with the assistance of [the capable servant , who , at present , managed all [John]_205-john 's domestic affairs , should continue as [mistress of [the house]_{5492-the house}]_{7756-mistress of the house} , with [Philip]_191-philip and [Coulson]_218-coulson for [[her]_257-alice lodgers]_{7052-her lodgers}]_{7755-the capable servant , who , at present , managed all john 's domestic affairs , should continue as mistress of the house , with philip and coulson for her lodgers} . But arrangements without [her]_257-alice consent did not suit [Alice]_257-alice at any time , and [she]_257-alice had very good reasons for declining to accede to this . [She]_257-alice was not going to be uprooted at [her]_257-alice time of life , [she]_257-alice said , nor would [she]_257-alice consent to enter upon a future which might be so uncertain . Why , [Hepburn]_191-philip and [Coulson]_218-coulson were [both young men]_{7759-both young men} , [she]_257-alice said , and [they]_{7759-both young men} were as likely to marry as not ; and then [the bride]_{7760-the bride} would be sure to wish to live in [the good old - fashioned house at the back of [the shop]_{951-the shop}]_{7761-the good old - fashioned house at the back of the shop} . It was in vain [she]_257-alice was told by [every one concerned]_{7763-every one concerned} , that , in case of such an event , [the first married partner]_{7764-the first married partner} should take [a house of [his]_{7764-the first married partner} own]_{5654-a house of his own} , leaving [her]_257-alice in undisputed possession . [She]_257-alice replied , with apparent truth , that [both]_6514-both might wish to marry , and surely [the wife of one]_{7767-the wife of one} ought to take possession of [the house belonging to the business]_{7768-the house belonging to the business} ; that [she]_257-alice was not going to trust [herself]_257-alice to the fancies of [young men]_{7769-young men} , who were always , the best of [them]_{7769-young men} , going and doing the very thing that was most foolish in the way of marriage ; of which state , in fact , [she]_257-alice spoke with something of acrimonious contempt and dislike , as if [young people]_{7770-young people} always got mismatched , yet had not the sense to let [older and wiser people]_{7771-older and wiser people} choose for [them]_{7770-young people} . '_[0-i] [Thou'll]_2945-thou'll not have been understanding why [Alice Rose]_257-alice spoke as [she]_257-alice did this morning , ' said [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah to [Philip]_191-philip , on the afternoon succeeding the final discussion of this plan . '_[209-hester] [She]_257-alice was a - thinking of [her]_257-alice youth , [I]_0-i reckon , when [she]_257-alice was [a well - favoured young woman]_{2946-a well - favoured young woman} , and [[our]_2947-our [John]_205-john]_{2948-our john} was full of the thought of marrying [her]_257-alice . As [he]_205-john could not have [her]_257-alice , [he]_205-john has lived [a bachelor]_{6028-a bachelor} all [his]_205-john days . But if [I]_0-i am not [a vast mistaken]_{2950-a vast mistaken} , all that [he]_205-john has will go to [her]_257-alice and to [Hester]_209-hester , for all that [Hester]_209-hester is [the child of [another man]_{5835-another man}]_{2951-the child of another man} . [Thee]_2953-thee and [Coulson]_218-coulson should have a try for [Hester]_209-hester , [Philip]_191-philip . [I]_0-i have told [Coulson]_218-coulson this day of [Hester]_209-hester 's chances . [I]_0-i told [him]_205-john first because [he]_205-john is [[my]_0-i wife 's nephew]_{2954-my wife 's nephew} ; but [I]_0-i tell [thee]_191-philip now , [Philip]_191-philip . It would be a good thing for [the shop]_{951-the shop} if one of [ye]_191-philip was married . ' [Philip]_191-philip reddened . Often as the idea of marriage had come into [his]_191-philip mind , this was the first time it had been gravely suggested to [him]_191-philip by [another]_7464-another . But [he]_191-philip replied quietly enough . '_[257-alice] [I]_0-i do n't think [Hester Rose]_209-hester has any thought of matrimony . ' '_[257-alice] To be sure not ; it is for [thee]_2956-thee , or for [William Coulson]_207-coulson , to make [her]_209-hester think . [She]_209-hester , may - be , remembers enough of [[her]_209-hester mother]_{5519-her mother} 's life with [[her]_209-hester father]_{955-her father} to make [her]_209-hester slow to think on such things . But it 's in [her]_209-hester to think on matrimony ; it 's in all of [us]_2959-us . ' '_[0-i] [[Alice]_257-alice 's husband]_{2960-alice 's husband} was dead before [I]_0-i knew [her]_257-alice , ' said [Philip]_191-philip , rather evading the main subject . '_[0-i] It was a mercy when [he]_{2960-alice 's husband} were taken . A mercy to [them]_2961-them who were left , [I]_0-i mean . [Alice]_257-alice was [a bonny young woman]_{2962-a bonny young woman} , with a smile for [everybody]_{5575-everybody} , when [he]_{2960-alice 's husband} [we]_2959-us d [her]_257-alice -- a smile for [every one except [[our]_2959-us John , who never could do enough to try and win one from [her]_257-alice]_205-john]_{2964-every one except our john , who never could do enough to try and win one from her} . But , no ! [she]_257-alice would have none of [him]_{2960-alice 's husband} , but set [her]_257-alice heart on [Jack Rose]_{349-jack rose} , [a sailor in [a whale - ship]_{2966-a whale - ship}]_{2965-a sailor in a whale - ship} . And so [they]_2967-they were married at last , though all [[her]_257-alice own folks]_{2968-her own folks} were against it . And [he]_{2960-alice 's husband} was [a profligate sinner]_{2969-a profligate sinner} , and went after [other women]_{2970-other women} , and drank , and beat [her]_257-alice . [She]_257-alice turned as stiff and as grey as [thou]_2971-thou seest [her]_257-alice now within a year of [Hester]_209-hester 's birth . [I]_0-i believe [they]_2967-they 'd have perished for want and cold many a time if it had not been for [John]_205-john . If [she]_257-alice ever guessed where the money came from , it must have hurt [her]_257-alice pride above a bit , for [she]_257-alice was always [a proud woman]_{2972-a proud woman} . But [mother]_684-mother 's love is stronger than pride . ' [Philip]_191-philip fell to thinking ; a generation ago something of the same kind had been going on as that which [he]_191-philip was now living through , quick with hopes and fears . [A girl beloved by two -- nay]_{7773-a girl beloved by two -- nay} , those two so identical in occupation as [he]_191-philip and [Kinraid]_202-kinraid were -- [Rose]_209-hester identical even in character with what [he]_191-philip knew of the specksioneer ; [a girl]_{6672-a girl} choosing [the wrong lover]_{7775-the wrong lover} , and suffering and soured all [her]_257-alice life in consequence of [her]_257-alice youth 's mistake ; was that to be [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's lot?--or , rather , was [she]_188-sylvia not saved from it by the event of the impressment , and by the course of silence [he]_191-philip [himself]_191-philip had resolved upon ? Then [he]_191-philip went on to wonder if the lives of [one generation]_{7776-one generation} were but a repetition of the lives of [those who had gone before , with no variation but from the internal cause that some had greater capacity for suffering than others]_{7777-those who had gone before , with no variation but from the internal cause that some had greater capacity for suffering than others} . Would those very circumstances which made the interest of [his]_191-philip life now , return , in due cycle , when [he]_191-philip was dead and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was forgotten ? Perplexed thoughts of this and a similar kind kept returning into [Philip]_191-philip 's mind whenever [he]_191-philip had leisure to give [himself]_191-philip up to consideration of anything but the immediate throng of business . And every time [he]_191-philip dwelt on this complication and succession of similar events , [he]_191-philip emerged from [his]_191-philip reverie more and more satisfied with the course [he]_191-philip had taken in withholding from [Sylvia]_188-sylvia all knowledge of [[her]_188-sylvia lover]_{6870-her lover} 's fate . It was settled at length that [Philip]_191-philip was to remove to [the house belonging to [the shop]_{951-the shop}]_{7753-the house belonging to the shop} , [Coulson]_207-coulson remaining with [Alice]_257-alice and [[her]_257-alice daughter]_{1252-her daughter} . But in the course of the summer [the latter]_{5840-the latter} told [[his]_191-philip partner]_{7783-his partner} that [he]_191-philip had offered marriage to [Hester]_209-hester on the previous day , and been refused . It was an awkward affair altogether , as [he]_191-philip lived in [[their]_7784-their house]_{7785-their house} , and was in daily companionship with [Hester]_209-hester , who , however , seemed to preserve [her]_209-hester gentle calmness , with only a tinge more of reserve in [her]_209-hester manner to [Coulson]_207-coulson . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i wish [yo]_0-i ' could find out what [she]_209-hester has again '_[0-i] [me]_0-i , [Philip]_191-philip , ' said [Coulson]_207-coulson , about a fortnight after [he]_207-coulson had made the proposal . [The poor young man]_{7786-the poor young man} thought that [Hester]_209-hester 's composure of manner towards [him]_191-philip since the event argued that [he]_191-philip was not distasteful to [her]_209-hester ; and as [he]_191-philip was now on very happy terms with [Philip]_191-philip , [he]_191-philip came constantly to [him]_191-philip , as if [the latter]_{5840-the latter} could interpret the meaning of all the little occurrences between [him]_191-philip and [[his]_191-philip beloved]_{7788-his beloved} . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i 'm o '_[0-i] right age , not two months betwixt [us]_2974-us ; and there 's few in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven as would think on [her]_2975-her wi ' better prospects than [me]_2975-her ; and [she]_2975-her knows [[my]_2975-her folks]_{7789-my folks} ; [we]_2974-us 're_[2975-her] kind o ' [cousins]_7790-cousins , in fact ; and [I]_191-philip 'd be like [a son to [[her]_2975-her mother]_{5519-her mother}]_{7791-a son to her mother} ; and there 's noane [i]_191-philip '_[191-philip] [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven as can speak again ' [my]_0-i character . There 's nought between [yo]_7793-yo '_[0-i] and [her]_2975-her , is there , [Philip]_191-philip ? ' '_[2976-she] [I]_0-i ha ' telled [thee]_2975-her many a time that [she]_2975-her and [me]_191-philip is like [brother]_6149-brother and [sister]_7795-sister . [She]_2975-her 's no more thought on [me]_191-philip nor [I]_191-philip have for [her]_2975-her . So be content wi't , for [I'se]_191-philip not tell [thee]_2975-her again . '_[191-philip] ' Do n't be vexed , [Philip]_191-philip ; if [thou]_2975-her knew what it was to be in love , [thou'd]_2975-her be always fancying things , just as [I]_191-philip am . '_[191-philip] ' [I]_2976-she might be , '_[2976-she] said [Philip]_191-philip ; ' but [I]_191-philip dunnut think [I]_191-philip should be always talking about [my]_191-philip fancies . '_[191-philip] ' [I]_191-philip wunnot talk any more after this once , if [thou'll]_2975-her just find out fra '_[191-philip] [thysel]_2976-she ' , as it were , what it is [she]_2976-she has again '_[191-philip] [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i 'd go to [chapel]_2977-chapel for [iver]_2978-iver with [her]_2976-she , if that 's what [she]_2976-she wants . Just ask [her]_2976-she , [Philip]_191-philip . ' '_[191-philip] It 's an awkward thing for [me]_0-i to be melling wi ' , '_[191-philip] said [Hepburn]_191-philip , reluctantly . ' But [thou]_7796-thou said [thee]_7796-thou and [she]_2976-she were like [brother]_6149-brother and [sister]_7795-sister ; and [a brother]_{6040-a brother} would ask [a sister]_{7225-a sister} , and [niver]_5666-niver think twice about it . '_[191-philip] ' Well , well , '_[191-philip] replied [Philip]_191-philip , ' [I]_191-philip 'll see what [I]_191-philip can do ; but , [lad]_1139-lad , [I]_191-philip dunnot think [she]_2976-she 'll have [thee]_1139-lad . [She]_2976-she does n't fancy [thee]_1139-lad , and fancy is three parts o '_[191-philip] love , if reason is t ' other fourth . '_[257-alice] But somehow [Philip]_191-philip could not begin on the subject with [Hester]_209-hester . [He]_191-philip did not know why , except that , as [he]_191-philip said , ' it was so awkward . '_[257-alice] But [he]_191-philip really liked [Coulson]_207-coulson so much as to be anxious to do what [the latter]_{5840-the latter} wished , although [he]_191-philip was almost convinced that it would be of no use . So [he]_191-philip watched [his]_191-philip opportunity , and found [Alice]_257-alice alone and at leisure one Sunday evening . [She]_257-alice was sitting by the window , reading [her]_257-alice Bible , when [he]_191-philip went in . [She]_257-alice gave [him]_191-philip a curt welcome , hearty enough for [her]_257-alice , for [she]_257-alice was always chary in [her]_257-alice expressions of pleasure or satisfaction . But [she]_257-alice took off [her]_257-alice horn spectacles and placed them in the book to keep [her]_257-alice place ; and then turning more fully round on [her]_257-alice chair , so as to face [him]_191-philip , [she]_257-alice said,-- ' Well , [lad]_1139-lad ! and how does it go on ? Though it 's not a day for t '_[257-alice] ask about worldly things . But [I]_0-i niver see [thee]_257-alice now but on Sabbath day , and rarely then . Still [we]_2980-we munnot speak o ' such things on [t '_[2982-t] Lord]_{7804-t ' lord} 's day . So [thee]_257-alice mun just say how t ' [shop]_1791-shop is doing , and then [we]_2980-we 'll leave such vain talk . '_[257-alice] ' [T '_[257-alice] [shop]_1791-shop]_{6345-t ' shop} is doing main an ' well , thank [ye]_257-alice , [mother]_684-mother . But [Coulson]_207-coulson could tell [yo]_257-alice '_[257-alice] o ' that any day . '_[2982-t] ' [I]_207-coulson 'd a deal rayther hear fra '_{[207-coulson]} [thee]_257-alice , [Philip]_191-philip . [Coulson]_207-coulson does n't know how [t]_2982-t ' manage [[his]_207-coulson own business]_{7808-his own business} , let alone half the business as it took [John]_205-john and [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah 's heads -- ay , and tasked 'em_{[207-coulson]} , too -- to manage . [I]_0-i 've no patience with [Coulson]_207-coulson . ' '_{[839-other folks]} Why ? [he]_207-coulson 's [a decent young fellow]_{2983-a decent young fellow} as ever there is in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven . ' '_{[2985-any chap o ' his age i ' monkshaven]} [He]_207-coulson may be . [He]_207-coulson 's noane cut [his]_207-coulson wisdom - teeth yet . But , for that matter , there 's [other folks]_{839-other folks} as far fra ' sense as [he]_207-coulson is . '_{[839-other folks]} ' Ay , and farther . [Coulson]_207-coulson may n't be so bright at all times as [he]_207-coulson might be , but [he]_207-coulson 's [a steady - goer]_{7809-a steady - goer} , and [I]_{839-other folks} 'd back [him]_207-coulson again '_{[839-other folks]} [any chap o ' [his]_207-coulson age [i]_191-philip '_[191-philip] [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{2985-any chap o ' his age i ' monkshaven} . ' '_[191-philip] [I]_0-i know who [I]_0-i 'd sooner back in many a thing , [Philip]_191-philip ! ' [She]_{839-other folks} said it with so much meaning that [he]_207-coulson could not fail to understand that [he]_207-coulson [himself]_207-coulson was meant , and [he]_207-coulson replied , ingenuously enough,-- '_[191-philip] If [yo]_191-philip ' mean [me]_2986-i , [mother]_684-mother , [I]_2986-i 'll noane deny that in a thing or two [I]_2986-i may be more knowledgeable than [Coulson]_207-coulson . [I]_2986-i 've had a deal o '_[2986-i] time on [my]_0-i hands [i]_0-i ' [my]_684-mother youth , and [I]_684-mother 'd good schooling as long as [father]_6351-father lived . '_[684-mother] ' [Lad]_1139-lad ! it 's not schooling , nor knowledge , nor book - learning as carries [a man]_{5486-a man} through t '_[0-i] world . [It]_2986-i 's [mother]_684-mother - wit . And it 's noane schooling , nor knowledge , nor book - learning as takes [a young woman]_{5626-a young woman} . It 's summat as can not be put into words . ' '_[209-hester] That 's just what [I]_0-i told [Coulson]_207-coulson ! ' said [Philip]_191-philip , quickly . '_[2989-thou] [He]_207-coulson were sore put about because [Hester]_209-hester had gi'en [him]_207-coulson the bucket , and came to [me]_0-i about it . ' '_[2989-thou] And what did [thou]_2989-thou say ? ' asked [Alice]_257-alice , [her]_257-alice deep eyes gleaming at [him]_191-philip as if to read [his]_191-philip face as well as [his]_191-philip words . [Philip]_191-philip , thinking [he]_191-philip could now do what [Coulson]_207-coulson had begged of [him]_191-philip in the neatest manner , went on,-- '_[5570-folks] [I]_0-i told [him]_207-coulson [I]_0-i 'd help [him]_207-coulson all as [I]_0-i could--- ' '_[191-philip] [Thou]_2989-thou did , did [thou]_2989-thou ? Well , well , there 's nought sa queer as [folks]_5570-folks , that a will say , ' muttered [Alice]_257-alice , between [her]_257-alice teeth . '_[191-philip] --but that fancy had three parts to do wi ' love , '_[191-philip] continued [Philip]_191-philip , ' and it would be hard , may - be , to get a reason for [her]_257-alice not fancying [him]_207-coulson . Yet [I]_191-philip wish [she]_257-alice 'd think twice about it ; [he]_207-coulson so set upon having [her]_257-alice , [I]_191-philip think [he]_207-coulson 'll do [himself]_207-coulson a mischief wi '_[191-philip] fretting , if it goes on as it is . ' '_{[207-coulson]} It 'll noane go on as it is , ' said [Alice]_257-alice , with gloomy oracularness . '_[684-mother] How not ? ' asked [Philip]_191-philip . Then , receiving no answer , [he]_191-philip went on , '_[2992-yo'll] [He]_207-coulson loves [her]_2991-her true , and [he]_207-coulson 's within a month or two on [her]_2991-her age , and [his]_207-coulson character will bear handling on a ' sides ; and [his]_207-coulson share on [t '_[684-mother] shop]_{6345-t ' shop} will be worth hundreds a year afore long . ' Another pause . [Alice]_257-alice was trying to bring down [her]_257-alice pride to say something , which [she]_257-alice could not with all [her]_257-alice efforts . '_[2991-her] Maybe [yo'll]_2992-yo'll speak a word for [him]_207-coulson , [mother]_684-mother , ' said [Philip]_191-philip , annoyed at [her]_257-alice silence . '_[2991-her] [I]_0-i 'll do no such thing . Marriages are best made wi'out melling . How do [I]_0-i know but what [she]_2991-her likes some one better ? ' '_[2999-t] [[Our]_2994-our Hester]_{6376-our hester} 's not [th ' lass]_{7815-th ' lass} to think on [a young man]_{5965-a young man} unless [he]_207-coulson 's been a - wooing on [her]_2991-her . And [yo]_684-mother '_[224-niver] know , [mother]_684-mother , as well as [I]_0-i do -- and [Coulson]_207-coulson does too -- [she]_2991-her 's niver given [any one]_{776-any one} a chance to woo [her]_2991-her ; living half [her]_2991-her time [here]_5537-here , and [t]_2999-t ' other half in [t '_[224-niver] shop]_{6345-t ' shop} , and [niver]_224-niver speaking to [no one]_{634-no one} by t ' way . '_[684-mother] ' [I]_191-philip wish [thou]_3001-thy would n't come here troubling [me]_191-philip on a Sabbath day wi '_[191-philip] [thy]_3001-thy vanity and [thy]_3001-thy worldly talk . [I]_0-i 'd liefer by far be [i]_0-i ' that world wheere there 's neither marrying nor giving in marriage , for it 's all a moithering mess here . '_[191-philip] [She]_684-mother turned to the closed Bible lying on the dresser , and opened it with a bang . While [she]_684-mother was adjusting [her]_684-mother spectacles on [her]_684-mother nose , with hands trembling with passion , [she]_684-mother heard [Philip]_191-philip say,-- ' [I]_191-philip ask [yo'r]_0-i pardon , [I]_191-philip 'm_[191-philip] sure . [I]_0-i could n't well come any other day . ' '_[0-i] It 's a ' t '_[3002-thou] same -- [I]_0-i care not . But [thou]_3002-thou might as well tell truth . [I]_0-i 'll be bound [thou]_3002-thou 's been at [Haytersbank Farm]_{24-haytersbank farm} some day this week ? ' [Philip]_191-philip reddened ; in fact , [he]_191-philip had forgotten how [he]_191-philip had got to consider [his]_191-philip frequent visits to [the farm]_{6675-the farm} as a regular piece of occupation . [He]_191-philip kept silence . [Alice]_257-alice looked at [him]_191-philip with a sharp intelligence that read [his]_191-philip silence through . '_[3002-thou] [I]_0-i thought so . Next time [thou]_3002-thou thinks to [thyself]_3003-thyself , ' [I]_207-coulson 'm_{[207-coulson]} more knowledgeable than [Coulson]_207-coulson , ' just remember [Alice Rose]_257-alice 's words , and they are these:--If [Coulson]_207-coulson 's too thick - sighted to see through a board , [thou'rt]_3002-thou too blind to see through a window . As for comin '_[191-philip] and speakin ' up for [Coulson]_207-coulson , why [he]_207-coulson 'll be married to [some one else]_{5805-some one else} afore t '_[191-philip] year 's out , for all [he]_207-coulson thinks [he]_207-coulson 's so set upon [Hester]_209-hester now . Go [thy]_3002-thou ways , and leave [me]_0-i to [my]_0-i Scripture , and come no more on Sabbath days wi ' [thy]_3002-thou vain babbling . '_[191-philip] So [Philip]_191-philip returned from [his]_191-philip mission rather crestfallen , but quite as far as ever from ' seeing through a glass window . '_[3029-he] Before the year was out , [Alice]_257-alice 's prophecy was fulfilled . [Coulson]_207-coulson , who found the position of [a rejected lover in [the same house]_{6329-the same house} with [the girl who had refused [him]_207-coulson]_{3006-the girl who had refused him} , too uncomfortable to be endured , as soon as [he]_207-coulson was convinced that [his]_207-coulson object was decidedly out of [his]_207-coulson reach]_{3004-a rejected lover in the same house with the girl who had refused him , too uncomfortable to be endured , as soon as he was convinced that his object was decidedly out of his reach} , turned [his]_207-coulson attention to [some one else]_{5805-some one else} . [He]_207-coulson did not love [[his]_207-coulson new sweetheart]_{3008-his new sweetheart} as [he]_207-coulson had done [Hester]_209-hester : there was more of reason and less of fancy in [his]_207-coulson attachment . But it ended successfully ; and before the first snow fell , [Philip]_191-philip was best man at [[his]_191-philip partner]_{7783-his partner} 's wedding . CHAPTER XXII DEEPENING SHADOWS But before [Coulson]_207-coulson was married , many small events happened -- small events to all but [Philip]_191-philip . To [him]_207-coulson [they]_3010-they were as the sun and moon . The days when [he]_207-coulson went up to [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia spoke to [him]_207-coulson , the days when [he]_207-coulson went up and [she]_188-sylvia had apparently no heart to speak to [any one]_{776-any one} , but left [the room]_{1183-the room} as soon as [he]_207-coulson came , or never entered it at all , although [she]_188-sylvia must have known that [he]_207-coulson was there -- these were [his]_207-coulson alternations from happiness to sorrow . From [[her]_188-sylvia parents]_{1783-her parents} [he]_207-coulson always had a welcome . Oppressed by [[their]_{1783-her parents} daughter]_{3014-their daughter} 's depression of spirits , [they]_{1783-her parents} hailed the coming of [any visitor]_{3015-any visitor} as a change for [her]_188-sylvia as well as for [themselves]_{1783-her parents} . The former intimacy with [the Corneys]_{242-the corneys} was in abeyance for all parties , owing to [Bessy Corney]_298-bessy 's out - spoken grief for the loss of [[her]_298-bessy cousin]_{956-her cousin} , as if [she]_298-bessy had had reason to look upon [him]_207-coulson as [[her]_298-bessy lover]_{6870-her lover} , whereas [[Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's parents]_{3018-sylvia 's parents} felt this as a slur upon [[their]_{1783-her parents} daughter]_{3014-their daughter} 's cause of grief . But although at this time [the members of [the two families]_{3021-the two families}]_{3020-the members of the two families} ceased to seek after each other 's society , nothing was said . The thread of friendship might be joined afresh at any time , only just now it was broken ; and [Philip]_191-philip was glad of it . Before going to [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} [he]_191-philip sought each time for some little present with which to make [his]_191-philip coming welcome . And now [he]_191-philip wished even more than ever that [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had cared for learning ; if [she]_188-sylvia had [he]_191-philip could have taken [her]_188-sylvia many a pretty ballad , or story - book , such as were then in vogue . [He]_191-philip did try [her]_188-sylvia with the translation of the _ Sorrows of Werther _ , so popular at the time that it had a place in all [[pedlars]_3022-pedlars ' baskets]_{7820-pedlars ' baskets} , with [Law]_350-law 's _ Serious Call _ , [the _ Pilgrim]_{7821-the _ pilgrim} 's Progress _ , [Klopstock]_{351-klopstock} 's _ Messiah _ , and _ Paradise Lost _ . But [she]_188-sylvia could not read it for [herself]_188-sylvia ; and after turning the leaves languidly over , and smiling a little at the picture of [Charlotte]_{320-charlotte} cutting bread and butter in a left - handed manner , [she]_188-sylvia put it aside on the shelf by the _ Complete Farrier _ ; and there [Philip]_191-philip saw it , upside down and untouched , the next time [he]_191-philip came to [the farm]_{6675-the farm} . Many a time during that summer did [he]_191-philip turn to the few verses in Genesis in which [Jacob]_352-jacob 's twice seven years '_[298-bessy] service for [Rachel]_353-rachel is related , and try and take fresh heart from the reward which came to [the patriarch]_{3023-the patriarch} 's constancy at last . After trying books , nosegays , small presents of pretty articles of dress , such as suited the notions of those days , and finding them all received with the same languid gratitude , [he]_191-philip set [himself]_191-philip to endeavour to please [her]_188-sylvia in some other way . It was time that [he]_191-philip should change [his]_191-philip tactics ; for [the girl]_{5643-the girl} was becoming weary of the necessity for thanking [him]_191-philip , every time [he]_191-philip came , for some little favour or other . [She]_{5643-the girl} wished [he]_191-philip would let [her]_{5643-the girl} alone and not watch [her]_{5643-the girl} continually with such sad eyes . [[Her]_{5643-the girl} father]_{955-her father} and [mother]_684-mother hailed [her]_{5643-the girl} first signs of impatient petulance towards [him]_191-philip as a return to the old state of things before [Kinraid]_202-kinraid had come to disturb the tenour of [their]_3027-their lives ; for even [Daniel]_223-daniel had turned against [the specksioneer]_{5992-the specksioneer} , irritated by [the Corneys]_{242-the corneys} ' loud moans over the loss of [the man to whom [[their]_3027-their daughter]_{3014-their daughter} said that [she]_{3014-their daughter} was attached]_{7823-the man to whom their daughter said that she was attached} . If [Daniel]_223-daniel wished for [him]_191-philip to be alive again , it was mainly that [the Corneys]_{242-the corneys} might be convinced that [his]_191-philip last visit to [the neighbourhood of [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{7825-the neighbourhood of monkshaven} was for the sake of [the pale and silent Sylvia]_{7826-the pale and silent sylvia} , and not for that of [Bessy]_298-bessy , who complained of [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's untimely death rather as if by it [she]_298-bessy had been cheated of [a husband]_{5761-a husband} than for any overwhelming personal love towards [the deceased]_{7828-the deceased} . '_{[3038-their mother]} If [he]_3029-he were after [her]_3030-her [he]_3029-he were [a big black scoundrel]_{3031-a big black scoundrel} , that 's what [he]_3029-he were ; and a wish [he]_3029-he were alive again to be hung . But [a dunnot]_{7059-a dunnot} believe it ; [[them]_3033-they [Corney]_298-bessy lasses]_{3034-them corney lasses} were [allays]_3035-allays a - talkin ' an '_{[3038-their mother]} a - thinking on [sweethearts]_{914-sweethearts} , and niver [a man]_{5486-a man} crossed t ' threshold but [they]_3033-they tried [him]_3029-he on as [a husband]_{5761-a husband} . An '_{[3038-their mother]} [[their]_3033-they mother]_{3038-their mother} were no better : [Kinraid]_202-kinraid has spoken civil to [Bessy]_298-bessy as became [a lad to [a lass]_{1537-a lass}]_{3039-a lad to a lass} , and [she]_{3038-their mother} makes an ado over [him]_3029-he as if [they]_3033-they 'd been to [church]_6097-church together not a week sin ' . '_[295-molly] ' [I]_0-i dunnot uphold t '_[0-i] [Corneys]_{242-the corneys} ; but [Molly Corney]_187-molly -- as is [Molly Brunton]_295-molly now -- used to speak on [this dead man]_{3042-this dead man} to [[our]_3043-our Sylvie]_{1290-our sylvie} as if [he]_3029-he were [[her]_{3038-their mother} sweetheart]_{2807-her sweetheart} in old days . Now there 's no smoke without fire , and [I]_0-i 'm thinking it 's likely enough [he]_3029-he were [one of [them]_{242-the corneys} fellows]_{7830-one of them fellows} as is always after [some lass]_{7831-some lass} or another , and , as often as not , two or three at a time . Now look at [Philip]_191-philip , what [a different one]_{7832-a different one} [he]_191-philip is ! [He]_3046-he 's niver thought on [a woman]_{1082-a woman} but [[our]_3043-our Sylvie]_{1290-our sylvie} , [I]_295-molly 'll be bound . [I]_295-molly wish [he]_3046-he wern't so old - fashioned and faint - hearted . '_[295-molly] ' Ay ! and [t]_7835-t '_[295-molly] shop 's doin' a vast o ' business , [I]_3046-he 've heard say . [He]_3046-he 's a deal better company , too , '_[3046-he] n or [he]_3046-he used to be . [He]_3046-he 'd a way o ' preaching wi '_[3046-he] [him]_3046-he as a could n't abide ; but now [he]_3046-he tak 's [his]_3046-he glass , an ' holds [his]_3046-he tongue , leavin '_[3046-he] room for [wiser men]_{3047-wiser men} to say [their]_{3047-wiser men} say . ' Such was a conjugal colloquy about this time . [Philip]_191-philip was gaining ground with [Daniel]_223-daniel , and that was something towards winning [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's heart ; for [she]_188-sylvia was unaware of [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} 's change of feeling towards [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , and took all [his]_223-daniel tenderness towards [herself]_188-sylvia as if they were marks of [his]_223-daniel regard for [[her]_188-sylvia lost lover]_{7837-her lost lover} and [his]_223-daniel sympathy in [her]_188-sylvia loss , instead of which [he]_223-daniel was rather feeling as if it might be a good thing after all that [the fickle - hearted sailor]_{7838-the fickle - hearted sailor} was dead and drowned . In fact , [Daniel]_223-daniel was very like [a child]_{5617-a child} in all the parts of [his]_223-daniel character . [He]_223-daniel was strongly affected by whatever was present , and apt to forget the absent . [He]_223-daniel acted on impulse , and too often had reason to be sorry for it ; but [he]_223-daniel hated [his]_223-daniel sorrow too much to let it teach [him]_223-daniel wisdom for the future . With all [his]_223-daniel many faults , however , [he]_223-daniel had something in [him]_223-daniel which made [him]_223-daniel be dearly loved , both by [the daughter whom [he]_223-daniel indulged]_{7840-the daughter whom he indulged} , and [the wife who was in fact superior to [him]_223-daniel , but whom [he]_223-daniel imagined that [he]_223-daniel ruled with a wise and absolute sway]_{7841-the wife who was in fact superior to him , but whom he imagined that he ruled with a wise and absolute sway} . Love to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia gave [Philip]_191-philip tact . [He]_223-daniel seemed to find out that to please [the women of [the household]_{6398-the household}]_{7842-the women of the household} [he]_223-daniel must pay all possible attention to [the man]_{5588-the man} ; and though [he]_223-daniel cared little in comparison for [Daniel]_223-daniel , yet this autumn [he]_223-daniel was continually thinking of how [he]_223-daniel could please [him]_223-daniel . When [he]_223-daniel had said or done anything to gratify or amuse [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia smiled and was kind . Whatever [he]_223-daniel did was right with [[his]_223-daniel aunt]_{5798-his aunt} ; but even [she]_188-sylvia was unusually glad when [[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} was pleased . Still [his]_223-daniel progress was slow towards [his]_223-daniel object ; and often [he]_223-daniel sighed [himself]_223-daniel to sleep with the words , '_{[5645-her husband]} seven years , and maybe seven years more ' . Then in [his]_223-daniel dreams [he]_223-daniel saw [Kinraid]_202-kinraid again , sometimes struggling , sometimes sailing towards [land]_693-land , the only one on board [a swift advancing ship]_{7849-a swift advancing ship} , alone on deck , stern and avenging ; till [Philip]_191-philip awoke in remorseful terror . Such and similar dreams returned with the greater frequency when , in the November of that year , [the coast between [Hartlepool]_{32-hartlepool} and [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{7850-the coast between hartlepool and monkshaven} was overshadowed by the presence of [guard - ships]_{7851-guard - ships} , driven south from [[their]_{7851-guard - ships} station at [North Shields]_{83-north shields}]_{7852-their station at north shields} by the resolution which [the sailors of]_{7853-the sailors of} [that port]_{7854-that port} had entered into to resist the press - gang , and the energy with which [they]_{7853-the sailors of} had begun to carry out [their]_{7853-the sailors of} determination . For on a certain Tuesday evening yet remembered by [old inhabitants of [North Shields]_{83-north shields}]_{7855-old inhabitants of north shields} , [the sailors in the merchant service]_{7856-the sailors in the merchant service} met together and overpowered [the press - gang]_{708-the press - gang} , dismissing [them]_{708-the press - gang} from [the town]_{480-the town} with the highest contempt , and with [their]_{708-the press - gang} jackets reversed . [A numerous mob]_{7859-a numerous mob} went with [them]_{708-the press - gang} to [Chirton Bar]_{104-chirton bar} ; gave [them]_{708-the press - gang} three cheers at parting , but vowed to tear [them]_{708-the press - gang} limb from limb should [they]_{708-the press - gang} seek to re - enter [North Shields]_{83-north shields} . But a few days afterwards some fresh cause of irritation arose , and [five hundred sailors]_{7860-five hundred sailors} , armed with such swords and pistols as [they]_{7860-five hundred sailors} could collect , paraded through [the town]_{480-the town} in the most riotous manner , and at last attempted to seize [the tender Eleanor]_{7862-the tender eleanor} , on some pretext of the ill - treatment of [the impressed men aboard]_{7863-the impressed men aboard} . This endeavour failed , however , owing to the energetic conduct of [the officers in command]_{7864-the officers in command} . Next day [this body of sailors]_{7865-this body of sailors} set off for [Newcastle]_51-newcastle ; but learning , before [they]_{7865-this body of sailors} reached [the town]_{480-the town} , that there was [a strong military and civil force]_{7867-a strong military and civil force} prepared to receive [them]_{7865-this body of sailors} [there]_5676-there , [they]_{7865-this body of sailors} dispersed for the time ; but not before [the good citizens]_{7869-the good citizens} had received a great fright , the drums of [the North Yorkshire militia]_{7870-the north yorkshire militia} beating to arms , and [the terrified people]_{7871-the terrified people} rushing out into [the streets]_{711-the streets} to learn the reason of the alarm , and [some of [them]_{7865-this body of sailors} seeing [the militia]_{7874-the militia} , under the command of [the Earl of Fauconberg]_{354-the earl of fauconberg} , marching from [the guard - house adjoining [New Gate]_{105-new gate}]_{7875-the guard - house adjoining new gate} to [the house of rendezvous]_{7876-the house of rendezvous} for [impressed seamen in [the Broad Chase]_{106-the broad chase}]_{7877-impressed seamen in the broad chase}]_{7873-some of them seeing the militia , under the command of the earl of fauconberg , marching from the guard - house adjoining new gate to the house of rendezvous for impressed seamen in the broad chase} . But a few weeks after , [the impressment service]_{7878-the impressment service} took [their]_{7878-the impressment service} revenge for the insults [they]_{7878-the impressment service} had been subjected to in [North Shields]_{83-north shields} . In the dead of night a cordon was formed round [that town]_{7879-that town} by [a regiment stationed at [[Tynemouth]_{107-tynemouth} barracks]_{7881-tynemouth barracks}]_{7880-a regiment stationed at tynemouth barracks} ; [the press - gangs belonging to [armed vessels]_{7883-armed vessels} lying off [Shields]_69-shields harbour]_{7882-the press - gangs belonging to armed vessels lying off shields harbour} were let loose ; [no one within the circle]_{7884-no one within the circle} could escape , and [upwards of two hundred and fifty men]_{7885-upwards of two hundred and fifty men} , [sailors]_5848-sailors , [mechanics]_{7887-mechanics} , [labourers of every description]_{7888-labourers of every description} , were forced on board [the armed ships]_{7889-the armed ships} . With that prize [they]_{7878-the impressment service} set sail , and wisely left [the place]_{976-the place} , where deep passionate vengeance was sworn against [them]_{7878-the impressment service} . Not all the dread of an invasion by [the French]_{1149-the french} could reconcile [the people of [these coasts]_{7893-these coasts}]_{7892-the people of these coasts} to the necessity of impressment . Fear and confusion prevailed after this to within [many miles of [the sea - shore]_{7895-the sea - shore}]_{7894-many miles of the sea - shore} . [A Yorkshire gentleman of rank]_{7896-a yorkshire gentleman of rank} said that [[his]_{7896-a yorkshire gentleman of rank} labourers]_{7897-his labourers} dispersed like a covey of birds , because [a press - gang]_{1166-a press - gang} was reported to have established itself so far inland as [Tadcaster]_{108-tadcaster} ; and [they]_{7897-his labourers} only returned to work on the assurance from [the steward of [[his]_{7896-a yorkshire gentleman of rank} master]_{1110-his master} 's protection]_{7899-the steward of his master 's protection} , but even then begged leave to sleep on straw in [the stables]_{7901-the stables} or outhouses belonging to [[their]_{7897-his labourers} landlord]_{7902-their landlord} , not daring to sleep at [[their]_{7897-his labourers} own homes]_{7903-their own homes} . No fish was caught , for [the fishermen]_{7904-the fishermen} dared not venture out to [sea]_630-sea ; [the markets]_{7906-the markets} were deserted , as [the press - gangs]_{7907-the press - gangs} might come down on any gathering of [men]_662-men ; prices were raised , and [many]_2356-many were impoverished ; [many others]_{7910-many others} ruined . For in the great struggle in which [England]_1-england was then involved , [the navy]_{645-the navy} was esteemed [her]_{645-the navy} safeguard ; and [men]_662-men must be had at any price of money , or suffering , or of injustice . [Landsmen]_666-landsmen were kidnapped and taken to [London]_49-london ; there , in too many instances , to be discharged without redress and penniless , because [they]_666-landsmen were discovered to be useless for the purpose for which [they]_666-landsmen had been taken . Autumn brought back [the whaling - ships]_{7914-the whaling - ships} . But the period of [their]_{7914-the whaling - ships} return was full of gloomy anxiety , instead of its being the annual time of rejoicing and feasting ; of gladdened households , where [brave steady husbands]_{7915-brave steady husbands} or [sons]_7916-sons returned ; of unlimited and reckless expenditure , and boisterous joviality among [those who thought that [they]_{7914-the whaling - ships} had earned unbounded licence on [shore]_6426-shore by [their]_{7914-the whaling - ships} six months of compelled abstinence]_{7917-those who thought that they had earned unbounded licence on shore by their six months of compelled abstinence} . In other years this had been the time for new and handsome winter clothing ; for cheerful if humble hospitality ; for [the shopkeepers]_{7919-the shopkeepers} to display [their]_{7919-the shopkeepers} gayest and best ; for [the public - houses]_{7920-the public - houses} to be crowded ; for [the streets]_{711-the streets} to be full of blue jackets , rolling along with merry words and open hearts . In other years [the boiling - houses]_{7922-the boiling - houses} had been full of [active workers]_{7923-active workers} , [the staithes]_{829-the staithes} crowded with barrels , [the [ship - carpenters]_{7926-ship - carpenters} '_[191-philip] yards]_{7925-the ship - carpenters ' yards} thronged with [seamen]_1447-seamen and [captains]_{3049-captains} ; now [a few men , tempted by high wages]_{3050-a few men , tempted by high wages} , went stealthily by [back lanes]_{3051-back lanes} to [their]_{3050-a few men , tempted by high wages} work , clustering together , with sinister looks , glancing round corners , and fearful of every approaching footstep , as if [they]_{3050-a few men , tempted by high wages} were going on some unlawful business , instead of true honest work . [Most of [them]_{3050-a few men , tempted by high wages}]_{3052-most of them} kept [their]_{3052-most of them} whaling - knives about [them]_{3052-most of them} ready for bloody defence if [they]_{3052-most of them} were attacked . [The shops]_{789-the shops} were almost deserted ; there was no unnecessary expenditure by [the men]_{1065-the men} ; [they]_{1065-the men} dared not venture out to buy lavish presents for [the wife]_{3055-the wife} or [sweetheart]_{7747-sweetheart} or [little children]_{3057-little children} . [The public - houses]_{7920-the public - houses} kept scouts on the look - out ; while [fierce men]_{3059-fierce men} drank and swore deep oaths of vengeance in the bar -- [men who did not maunder in [their]_{3059-fierce men} cups , nor grow foolishly merry , but in whom liquor called forth all the desperate , bad passions of human nature]_{3060-men who did not maunder in their cups , nor grow foolishly merry , but in whom liquor called forth all the desperate , bad passions of human nature} . Indeed , all along [the coast of [Yorkshire]_26-yorkshire]_{3061-the coast of yorkshire} , it seemed as if a blight hung over [the land]_{7332-the land} and [the people]_{767-the people} . [Men]_662-men dodged about [their]_662-men daily business with hatred and suspicion in [their]_662-men eyes , and many a curse went over [the sea]_{575-the sea} to [the three fatal ships lying motionless at anchor]_{3066-the three fatal ships lying motionless at anchor} [three miles off [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{3067-three miles off monkshaven} . When first [Philip]_191-philip had heard in [[his]_191-philip shop]_{5634-his shop} that [these three men - of - war]_{3069-these three men - of - war} might be seen lying fell and still on the gray horizon , [his]_191-philip heart sank , and [he]_191-philip scarcely dared to ask [their]_{3069-these three men - of - war} names . For if [one]_629-one should be [the _ Alcestis _]_{355-the _ alcestis _} ; if [Kinraid]_202-kinraid should send word to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; if [he]_202-kinraid should say [he]_202-kinraid was living , and loving , and faithful ; if it should come to pass that the fact of the undelivered message sent by [[her]_188-sylvia lover]_{6870-her lover} through [Philip]_191-philip should reach [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's ears : what would be the position of [the latter]_{5840-the latter} , not merely in [her]_188-sylvia love -- that , of course , would be hopeless -- but in [her]_188-sylvia esteem ? All sophistry vanished ; the fear of detection awakened [Philip]_191-philip to a sense of guilt ; and , besides , [he]_191-philip found out , that , in spite of all idle talk and careless slander , [he]_191-philip could not help believing that [Kinraid]_202-kinraid was in terrible earnest when [he]_191-philip uttered those passionate words , and entreated that they might be borne to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . Some instinct told [Philip]_191-philip that if [the specksioneer had only flirted with too many]_{3073-the specksioneer had only flirted with too many} , yet that for [Sylvia Robson]_188-sylvia [his]_191-philip love was true and vehement . Then [Philip]_191-philip tried to convince [himself]_191-philip that , from all that was said of [his]_191-philip previous character , [Kinraid]_202-kinraid was not capable of an enduring constant attachment ; and with such poor opiate to [his]_191-philip conscience as [he]_191-philip could obtain from this notion [Philip]_191-philip was obliged to remain content , until , a day or two after the first intelligence of the presence of [those three ships]_{3074-those three ships} , [he]_191-philip learned , with some trouble and pains , that [their]_{3074-those three ships} names were the _ Megoera _ , [the _ Bellerophon]_{3075-the _ bellerophon} _ , and the _ Hanover _ . Then [he]_191-philip began to perceive how unlikely it was that [the _ Alcestis _]_{355-the _ alcestis _} should have been lingering on [this shore]_{3076-this shore} all these many months . [She]_{355-the _ alcestis _} was , doubtless , gone far away by this time ; [she]_{355-the _ alcestis _} had , probably , joined [the fleet on [the war station]_{3078-the war station}]_{3077-the fleet on the war station} . Who could tell what had become of [her]_{355-the _ alcestis _} and [[her]_{355-the _ alcestis _} crew]_{696-her crew} ? [she]_{355-the _ alcestis _} might have been in battle before now , and if so--- So [his]_191-philip previous fancies shrank to nothing , rebuked for their improbability , and with [them]_3080-them vanished [his]_191-philip self - reproach . Yet there were times when the popular attention seemed totally absorbed by the dread of [the press - gang]_{708-the press - gang} ; when no other subject was talked about -- hardly , in fact , thought about . At such flows of panic , [Philip]_191-philip had [his]_191-philip own private fears lest a flash of light should come upon [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , and [she]_188-sylvia should suddenly see that [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's absence might be accounted for in another way besides death . But when [he]_191-philip reasoned , this seemed unlikely . [No man - of - war]_{3082-no man - of - war} had been seen off [the coast]_{633-the coast} , or , if seen , had never been spoken about , at the time of [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's disappearance . If [he]_191-philip had vanished this winter time , [every one]_{565-every one} would have been convinced that [the press - gang]_{708-the press - gang} had seized upon [him]_191-philip . [Philip]_191-philip had never heard [any one]_{776-any one} breathe the dreaded name of [the _ Alcestis _]_{2802-the _ alcestis _} . Besides , [he]_191-philip went on to think , at [the farm]_{6675-the farm} [they]_3089-they are out of hearing of this one great weary subject of talk . But it was not so , as [he]_191-philip became convinced one evening . [[His]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} caught [him]_191-philip a little aside while [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was in [the dairy]_{1817-the dairy} , and [[her]_{5798-his aunt} husband]_{5645-her husband} talking in the shippen with [Kester]_222-kester . ' For good 's sake , [Philip]_191-philip , dunnot [thee]_{5798-his aunt} bring [us]_3089-they talk about [t '_[191-philip] press - gang]_{5958-t ' press - gang} . It 's a thing as has got hold on [my]_0-i measter , till [thou'd]_3093-thou'd think [him]_191-philip possessed . [He]_191-philip 's speaking perpetual on it [i]_0-i ' such a way , that thou'd think [he]_191-philip were itching to kill ['em]_{7928-'em[191-philip]} a ' afore [he]_191-philip tasted bread again . [He]_191-philip really trembles wi '_[191-philip] rage and passion ; an ' a '_[191-philip] night it 's just as bad . [He]_191-philip starts up [i]_0-i ' [his]_191-philip sleep , swearing and cursing at 'em_[0-i] , till [I]_0-i 'm sometimes afeard [he]_191-philip 'll mak '_[191-philip] an end o ' [me]_191-philip by mistake . And what mun [he]_191-philip do last night but open out on [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid , and tell [Sylvie]_188-sylvia [he]_191-philip thought m'appen t '_[191-philip] gang had got hold on [him]_191-philip . It might make [her]_3094-her cry a ' [her]_3094-her saut tears o'er again . '_[191-philip] [Philip]_191-philip spoke , by no wish of [his]_191-philip own , but as if compelled to speak . ' An '_[191-philip] who knows but what it 's true ? ' The instant these words had come out of [his]_191-philip lips [he]_191-philip could have bitten [his]_191-philip tongue off . And yet afterwards it was a sort of balm to [his]_191-philip conscience that [he]_191-philip had so spoken . '_[191-philip] What nonsense , [Philip]_191-philip ! ' said [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} ; '_[3097-they] why , [these fearsome ships]_{3095-these fearsome ships} were far out o ' sight when [he]_191-philip went away , good go wi '_[191-philip] [him]_191-philip , and [Sylvie]_188-sylvia just getting o'er [her]_188-sylvia trouble so nicely , and even [[my]_0-i master]_{867-my master} went on for to say if [they]_3097-they 'd getten hold on [him]_191-philip , [he]_191-philip were not a chap to stay wi ' 'em_[191-philip] ; [he]_191-philip 'd gi'en proofs on [his]_191-philip hatred to 'em , time on . [He]_191-philip either ha '_[191-philip] made off -- an ' then sure enough [we]_7930-we should ha '_[3097-they] heerd on [him]_191-philip somehow -- [[them]_3097-they [Corneys]_{242-the corneys}]_{3098-them corneys} is full on [him]_191-philip still and [they]_3097-they 've a deal to wi ' [[his]_191-philip folk]_{7931-his folk} beyond [Newcassel]_68-newcassel -- or , as [[my]_188-sylvia master]_{867-my master} says , [he]_191-philip were just t '_[188-sylvia] chap to hang or drown hissel , sooner nor do aught against [his]_191-philip will . ' '_[188-sylvia] What did [Sylvie]_188-sylvia say ? ' asked [Philip]_191-philip , in a hoarse low voice . '_[0-i] Say ? why , a ' [she]_188-sylvia could say was to burst out crying , and after a bit , [she]_188-sylvia just repeated [her]_188-sylvia feyther 's words , and said anyhow [he]_191-philip was dead , for [he]_191-philip 'd niver live to go to [sea]_630-sea wi '_[0-i] [a press - gang]_{1166-a press - gang} . [She]_188-sylvia knowed [him]_191-philip too well for that . [Thou]_3100-thou sees [she]_188-sylvia thinks a deal on [him]_191-philip for [a spirited chap]_{3101-a spirited chap} , as can do what [he]_191-philip will . [I]_0-i belie ' [me]_188-sylvia [she]_188-sylvia first began to think on [him]_191-philip time o '_[188-sylvia] t ' fight aboard th '_[188-sylvia] _ Good Fortune _ , when [Darley]_256-darley were killed , and [he]_191-philip would seem tame - like to [her]_188-sylvia if [he]_191-philip could n't conquer [press - gangs]_{725-press - gangs} , and [men - o'-war]_{3103-men - o'-war} . [She]_188-sylvia 's sooner think on [him]_191-philip drowned , as [she]_188-sylvia 's ne'er to see [him]_191-philip again . ' '_[188-sylvia] It 's best so , ' said [Philip]_191-philip , and then , to calm [his]_191-philip unusually excited aunt , [he]_191-philip promised to avoid the subject of the press - gang as much as possible . But it was a promise very difficult of performance , for [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel was , as [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} said , like [one possessed]_{7935-one possessed} . [He]_191-philip could hardly think of anything else , though [he]_191-philip [himself]_191-philip was occasionally weary of the same constantly recurring idea , and would fain have banished it from [his]_191-philip mind . [He]_191-philip was too old [a man]_{5486-a man} to be likely to be taken by [them]_{725-press - gangs} ; [he]_191-philip had [no son]_{7937-no son} to become [[their]_{725-press - gangs} victim]_{7938-their victim} ; but the terror of [them]_{725-press - gangs} , which [he]_191-philip had braved and defied in [his]_191-philip youth , seemed to come back and take possession of [him]_191-philip in [his]_191-philip age ; and with the terror came impatient hatred . Since [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} 's illness the previous winter [he]_191-philip had been [a more sober man]_{7940-a more sober man} until now . [He]_191-philip was never exactly drunk , for [he]_191-philip had a strong , well - seasoned head ; but the craving to hear the last news of the actions of [the press - gang]_{708-the press - gang} drew [him]_191-philip into [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven nearly every day at this dead agricultural season of the year ; and [a public - house]_{5787-a public - house} is generally the focus from which gossip radiates ; and probably the amount of drink thus consumed weakened [Robson]_223-daniel 's power over [his]_191-philip mind , and caused the concentration of thought on one subject . This may be a physiological explanation of what afterwards was spoken of as a supernatural kind of possession , leading [him]_191-philip to [his]_191-philip doom . CHAPTER XXIII RETALIATION [The public - house that had been chosen by [the leaders of [the press - gang]_{708-the press - gang} in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{7944-the leaders of the press - gang in monkshaven} at this time , for [[their]_{7944-the leaders of the press - gang in monkshaven} rendezvous]_{7946-their rendezvous}]_{7943-the public - house that had been chosen by the leaders of the press - gang in monkshaven at this time , for their rendezvous} ( or '_[662-men] Randyvowse ' , as it was generally pronounced ) , was [an inn of poor repute]_{7947-an inn of poor repute} , with [a yard at the back which opened on to [the staithe]_{931-the staithe} or quay nearest to [the open sea]_{7950-the open sea}]_{7948-a yard at the back which opened on to the staithe or quay nearest to the open sea} . A strong high stone wall bounded [this grass - grown mouldy yard]_{7951-this grass - grown mouldy yard} on two sides ; [the house]_{5492-the house} , and [some unused out - buildings]_{7953-some unused out - buildings} , formed the other two . The choice of [the place]_{976-the place} was good enough , both as to situation , which was sufficiently isolated , and yet near to [the widening river]_{7955-the widening river} ; and as to the character of [the landlord]_{2823-the landlord} , [John Hobbs]_356-hobbs was [a failing man]_{7957-a failing man} , one who seemed as if doomed to be unfortunate in all [his]_356-hobbs undertakings , and the consequence of all this was that [he]_356-hobbs was envious of the more prosperous , and willing to do anything that might bring [him]_356-hobbs in a little present success in life . [[His]_356-hobbs household]_{7958-his household} consisted of [[his]_356-hobbs wife]_{5589-his wife} , [[[her]_{5589-his wife} niece]_{7960-her niece} , who acted as [servant]_7962-servant , and [an out - of - doors man]_{7963-an out - of - doors man} , [a brother of [Ned Simpson]_285-simpson]_{7964-a brother of ned simpson} , [the well - doing butcher]_{7965-the well - doing butcher} , who at one time had had a fancy for [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . But [the one brother]_{7966-the one brother} was prosperous , [the other]_{873-the other} had gone on sinking in life , like [him]_{873-the other} who was now [[his]_{873-the other} master]_{1110-his master} . [Neither Hobbs]_356-hobbs nor [[his]_356-hobbs man]_{7969-his man} [Simpson]_285-simpson]_{7961-her niece , who acted as servant , and an out - of - doors man , a brother of ned simpson , the well - doing butcher , who at one time had had a fancy for sylvia . but the one brother was prosperous , the other had gone on sinking in life , like him who was now his master . neither hobbs nor his man simpson} were absolutely [bad men]_{7970-bad men} ; if things had gone well with [them]_{7970-bad men} [they]_{7970-bad men} might each have been as scrupulous and conscientious as [[their]_{7970-bad men} neighbours]_{1107-their neighbours} , and even now , supposing the gain in money to be equal , [they]_{7970-bad men} would sooner have done good than evil ; but a very small sum was enough to turn the balance . And in a greater degree than in most cases was the famous maxim of [Rochefoucault]_{357-rochefoucault} true with [them]_{7970-bad men} ; for in the misfortunes of [[their]_{7970-bad men} friends]_{6505-their friends} [they]_{7970-bad men} seemed to see some justification of [their]_{7970-bad men} own . It was blind fate dealing out events , not that the events themselves were the inevitable consequences of folly or misconduct . To [such men as these]_{7973-such men as these} the large sum offered by [the lieutenant of the press - gang]_{7974-the lieutenant of the press - gang} for the accommodation of [the Mariners]_{7975-the mariners} '_{[1489-some one]} Arms was simply and immediately irresistible . [The best room in [the dilapidated house]_{3105-the dilapidated house}]_{3104-the best room in the dilapidated house} was put at the service of [the commanding officer of the impress service]_{3106-the commanding officer of the impress service} , and all other arrangements made at [his]_{3106-the commanding officer of the impress service} desire , irrespective of all the former unprofitable sources of custom and of business . If [the relatives both of [Hobbs]_356-hobbs and of [Simpson]_285-simpson]_{3107-the relatives both of hobbs and of simpson} had not been so well known and so prosperous in [the town]_{480-the town} , [they]_{3107-the relatives both of hobbs and of simpson} [themselves]_{3107-the relatives both of hobbs and of simpson} would have received more marks of popular ill opinion than [they]_{3107-the relatives both of hobbs and of simpson} did during the winter the events of which are now being recorded . As it was , [people]_5560-people spoke to [them]_{3107-the relatives both of hobbs and of simpson} when [they]_{3107-the relatives both of hobbs and of simpson} appeared at [kirk]_3110-kirk or at [market]_5585-market , but held no conversation with [them]_{3107-the relatives both of hobbs and of simpson} ; no , not although [they]_{3107-the relatives both of hobbs and of simpson} each appeared better dressed than [they]_{3107-the relatives both of hobbs and of simpson} had either of [them]_{3107-the relatives both of hobbs and of simpson} done for years past , and although [their]_{3107-the relatives both of hobbs and of simpson} whole manner showed a change , inasmuch as [they]_{3107-the relatives both of hobbs and of simpson} had been formerly snarling and misanthropic , and were now civil almost to deprecation . [Every one who was capable of understanding the state of feeling in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven at this time]_{3112-every one who was capable of understanding the state of feeling in monkshaven at this time} must have been aware that at any moment an explosion might take place ; and probably there were [those who had judgment enough to be surprised that it did not take place sooner than it did]_{3113-those who had judgment enough to be surprised that it did not take place sooner than it did} . For until February there were only occasional cries and growls of rage , as [the press - gang]_{708-the press - gang} made [their]_{708-the press - gang} captures first here , then there ; often , apparently , tranquil for days , then heard of at some distance along [the coast]_{633-the coast} , then carrying off [a seaman]_{3116-a seaman} from [the very heart of [the town]_{480-the town}]_{3117-the very heart of the town} . [They]_{708-the press - gang} seemed afraid of provoking any general hostility , such as that which had driven [them]_{708-the press - gang} from [Shields]_69-shields , and would have conciliated [the inhabitants]_{3119-the inhabitants} if [they]_{708-the press - gang} could ; [the officers on the service]_{3120-the officers on the service} and on board [the three men - of - war]_{3121-the three men - of - war} coming often into [the town]_{480-the town} , spending largely , talking to [all]_6208-all with cheery friendliness , and making [themselves]_{708-the press - gang} very popular in such society as [they]_{708-the press - gang} could obtain access to at [the houses of [the neighbouring magistrates]_{3125-the neighbouring magistrates}]_{3124-the houses of the neighbouring magistrates} or at [the rectory]_{3126-the rectory} . But this , however agreeable , did not forward the object the impress service had in view ; and , accordingly , a more decided step was taken at a time when , although there was no apparent evidence as to the fact , [the town]_{480-the town} was full of [the Greenland mariners]_{3128-the greenland mariners} coming quietly in to renew [their]_{3128-the greenland mariners} yearly engagements , which , when done , would legally entitle [them]_{3128-the greenland mariners} to protection from impressment . One night -- it was on a Saturday , February 23rd , when there was a bitter black frost , with a north - east wind sweeping through [the streets]_{711-the streets} , and [men]_662-men and [women]_1054-women were close shut in [[their]_{708-the press - gang} houses]_{723-their houses} -- [all]_6208-all were startled in [their]_{708-the press - gang} household content and warmth by the sound of the fire - bell busily swinging , and pealing out for help . The fire - bell was kept in [the market - house]_{3134-the market - house} where [High Street]_{13-high street} and [Bridge Street]_{16-bridge street} met : [every one]_{565-every one} knew what it meant . [Some dwelling]_{3136-some dwelling} , or maybe [a boiling - house]_{3137-a boiling - house} was on fire , and neighbourly assistance was summoned with all speed , in [a town where [no water was laid on]_{3139-no water was laid on} , nor fire - engines kept in readiness]_{3138-a town where no water was laid on , nor fire - engines kept in readiness} . [Men]_662-men snatched up [their]_662-men hats , and rushed out , [wives]_702-wives following , [some with the readiest wraps [they]_702-wives could lay hands on , with which to clothe [the over - hasty husbands]_{3143-the over - hasty husbands}]_{3142-some with the readiest wraps they could lay hands on , with which to clothe the over - hasty husbands} , others from that mixture of dread and curiosity which draws [people]_5560-people to the scene of any disaster . [Those of [the market people who were making the best of [their]_{3145-those of the market people who were making the best of their way homewards , having waited in the town till the early darkness concealed their path} way homewards , having waited in [the town]_{480-the town} till the early darkness concealed [their]_{3145-those of the market people who were making the best of their way homewards , having waited in the town till the early darkness concealed their path} path]_{3146-the market people who were making the best of their way homewards , having waited in the town till the early darkness concealed their path}]_{3145-those of the market people who were making the best of their way homewards , having waited in the town till the early darkness concealed their path} , turned back at the sound of the ever - clanging fire - bell , ringing out faster and faster as if the danger became every instant more pressing . As [men]_662-men ran against or alongside of [each other]_{6627-each other} , [their]_662-men breathless question was ever , ' Where is it ? '_{[1489-some one]} and [no one]_{634-no one} could tell ; so [they]_662-men pressed onwards into [the market - place]_{5547-the market - place} , sure of obtaining the information desired there , where the fire - bell kept calling out with its furious metal tongue . The dull oil - lamps in [the adjoining streets]_{3152-the adjoining streets} only made darkness visible in [the thronged market - place]_{3153-the thronged market - place} , where the buzz of [many men]_{3154-many men} 's unanswered questions was rising louder and louder . A strange feeling of dread crept over those nearest to [the closed market - house]_{3155-the closed market - house} . Above [them]_662-men in the air the bell was still clanging ; but before [them]_662-men was a door fast shut and locked ; [no one]_{634-no one} to speak and tell [them]_662-men why [they]_662-men were summoned -- where [they]_662-men ought to be . [They]_662-men were at the heart of the mystery , and it was a silent blank ! [Their]_662-men unformed dread took shape at the cry from the outside of [the crowd]_{848-the crowd} , from where [men]_662-men were still coming down [the eastern side of [Bridge Street]_{16-bridge street}]_{3159-the eastern side of bridge street} . ' [The gang]_{1060-the gang} ! [the gang]_{1060-the gang} ! '_{[3166-his neighbour]} shrieked out [some one]_{1489-some one} . ' [The gang]_{1060-the gang} are upon [us]_{3164-a breathless group} ! Help ! help ! '_{[3166-his neighbour]} Then the fire - bell had been a decoy ; a sort of seething [the kid in its mother]_{3161-the kid in its mother} 's milk , leading [men]_662-men into a snare through [their]_662-men kindliest feelings . Some dull sense of this added to utter dismay , and made [them]_662-men struggle and strain to get to all the outlets save that in which a fight was now going on ; the swish of heavy whips , the thud of bludgeons , the groans , the growls of [wounded or infuriated men]_{3163-wounded or infuriated men} , coming with terrible distinctness through the darkness to the quickened ear of fear . [A breathless group]_{3164-a breathless group} rushed up the blackness of a narrow entry to stand still awhile , and recover strength for fresh running . For a time nothing but heavy pants and gasps were heard amongst [them]_{3164-a breathless group} . [No one]_{634-no one} knew [[his]_{634-no one} neighbour]_{3166-his neighbour} , and [their]_662-men good feeling , so lately abused and preyed upon , made [them]_662-men full of suspicion . [The first who spoke]_{3167-the first who spoke} was recognized by [his]_{3167-the first who spoke} voice . ' Is it [thee]_{3167-the first who spoke} , [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel ? '_{[3167-the first who spoke]} asked [[his]_{634-no one} neighbour]_{3166-his neighbour} , in a low tone . ' Ay ! Who else should it be ? '_{[3167-the first who spoke]} ' [A dunno]_{7979-a dunno} . '_{[3166-his neighbour]} ' If a am to be [any one else]_{2307-any one else} , [I]_{3167-the first who spoke} 'd like to be [a chap of nobbut eight stun . A'm welly done for]_{7981-a chap of nobbut eight stun . a'm welly done for} ! '_{[3167-the first who spoke]} ' It were as bloody a shame as iver [I]_{3166-his neighbour} heerd on . Who 's to go t '_{[3166-his neighbour]} t ' next fire , a'd like to know ! '_[6415-lads] ' A tell [yo]_6415-lads '_{[3167-the first who spoke]} what , [lads]_6415-lads , ' said [Daniel]_223-daniel , recovering [his]_223-daniel breath , but speaking in gasps . '_{[3167-the first who spoke]} [We]_3170-we were [a pack o ' cowards]_{7982-a pack o ' cowards} to let ['em]_{3170-we[3170-we]} carry off [yon chaps]_{3171-yon chaps} as easy as [they]_{3171-yon chaps} did , a'm reckoning ! ' '_[3170-we] A think so , indeed , ' said another voice . [Daniel]_223-daniel went on-- '_{[3171-yon chaps]} [We]_3170-we was two hunder , if [we]_3170-we was [a man]_{5486-a man} ; an ' t '_[3170-we] gang has niver numbered above twelve . ' '_[3173-he] But [they]_{3171-yon chaps} was armed . A seen t ' glitter on [their]_{3171-yon chaps} cutlasses , '_[3173-he] spoke out a fresh voice . ' What then ! '_[3173-he] replied [he]_3173-he who had latest come , and who stood at the mouth of the entry . ' [A]_0-i had [my]_3173-he whalin '_[3173-he] knife wi ' [me]_3173-he [i]_3173-he '_[3173-he] [my]_0-i pea - jacket as [[my]_0-i missus]_{5581-my missus} threw at [me]_0-i , and a'd [ha]_3175-ha ' ripped ['em]_{7983-'em[3173-he]} up as soon as winkin ' , if a could [ha]_3175-ha '_[3173-he] thought what was best to do wi ' that d----d bell makin '_[3173-he] such a din reet above [us]_3170-we . [A man]_{5486-a man} can but die onest , and [we]_3170-we was ready to go int ' t '_[3177-yon] fire for t ' save [folks]_5570-folks '_[3177-yon] lives , and yet [we]_3170-we 'd none on [us]_3170-we t ' wit to see as [we]_3170-we might [ha]_3175-ha '_[3177-yon] saved [[yon]_3177-yon poor chaps]_{3178-yon poor chaps} as screeched out for help . ' '_{[1489-some one]} [They]_3179-they 'll [ha]_3175-ha ' getten 'em_{[1489-some one]} to t ' Randyvowse by now , '_[3177-yon] said [some one]_{1489-some one} . ' [They]_3179-they can not tak '_{[1489-some one]} 'em aboard till morning ; t '_{[1489-some one]} tide wo n't serve , ' said [the last speaker]_{7985-the last speaker} but one . [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel spoke out the thought that was surging up into the brain of [every one there]_{7986-every one there} . '_{[1489-some one]} There 's a chance for [us]_3170-we a ' . How many be [we]_3170-we ? '_{[1489-some one]} By dint of touching each other the numbers were counted . Seven . ' Seven . But if [us]_3170-we seven turns out and rouses t '_{[3184-those nearest to the entrance]} [town]_3181-town , there 'll be many a score ready to gang t ' [Mariners '_{[1489-some one]} Arms]_{7987-mariners ' arms} , and it 'll be easy work reskyin ' [[them]_3179-they chaps]_{7988-them chaps} as is pressed . [Us]_3170-we seven , [each man jack on [us]_3170-we]_{7989-each man jack on us} , go and seek up [[his]_{7989-each man jack on us} friends]_{2107-his friends} , and get [him]_{7989-each man jack on us} as well as [he]_{7989-each man jack on us} can to t '_{[1489-some one]} [church steps]_{3182-church steps} ; then , [mebbe]_3183-mebbe , there 'll be some theere as'll not be so soft as [we]_3170-we was , lettin ' [[them]_3179-they poor chaps]_{7991-them poor chaps} be carried off from under [our]_3170-we noses , just becase [our]_3170-we ears was busy listenin '_[223-daniel] to yon confounded bell , whose clip - clappin ' tongue a'll tear out afore this week is out . '_{[3200-a woman , with wild gestures and shrill voice]} Before [Daniel]_223-daniel had finished speaking , [those nearest to the entrance]_{3184-those nearest to the entrance} muttered [their]_{3184-those nearest to the entrance} assent to [his]_223-daniel project , and had stolen off , keeping to the darkest side of [the streets]_{711-the streets} and [lanes]_3186-lanes , which [they]_{3184-those nearest to the entrance} threaded in different directions ; most of [them]_{3184-those nearest to the entrance} going straight as sleuth - hounds to [the haunts of the wildest and most desperate portion of [the seafaring population of [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{3188-the seafaring population of monkshaven}]_{3187-the haunts of the wildest and most desperate portion of the seafaring population of monkshaven} . For , in the breasts of [many]_2356-many , revenge for the misery and alarm of the past winter took a deeper and more ferocious form than [Daniel]_223-daniel had thought of when [he]_223-daniel made [his]_223-daniel proposal of a rescue . To [him]_223-daniel it was an adventure like many [he]_223-daniel had been engaged in in [his]_223-daniel younger days ; indeed , the liquor [he]_223-daniel had drunk had given [him]_223-daniel a fictitious youth for the time ; and it was more in the light of a rough frolic of which [he]_223-daniel was to be [the leader]_{3190-the leader} , that [he]_223-daniel limped along ( always lame from old attacks of rheumatism ) , chuckling to [himself]_223-daniel at the apparent stillness of [the town]_{480-the town} , which gave no warning to the press - gang at the Rendezvous of anything in the wind . [Daniel]_223-daniel , too , had [[his]_223-daniel friends]_{2107-his friends} to summon ; old hands like [himself]_223-daniel , but ' deep uns '_[223-daniel] , also , like [himself]_223-daniel , as [he]_223-daniel imagined . It was nine o'clock when [all who were summoned]_{3193-all who were summoned} met at [the church steps]_{3194-the church steps} ; and by nine o'clock , [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven , in those days , was more quiet and asleep than many [a town at present]_{3195-a town at present} is at midnight . [The church]_{6127-the church} and churchyard above [them]_3197-them were flooded with silver light , for the moon was high in the heavens : the irregular steps were here and there in pure white clearness , here and there in blackest shadow . But more than half way up to the top , [men]_662-men clustered like bees ; all pressing so as to be near enough to question [those who stood nearest to the planning of the attack]_{3199-those who stood nearest to the planning of the attack} . Here and there , [a woman , with wild gestures and shrill voice]_{3200-a woman , with wild gestures and shrill voice} , that [no entreaty]_{3201-no entreaty} would hush down to the whispered pitch of [the men]_{1065-the men} , pushed [her]_{3200-a woman , with wild gestures and shrill voice} way through [the crowd]_{848-the crowd} -- [this one imploring immediate action]_{3204-this one imploring immediate action} , that adjuring those around [her]_{3200-a woman , with wild gestures and shrill voice} to smite and spare not [those who had carried off [[her]_{3200-a woman , with wild gestures and shrill voice} ' man',--the father]_{7993-her ' man',--the father} , [the breadwinner]_{7994-the breadwinner}]_{7992-those who had carried off her ' man',--the father , the breadwinner} . Low down in [the darkened silent town]_{7995-the darkened silent town} were [many whose hearts went with [the angry and excited crowd]_{7997-the angry and excited crowd} , and who would bless [them]_3197-them and caress [them]_3197-them for that night 's deeds]_{7996-many whose hearts went with the angry and excited crowd , and who would bless them and caress them for that night 's deeds} . [Daniel]_223-daniel soon found [himself]_223-daniel a laggard in planning , compared to some of [those around [him]_223-daniel]_{7998-those around him} . But when , with the rushing sound of many steps and but few words , [they]_{848-the crowd} had arrived at [the blank , dark , shut - up [Mariners]_358-mariners '_[223-daniel] Arms]_{7999-the blank , dark , shut - up mariners ' arms} , [they]_{848-the crowd} paused in surprise at the uninhabited look of [the whole house]_{6360-the whole house} : it was [Daniel]_223-daniel once more who took the lead . ' Speak 'em_[356-hobbs] fair , ' said [he]_223-daniel ; '_[356-hobbs] try good words first . [Hobbs]_356-hobbs 'll [mebbe]_3206-mebbe let ['em]_3206-mebbe out quiet , if [we]_{848-the crowd} can catch a word wi '_[356-hobbs] [him]_356-hobbs . A say , [Hobbs]_356-hobbs , ' said [he]_223-daniel , raising [his]_223-daniel voice , '_[221-dannel] is a ' shut up for [t '_[356-hobbs] neet]_{8000-t ' neet} ; for a'd be glad of a glass . A'm [Dannel Robson]_221-dannel , [thou]_3207-thou knows . ' Not one word in reply , any more than from [the tomb]_{8001-the tomb} ; but [his]_223-daniel speech had been heard nevertheless . [The crowd]_{848-the crowd} behind [him]_223-daniel began to jeer and to threaten ; there was no longer any keeping down [their]_{848-the crowd} voices , [their]_{848-the crowd} rage , [their]_{848-the crowd} terrible oaths . If doors and windows had not of late been strengthened with bars of iron in anticipation of some such occasion , [they]_{848-the crowd} would have been broken in with the onset of the fierce and now yelling crowd who rushed against [them]_{848-the crowd} [with the force of a battering - ram , to recoil in baffled rage from the vain assault]_{8003-with the force of a battering - ram , to recoil in baffled rage from the vain assault} . No sign , no sound from within , in that breathless pause . '_[3207-thou] Come away round here ! a've found a way to t ' back o '_[223-daniel] behint , where belike [it]_3208-it 's not so well fenced , ' said [Daniel]_223-daniel , who had made way for [younger and more powerful men]_{8004-younger and more powerful men} to conduct the assault , and had employed [his]_223-daniel time meanwhile in examining [the back premises]_{6646-the back premises} . [The men]_{1065-the men} rushed after [him]_223-daniel , almost knocking [him]_223-daniel down , as [he]_223-daniel made [his]_223-daniel way into the lane into which the doors of [the outbuildings belonging to [the inn]_{8008-the inn}]_{8007-the outbuildings belonging to the inn} opened . [Daniel]_223-daniel had already broken the fastening of that which opened into a damp , mouldy - smelling shippen , in one corner of which [a poor lean cow]_{8009-a poor lean cow} shifted [herself]_{8009-a poor lean cow} on [her]_{8009-a poor lean cow} legs , in an uneasy , restless manner , as [her]_{8009-a poor lean cow} sleeping - place was invaded by as many men as could cram [themselves]_{1065-the men} into the dark hold . [Daniel]_223-daniel , at the end farthest from the door , was almost smothered before [he]_223-daniel could break down the rotten wooden shutter , that , when opened , displayed [the weedy yard of [the old inn]_{8011-the old inn}]_{8010-the weedy yard of the old inn} , the full clear light defining the outline of each blade of grass by the delicate black shadow behind . This hole , used to give air and light to what had once been [a stable]_{8012-a stable} , in the days when [horse travellers]_{8013-horse travellers} were in the habit of coming to [the Mariners '_[223-daniel] Arms]_{8014-the mariners ' arms} , was large enough to admit the passage of [a man]_{5486-a man} ; and [Daniel]_223-daniel , in virtue of its discovery , was the first to get through . But [he]_223-daniel was larger and heavier than [he]_223-daniel had been ; [his]_223-daniel lameness made [him]_223-daniel less agile , and [the impatient crowd behind [him]_223-daniel]_{3210-the impatient crowd behind him} gave [him]_223-daniel a helping push that sent [him]_223-daniel down on the round stones with which [the yard]_{3211-the yard} was paved , and for the time disabled [him]_223-daniel so much that [he]_223-daniel could only just crawl out of the way of leaping feet and heavy nailed boots , which came through the opening till [the yard]_{3211-the yard} was filled with [men , who now set up a fierce , derisive shout]_{3213-men , who now set up a fierce , derisive shout} , which , to [their]_{3213-men , who now set up a fierce , derisive shout} delight , was answered from within . No more silence , no more dead opposition : a living struggle , a glowing , raging fight ; and [Daniel]_223-daniel thought [he]_223-daniel should be obliged to sit there still , leaning against the wall , inactive , while the strife and the action were going on in which [he]_223-daniel had once been foremost . [He]_223-daniel saw the stones torn up ; [he]_223-daniel saw them used with good effect on the unguarded back - door ; [he]_223-daniel cried out in useless warning as [he]_223-daniel saw the upper windows open , and aim taken among [the crowd]_{848-the crowd} ; but just then the door gave way , and there was an involuntary forward motion in [the throng]_{850-the throng} , so that [no one]_{634-no one} was so disabled by the shots as to prevent [his]_223-daniel forcing [his]_223-daniel way in with [the rest]_{6014-the rest} . And now the sounds came veiled by the walls as of some raging ravening beast growling over [his]_223-daniel prey ; the noise came and went -- once utterly ceased ; and [Daniel]_223-daniel raised [himself]_223-daniel with difficulty to ascertain the cause , when again the roar came clear and fresh , and [men]_662-men poured into [the yard]_{3211-the yard} again , shouting and rejoicing over [the rescued victims of [the press - gang]_{708-the press - gang}]_{3220-the rescued victims of the press - gang} . [Daniel]_223-daniel hobbled up , and shouted , and rejoiced , and shook hands with [the rest]_{6014-the rest} , hardly caring to understand that [the lieutenant]_{3223-the lieutenant} and [[his]_{3223-the lieutenant} gang]_{3224-his gang} had quitted [the house]_{5492-the house} by a front window , and that [all]_6208-all had poured out in search of [them]_{3220-the rescued victims of the press - gang} ; the greater part , however , returning to liberate [the prisoners]_{3227-the prisoners} , and then glut [their]_{3220-the rescued victims of the press - gang} vengeance on [the house]_{5492-the house} and [its]_{5492-the house} contents . From all the windows , upper and lower , furniture was now being thrown into [the yard]_{3211-the yard} . The smash of glass , the heavier crash of wood , the cries , the laughter , the oaths , all excited [Daniel]_223-daniel to the utmost ; and , forgetting [his]_223-daniel bruises , [he]_223-daniel pressed forwards to lend a helping hand . The wild , rough success of [his]_223-daniel scheme almost turned [his]_223-daniel head . [He]_223-daniel hurraed at every flagrant piece of destruction ; [he]_223-daniel shook hands with every one around [him]_223-daniel , and , at last , when [the destroyers inside]_{3230-the destroyers inside} paused to take breath , [he]_223-daniel cried out,-- ' If a was as young as onest a was , a'd have t '_[223-daniel] Randyvowse down , and mak ' a bonfire on it . [We]_{3230-the destroyers inside} 'd ring t '_{[285-simpson]} fire - bell then t ' some purpose . '_{[285-simpson]} No sooner said than done . [Their]_{3230-the destroyers inside} excitement was ready to take the slightest hint of mischief ; old chairs , broken tables , odd drawers , smashed chests , were rapidly and skilfully heaped into a pyramid , and [one , who at the first broaching of the idea]_{3231-one , who at the first broaching of the idea} had gone for live coals the speedier to light up the fire , came now through [the crowd]_{848-the crowd} with a large shovelful of red - hot cinders . [The rioters]_{3233-the rioters} stopped to take breath and look on like [children]_572-children at the uncertain flickering blaze , which sprang high one moment , and dropped down the next only to creep along the base of the heap of wreck , and make secure of its future work . Then the lurid blaze darted up wild , high , and irrepressible ; and [the men around]_{3235-the men around} gave a cry of fierce exultation , and in rough mirth began to try and push [each other]_{6627-each other} in . In one of the pauses of the rushing , roaring noise of the flames , the moaning low and groan of the poor alarmed cow fastened up in [the shippen]_{2474-the shippen} caught [Daniel]_223-daniel 's ear , and [he]_223-daniel understood [her]_3238-her groans as well as if they had been words . [He]_223-daniel limped out of [the yard]_{3211-the yard} through [the now deserted house]_{3240-the now deserted house} , where [men]_662-men were busy at the mad work of destruction , and found [his]_223-daniel way back to [the lane into which [the shippen]_{2474-the shippen} opened]_{3242-the lane into which the shippen opened} . [The cow]_{3244-the cow} was dancing about at the roar , and dazzle , and heat of the fire ; but [Daniel]_223-daniel knew how to soothe [her]_{3244-the cow} , and in a few minutes [he]_223-daniel had a rope round [her]_{3244-the cow} neck , and led [her]_{3244-the cow} gently out from the scene of [her]_{3244-the cow} alarm . [He]_223-daniel was still in [the lane]_{5791-the lane} when [Simpson]_285-simpson , [the man - of - all - work at the Mariners]_{3246-the man - of - all - work at the mariners} ' Arms , crept out of some hiding - place in [the deserted outbuilding]_{8015-the deserted outbuilding} , and stood suddenly face to face with [Robson]_223-daniel . [The man]_{5588-the man} was white with fear and rage . '_{[285-simpson]} Here , tak ' [thy]_223-daniel beast , and lead [her]_{3244-the cow} wheere [she]_{3244-the cow} 'll noane hear yon cries and shouts . [She]_{3244-the cow} 's fairly moithered wi '_{[285-simpson]} heat an ' noise . '_{[285-simpson]} ' [They]_8017-they 're_{[285-simpson]} brennin ' ivery rag [I]_{3247-a beggar} have [i]_{3247-a beggar} '_{[3247-a beggar]} t ' world , '_{[3247-a beggar]} gasped out [Simpson]_285-simpson : ' [I]_285-simpson niver had much , and now [I]_285-simpson 'm_{[285-simpson]} [a beggar]_{3247-a beggar} . ' '_{[285-simpson]} Well ! [thou]_3248-thee should n't [ha]_3249-ha ' turned again '_{[285-simpson]} [[thine]_3248-thee own town - folks]_{3250-thine own town - folks} , and harboured [t ' gang]_{8018-t ' gang} . Sarves [thee]_3248-thee reet . A'd noane be here leadin '_[3253-niver] beasts if a were as young as [a were]_{1273-a were} ; a'd be in t ' thick on it . '_{[285-simpson]} ' It was [thee]_3248-thee set '_{[285-simpson]} m on -- a heerd [thee]_3248-thee -- a see'd [thee]_3248-thee a helping on 'em t '_{[285-simpson]} break in ; [they]_3252-they 'd [niver]_3253-niver ha ' thought on attackin '_[3248-thee] [t ' house]_{7199-t ' house} , and settin '_[3248-thee] fire to yon things , if [thou]_3248-thee had n't spoken on it . ' [Simpson]_285-simpson was now fairly crying . But [Daniel]_223-daniel did not realize what the loss of [all the small property [he]_223-daniel had in [the world]_{984-the world}]_{8020-all the small property he had in the world} was to [the poor fellow]_{8022-the poor fellow} ( rapscallion though [he]_{8022-the poor fellow} was , broken down , unprosperous ne'er - do - weel ! ) in [his]_223-daniel pride at the good work [he]_223-daniel believed [he]_223-daniel had set on foot . '_[3248-thee] Ay , ' said [he]_223-daniel ; '_[3248-thee] it 's a great thing for [folk]_1038-folk to have a chap for t ' lead 'em_[3248-thee] wi ' a head on [his]_356-hobbs shouthers . A misdoubt [me]_3248-thee if there were a felly [theere]_3255-theere as would [ha]_8023-ha '_[3248-thee] thought o ' routling out [yon wasps '_[3257-t] nest]_{8024-yon wasps ' nest} ; it tak 's a deal o ' mother - wit to be up to things . But t '_[3248-thee] gang'll niver harbour [theere]_3255-theere again , one while . A only wish [we]_3256-we 'd cotched 'em . An '_[3248-thee] a should like [t]_3257-t ' ha '_{[285-simpson]} gi'en [Hobbs]_356-hobbs a bit o ' [my]_285-simpson mind . '_{[285-simpson]} ' [He]_356-hobbs 's had [his]_356-hobbs sauce , '_[3248-thee] said [Simpson]_285-simpson , dolefully . ' [Him]_356-hobbs and [me]_285-simpson is ruined . '_{[285-simpson]} ' Tut , tut , [thou]_3258-thy 's got [[thy]_3258-thy brother]_{8025-thy brother} , [he]_356-hobbs 's rich enough . And [Hobbs]_356-hobbs 'll do a deal better ; [he]_356-hobbs 's had [his]_356-hobbs lesson now , and [he]_356-hobbs 'll stick to [his]_356-hobbs own side time to come . Here , tak '_{[3259-thysel]} [thy]_3258-thy beast an ' look after [her]_8026-her , for [my]_285-simpson bones is achin '_{[285-simpson]} . An ' mak '_[3258-thy] [thysel]_3259-thysel ' scarce , for [some o '_[356-hobbs] [them]_3260-them fellys]_{8027-some o ' them fellys} has getten [their]_3260-them blood up , an ' wunnot be for treating [thee]_3258-thy o'er well if [they]_3260-them fall in wi '_{[3261-lieutenant]} [thee]_3258-thy . ' '_[356-hobbs] [Hobbs]_356-hobbs ought to be served out ; it were [him]_356-hobbs as made t ' bargain wi '_[356-hobbs] [lieutenant]_{3261-lieutenant} ; and [he]_356-hobbs 's off safe wi ' [[his]_356-hobbs wife]_{5589-his wife} and [his]_356-hobbs money bag , and a'm left [a beggar]_{3247-a beggar} this neet [i]_356-hobbs '_[356-hobbs] [Monkshaven street]_2-monkshaven . [[My]_0-i brother]_{3262-my brother} and [me]_0-i has had words , and [he]_356-hobbs 'll do nought for [me]_0-i but curse [me]_0-i . [A]_6830-a had three crown - pieces , and a good pair o ' breeches , and a shirt , and a dare say better nor two pair o '_[356-hobbs] stockings . A wish t ' gang , and [thee]_8030-thee , and [Hobbs]_356-hobbs and [[them]_8031-them mad folk up yonder]_{8032-them mad folk up yonder} , were a '_[223-daniel] down [i]_0-i ' hell , a do . '_[223-daniel] ' Coom , [lad]_1139-lad , '_[0-i] said [Daniel]_223-daniel , noways offended at [[his]_223-daniel companion]_{6772-his companion} 's wish on [his]_223-daniel behalf . ' A'm noane flush mysel '_[0-i] , but here 's half - a - crown and tuppence ; it 's a ' a've getten wi '_[0-i] [me]_0-i , but it 'll keep [thee]_3265-thee and t ' beast [i]_0-i '_[0-i] food and shelter to - neet , and get [thee]_3265-thee a glass o ' comfort , too . [A]_359-a had thought o '_[0-i] takin ' one mysel '_{[6306-a hero]} , but a shannot ha ' a penny left , so a'll just toddle whoam to [my]_{3276-a wife , whose husband} missus . '_{[3276-a wife , whose husband]} [Daniel]_223-daniel was not in the habit of feeling any emotion at actions not directly affecting [himself]_223-daniel ; or else [he]_223-daniel might have despised [the poor wretch who immediately clutched at the money]_{3266-the poor wretch who immediately clutched at the money} , and overwhelmed [that man]_{3267-that man} with slobbery thanks whom [he]_223-daniel had not a minute before been cursing . But all [Simpson]_285-simpson 's stronger passions had been long ago used up ; now [he]_223-daniel only faintly liked and disliked , where once [he]_223-daniel loved and hated ; [his]_223-daniel only vehement feeling was for [himself]_223-daniel ; that cared for , [other men]_{3268-other men} might wither or flourish as best suited [them]_{3268-other men} . Many of the doors which had been close shut when [the crowd]_{848-the crowd} went down [the High Street]_{501-the high street} , were partially open as [Daniel]_223-daniel slowly returned ; and light streamed from [them]_{3268-other men} on [the otherwise dark road]_{3271-the otherwise dark road} . The news of the successful attempt at rescue had reached [those who had sate in mourning and in desolation an hour or two ago]_{3272-those who had sate in mourning and in desolation an hour or two ago} , and several of these pressed forwards as from [their]_{3272-those who had sate in mourning and in desolation an hour or two ago} watching corner [they]_{3272-those who had sate in mourning and in desolation an hour or two ago} recognized [Daniel]_223-daniel 's approach ; [they]_{3272-those who had sate in mourning and in desolation an hour or two ago} pressed forward into [the street]_{673-the street} to shake [him]_223-daniel by the hand , to thank [him]_223-daniel ( for [his]_223-daniel name had been bruited abroad as one of those who had planned the affair ) , and at several places [he]_223-daniel was urged to have a dram -- urgency that [he]_223-daniel was loath for many reasons to refuse , but [his]_223-daniel increasing uneasiness and pain made [him]_223-daniel for once abstinent , and only anxious to get [home]_681-home and rest . But [he]_223-daniel could not help being both touched and flattered at the way in which those who formed [[his]_223-daniel ' world]_{8034-his ' world} '_{[3276-a wife , whose husband]} looked upon [him]_223-daniel as [a hero]_{6306-a hero} ; and was not insensible to the words of blessing which [a wife , whose husband]_{3276-a wife , whose husband} had been impressed and rescued this night , poured down upon [him]_223-daniel as [he]_223-daniel passed . ' [Theere]_8035-thy , theere,--dunnot crack [thy]_8035-thy throat wi '_{[3276-a wife , whose husband]} blessin ' . [[Thy]_8035-thy man]_{8036-thy man} would ha '_{[7975-the mariners]} done as much for [me]_0-i , though mebbe [he]_223-daniel might n't [ha]_3277-ha ' shown so much gumption and capability ; but [them]_{7975-the mariners} 's gifts , and not to be proud on . '_{[7975-the mariners]} When [Daniel]_223-daniel reached [the top of the hill on [the road]_{808-the road} [home]_681-home]_{3278-the top of the hill on the road home} , [he]_223-daniel turned to look round ; but [he]_223-daniel was lame and bruised , [he]_223-daniel had gone along slowly , the fire had pretty nearly died out , only a red hue in the air about [the houses at the end of [the long High Street]_{13-high street}]_{3281-the houses at the end of the long high street} , and a hot lurid mist against the hill - side beyond where [the Mariners]_{7975-the mariners} ' Arms had stood , were still left as signs and token of the deed of violence . [Daniel]_223-daniel looked and chuckled . '_[223-daniel] That comes o ' ringin '_[223-daniel] t ' fire - bell , '_{[3283-poor oud story - teller]} said [he]_223-daniel to [himself]_223-daniel ; ' it were shame for it to be tellin '_[223-daniel] a lie , [poor oud story - teller]_{3283-poor oud story - teller} . ' CHAPTER XXIV BRIEF REJOICING [Daniel]_223-daniel 's unusually late absence from [home]_681-home disturbed [Bell]_209-hester and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia not a little . [He]_223-daniel was generally at [home]_681-home between eight and nine on market days . [They]_3284-they expected to see [him]_223-daniel the worse for liquor at such times ; but this did not shock [them]_3284-they ; [he]_223-daniel was no worse than [most of [[his]_223-daniel neighbours]_{5756-his neighbours} , indeed better than several , who went off once or twice a year , or even oftener , on drinking bouts of two or three days '_[223-daniel] duration , returning pale , sodden , and somewhat shame - faced , when all [their]_3284-they money was gone]_{8039-most of his neighbours , indeed better than several , who went off once or twice a year , or even oftener , on drinking bouts of two or three days ' duration , returning pale , sodden , and somewhat shame - faced , when all their money was gone} ; and , after the conjugal reception was well over , settling down into [hard - working and decently sober men]_{3285-hard - working and decently sober men} until the temptation again got power over [them]_{3285-hard - working and decently sober men} . But , on market days , [every man]_{5497-every man} drank more than usual ; every bargain or agreement was ratified by drink ; [they]_3287-they came from greater or less distances , either afoot or on horseback , and the ' good accommodation for [man]_5688-man and beast '_[209-hester] ( as [the old inn]_{8011-the old inn} - signs expressed it ) always included a considerable amount of liquor to be drunk by [the man]_{5588-the man} . [Daniel]_223-daniel 's way of announcing [his]_223-daniel intention of drinking more than ordinary was always the same . [He]_223-daniel would say at the last moment , ' [Missus]_8042-missus , [I]_188-sylvia 've a mind to get fuddled to - neet , '_[188-sylvia] and be off , disregarding [her]_3290-her look of remonstrance , and little heeding the injunctions [she]_3290-her would call after [him]_223-daniel to beware of [such and such companions]_{3291-such and such companions} , or to attend to [his]_223-daniel footsteps on [[his]_223-daniel road [home]_681-home]_{3292-his road home} . But this night [he]_223-daniel had given no such warning . [Bell]_209-hester and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia put the candle on the low window - seat at the usual hour to guide [him]_223-daniel through [the fields]_{3294-the fields} -- it was a habit kept up even on moonlight nights like this -- and sate on each side of the fire , at first scarcely caring to listen , so secure were [they]_3295-they of [his]_223-daniel return . [Bell]_209-hester dozed , and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia sate gazing at the fire with abstracted eyes , thinking of the past year and of the anniversary which was approaching of the day when [she]_188-sylvia had last seen [the lover whom [she]_188-sylvia believed to be dead]_{3296-the lover whom she believed to be dead} , lying somewhere fathoms deep beneath [the surface of [that sunny sea]_{3298-that sunny sea}]_{3297-the surface of that sunny sea} on which [she]_188-sylvia looked day by day without ever seeing [his]_223-daniel upturned face through the depths , with whatsoever heart - sick longing for just one more sight [she]_188-sylvia yearned and inwardly cried . If [she]_188-sylvia could set [her]_188-sylvia eyes on [his]_223-daniel bright , handsome face , that face which was fading from [her]_188-sylvia memory , overtasked in the too frequent efforts to recall it ; if [she]_188-sylvia could but see [him]_223-daniel once again , coming over the waters beneath which [he]_223-daniel lay with supernatural motion , awaiting [her]_188-sylvia at the stile , with the evening sun shining ruddy into [his]_223-daniel bonny eyes , even though , after that one instant of vivid and visible life , [he]_223-daniel faded into mist ; if [she]_188-sylvia could but see [him]_223-daniel now , sitting in the faintly flickering fire - light in the old , happy , careless way , on a corner of the dresser , [his]_223-daniel legs dangling , [his]_223-daniel busy fingers playing with some of [[her]_188-sylvia woman]_{3299-her woman} 's work;--she wrung [her]_188-sylvia hands tight together as [she]_188-sylvia implored some , any Power , to let [her]_188-sylvia see [him]_223-daniel just once again -- just once -- for one minute of passionate delight . Never again would [she]_188-sylvia forget that dear face , if but once more [she]_188-sylvia might set [her]_188-sylvia eyes upon it . [[Her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's head fell with a sudden jerk , and [she]_{5519-her mother} roused [herself]_{5519-her mother} up ; and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia put by [her]_188-sylvia thought of the dead , and [her]_188-sylvia craving after [his]_223-daniel presence , into that receptacle of [her]_188-sylvia heart where all such are kept closed and sacred from the light of common day . ' [Feyther]_190-feyther 's late , '_[209-hester] said [Bell]_209-hester . ' It 's gone eight , '_[209-hester] replied [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . ' But [our]_8043-our clock is better nor an hour forrard , '_[0-i] answered [Bell]_209-hester . ' Ay , but t '_[209-hester] wind brings [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven bells clear to - night . [I]_0-i heerd t ' eight o'clock bell ringing not five minutes ago . '_[188-sylvia] It was the fire - bell , but [she]_188-sylvia had not distinguished the sound . There was another long silence ; both wide awake this time . ' [He]_223-daniel 'll have [his]_223-daniel rheumatics again , '_[188-sylvia] said [Bell]_209-hester . ' It 's cold for [sartin]_8044-sartin , '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . ' March weather come afore [its]_8045-its time . But [I]_209-hester 'll make [him]_223-daniel [a treacle - posset]_{8046-a treacle - posset} , it 's a famous thing for keeping off hoasts . '_[209-hester] The treacle - posset was entertainment enough for both while it was being made . But once placed in a little basin in the oven , there was again time for wonder and anxiety . ' [He]_223-daniel said nought about having a bout , did [he]_223-daniel , [mother]_684-mother ? '_[209-hester] asked [Sylvia]_188-sylvia at length . ' No , '_[209-hester] said [Bell]_209-hester , [her]_209-hester face a little contracting . After a while [she]_209-hester added , ' There 's [many a one as has [husbands]_{1313-husbands} that goes off drinking without [iver]_{1313-husbands} saying a word to [[their]_{1313-husbands} wives]_{8050-their wives}]_{8048-many a one as has husbands that goes off drinking without iver saying a word to their wives} . [[My]_209-hester master]_{867-my master} is [none o '_[209-hester] that mak]_{8052-none o ' that mak} ' . '_[209-hester] ' [Mother]_684-mother , '_[209-hester] broke in [Sylvia]_188-sylvia again , ' [I]_209-hester 'll just go and get t '_[209-hester] lantern out of [t ' shippen]_{7282-t ' shippen} , and go up t '_{[5519-her mother]} brow , and mebbe to [t ' ash - field end]_{8055-t ' ash - field end} . '_{[5519-her mother]} ' Do , [lass]_799-lass , '_[188-sylvia] said [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} . ' [I]_188-sylvia 'll get [my]_188-sylvia wraps and go with [thee]_188-sylvia . '_[188-sylvia] ' [Thou]_3302-thou shall do niver such a thing , '_{[5519-her mother]} said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . ' [Thou]_3302-thou 's too frail to go out [i]_188-sylvia '_[188-sylvia] t ' night air such a night as this . '_{[5519-her mother]} ' Then call [Kester]_222-kester up . '_[188-sylvia] ' Not [I.]_188-sylvia [I]_188-sylvia 'm_[188-sylvia] noane afraid o ' t '_{[5519-her mother]} dark . ' '_[799-lass] But of what [thou]_3302-thou mayst meet [i]_0-i ' t '_{[5625-feyther]} dark , [lass]_799-lass ? ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia shivered all over at the sudden thought , suggested by this speech of [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's , that the idea that had flashed into [her]_188-sylvia own mind of going to look for [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} might be an answer to the invocation to the Powers which [she]_188-sylvia had made not long ago , that [she]_188-sylvia might indeed meet [[her]_188-sylvia dead lover]_{8059-her dead lover} at [the ash - field stile]_{8060-the ash - field stile} ; but though [she]_188-sylvia shivered as this superstitious fancy came into [her]_188-sylvia head , [her]_188-sylvia heart beat firm and regular ; not from darkness nor from the spirits of the dead was [she]_188-sylvia going to shrink ; [her]_188-sylvia great sorrow had taken away all [her]_188-sylvia girlish nervous fear . [She]_188-sylvia went ; and [she]_188-sylvia came back . [Neither man nor spirit]_{8061-neither man nor spirit} had [she]_188-sylvia seen ; the wind was blowing on the height enough to sweep all creatures before it ; but [no one]_{634-no one} was coming . So [they]_8063-they sate down again to keep watch . At length [his]_5625-feyther step was heard close to the door ; and it startled [them]_8063-they even in [their]_8063-they state of expectation . '_{[3305-poor old feyther]} Why , [feyther]_5625-feyther ! ' cried [Sylvia]_188-sylvia as [he]_5625-feyther entered ; while [[his]_5625-feyther wife]_{5589-his wife} stood up trembling , but not saying a word . '_{[3305-poor old feyther]} A'm a'most done up , ' said [he]_5625-feyther , sitting heavily down on the chair nearest the door . '_{[8018-t ' gang]} [Poor old feyther]_{3305-poor old feyther} ! ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , stooping to take off [his]_5625-feyther heavy clogged shoes ; while [Bell]_209-hester took the posset out of the oven . '_[209-hester] What 's this ? posset ? what creatures [women]_1054-women is for slops , ' said [he]_5625-feyther ; but [he]_5625-feyther drank it all the same , while [Sylvia]_188-sylvia fastened the door , and brought the flaring candle from the window - seat . The fresh arrangement of light displayed [his]_5625-feyther face blackened with smoke , and [his]_5625-feyther clothes disarranged and torn . '_[0-i] Who 's been melling wi ' [thee]_188-sylvia ? '_{[8018-t ' gang]} asked [Bell]_209-hester . ' [No one]_{634-no one} has melled wi '_{[8018-t ' gang]} [me]_0-i ; but a've been mellin ' wi '_{[6955-the women]} [t ' gang]_{8018-t ' gang} at last . '_{[6955-the women]} ' [Thee]_188-sylvia : [they]_{8018-t ' gang} niver were for pressing [thee]_188-sylvia ! '_{[8069-t ' randyvowse]} exclaimed both [the women]_{6955-the women} at once . ' No ! [they]_{8018-t ' gang} knowed better . [They'n]_{8018-t ' gang} getten [their]_{8018-t ' gang} belly - full as it is . Next time [they]_{8018-t ' gang} try it on , a reckon [they]_{8018-t ' gang} 'll ax if [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel is wi'in hearin '_{[8069-t ' randyvowse]} . [A've]_310-allays led [a resky this neet]_{3308-a resky this neet} , and saved [nine or ten honest chaps]_{3309-nine or ten honest chaps} as was pressed , and carried off to t ' [Randyvowse]_{111-randyvowse} . [Me]_0-i and [some others]_{1327-some others} did it . And [Hobbs]_356-hobbs '_{[8069-t ' randyvowse]} things and [t ' lieutenant]_{8068-t ' lieutenant} 's is a '_{[8018-t ' gang]} burnt ; and by this time a reckon [t ' Randyvowse]_{8069-t ' randyvowse} is pretty nigh four walls , ready for a parish - pound . '_[209-hester] ' Thou'rt niver for saying [thou]_8070-thou burnt it down wi '_[209-hester] [t ' gang]_{8018-t ' gang} in [it]_{111-randyvowse} , for sure ? '_{[8018-t ' gang]} asked [Bell]_209-hester . ' [Na]_248-na , [na]_1220-na , not this time . [T '_{[8018-t ' gang]} ' gang]_{8073-t ' ' gang} fled up [t '_{[5993-t ' men]} hill like [coneys]_3310-coneys]_{8074-t ' hill like coneys} ; and [Hobbs]_356-hobbs and [[his]_356-hobbs folks]_{3311-his folks} carried off a bag o ' money ; but t '_{[5993-t ' men]} oud [tumbledown place]_{3312-tumbledown place} is just a heap o ' brick and mortar ; an '_{[5993-t ' men]} t ' furniture is smoulderin '_{[5993-t ' men]} int ' ashes ; and , best of a '_{[5993-t ' men]} , [t ' men]_{5993-t ' men} is free , and will niver be cotched wi '_{[5993-t ' men]} a fire - bell again . ' And so [he]_{212-king george} went on to tell of the ruse by which [they]_{5993-t ' men} had been enticed into [the market - place]_{5547-the market - place} ; interrupted from time to time by [their]_{5993-t ' men} eager questions , and interrupting [himself]_{212-king george} every now and then with exclamations of weariness and pain , which made [him]_{212-king george} at last say,-- '_{[5993-t ' men]} Now a'm willing to tell [yo]_3313-yo ' a '_[209-hester] about it to - morrow , for it 's not ivery day [a man]_{5486-a man} can do such great things ; but to - neet a mun go to bed , even if [King George]_{212-king george} were wantin ' for to know how a managed it a '_[0-i] . ' [He]_{212-king george} went wearily [upstairs]_{5687-upstairs} , and [wife]_611-wife and [daughter]_{5908-daughter} both strove [their]_{5993-t ' men} best to ease [his]_{212-king george} aching limbs , and make [him]_{212-king george} comfortable . The warming - pan , only used on state occasions , was taken down and unpapered for [his]_{212-king george} service ; and as [he]_{212-king george} got between the warm sheets , [he]_{212-king george} thanked [Sylvia]_188-sylvia and [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} in a sleepy voice , adding,-- '_[209-hester] It 's a vast o ' comfort to think on [[yon]_8081-yon poor lads]_{8082-yon poor lads} as is sleepin '_{[5486-a man]} [i]_0-i ' [[their]_{8082-yon poor lads} own homes]_{7903-their own homes} this neet , '_[0-i] and then slumber fell upon [him]_{5486-a man} , and [he]_{5486-a man} was hardly roused by [Bell]_209-hester 's softly kissing [his]_{5486-a man} weather - beaten cheek , and saying low,-- ' God bless [thee]_{5486-a man} , [[my]_{3327-my nephew} man]_{1216-my man} ! [Thou]_8085-thou was allays for [them]_{8082-yon poor lads} that was down and put upon . '_{[3327-my nephew]} [He]_{5486-a man} murmured some monosyllabic reply , unheard by [[his]_{5486-a man} wife]_{5589-his wife} , who stole away to undress [herself]_{5589-his wife} noiselessly , and laid [herself]_{5589-his wife} down on [her]_{5589-his wife} side of the bed as gently as [her]_{5589-his wife} stiffened limbs would permit . [They]_3316-they were late in rising the next morning . [Kester]_222-kester was long since up and at [his]_222-kester work among the cattle before [he]_222-kester saw [the house]_{5492-the house} - door open to admit the fresh chill morning air ; and even then [Sylvia]_188-sylvia brushed softly , and went about almost on tip - toe . When the porridge was ready , [Kester]_222-kester was called in to [his]_222-kester breakfast , which [he]_222-kester took sitting at the dresser with [the family]_{539-the family} . A large wooden platter stood in the middle ; and each had a bowl of the same material filled with milk . The way was for [every one]_{565-every one} to dip [his]_{565-every one} pewter spoon into the central dish , and convey as much or as little as [he]_{565-every one} liked at a time of the hot porridge into [his]_{565-every one} pure fresh milk . But to - day [Bell]_209-hester told [Kester]_222-kester to help [himself]_222-kester all at once , and to take [his]_222-kester bowl up to [[the master]_{6660-the master} 's room]_{3321-the master 's room} and keep [him]_222-kester company . For [Daniel]_223-daniel was in bed , resting from [his]_223-daniel weariness , and bemoaning [his]_223-daniel painful bruises whenever [he]_223-daniel thought of them . But [his]_223-daniel mind was still so much occupied with the affair of the previous night , that [Bell]_209-hester judged rightly that [a new listener]_{3322-a new listener} would give ease to [his]_223-daniel body as well as to [his]_223-daniel mind , and [her]_209-hester proposal of [Kester]_222-kester 's carrying up [his]_223-daniel breakfast had been received by [Daniel]_223-daniel with satisfaction . So [Kester]_222-kester went up slowly , carrying [his]_222-kester over - full basin tenderly , and seated [himself]_222-kester on the step leading down into [the bed - room]_{3323-the bed - room} ( for levels had not been calculated when [the old house]_{3324-the old house} was built ) facing [[his]_222-kester master]_{1110-his master} , who , half sitting up in the blue check bed , not unwillingly began [his]_223-daniel relation again ; to which [Kester]_222-kester listened so attentively , that [his]_222-kester spoon was often arrested in its progress from the basin to [his]_222-kester mouth , open ready to receive it , while [he]_222-kester gazed with unwinking eyes at [Daniel]_223-daniel narrating [his]_223-daniel exploits . But after [Daniel]_223-daniel had fought [his]_223-daniel battle o'er again to every auditor within [his]_223-daniel reach , [he]_223-daniel found the seclusion of [[his]_223-daniel chamber]_{3326-his chamber} rather oppressive , without even the usual week - days ' noises below ; so after dinner , though far from well , [he]_223-daniel came down and wandered about [the stable]_{6114-the stable} and [the fields nearest to [the house]_{5492-the house}]_{8087-the fields nearest to the house} , consulting with [Kester]_222-kester as to crops and manure for the most part ; but every now and then breaking out into an episodical chuckle over some part of last night 's proceedings . [Kester]_222-kester enjoyed the day even more than [[his]_222-kester master]_{1110-his master} , for [he]_222-kester had no bruises to remind [him]_222-kester that , although [a hero]_{6306-a hero} , [he]_222-kester was also flesh and blood . When [they]_8091-they returned to [the house]_{5492-the house} [they]_8091-they found [Philip]_191-philip there , for it was already dusk . It was [Kester]_222-kester 's usual Sunday plan to withdraw to bed at as early an hour as [he]_222-kester could manage to sleep , often in winter before six ; but now [he]_222-kester was too full of interest in what [Philip]_191-philip might have to tell of [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven news to forego [his]_222-kester Sabbath privilege of spending the evening sitting on the chair at the end of the dresser behind the door . [Philip]_191-philip was as close to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia as [he]_191-philip could possibly get without giving [her]_188-sylvia offence , when [they]_8091-they came in . [Her]_188-sylvia manner was listless and civil ; [she]_188-sylvia had lost all that active feeling towards [him]_191-philip which made [him]_191-philip positively distasteful , and had called out [her]_188-sylvia girlish irritation and impertinence . [She]_188-sylvia now was rather glad to see [him]_191-philip than otherwise . [He]_191-philip brought some change into the heavy monotony of [her]_188-sylvia life -- monotony so peaceful until [she]_188-sylvia had been stirred by passion out of that content with the small daily events which had now become burdensome recurrences . Insensibly to [herself]_188-sylvia [she]_188-sylvia was becoming dependent on [his]_191-philip timid devotion , [his]_191-philip constant attention ; and [he]_191-philip , [lover]_685-lover - like , once so attracted , in spite of [his]_191-philip judgment , by [her]_188-sylvia liveliness and piquancy , now doted on [her]_188-sylvia languor , and thought [her]_188-sylvia silence more sweet than words . [He]_191-philip had only just arrived when [master]_1219-master and [man]_5688-man came in . [He]_191-philip had been to [afternoon chapel]_{8096-afternoon chapel} ; [none of [them]_8098-them]_{8097-none of them} had thought of going to [the distant church]_{8099-the distant church} ; worship with [them]_8098-them was only an occasional duty , and this day [their]_8098-them minds had been too full of the events of the night before . [Daniel]_223-daniel sate [himself]_223-daniel heavily down in [his]_223-daniel accustomed chair , the three - cornered arm - chair in the fireside corner , which [no one]_{634-no one} thought of [anybody else ever occupying on any occasion]_{8101-anybody else ever occupying on any occasion} whatever . In a minute or two [he]_223-daniel interrupted [Philip]_191-philip 's words of greeting and inquiry by breaking out into the story of the rescue of last night . But to the mute surprise of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , [the only one who noticed it]_{8102-the only one who noticed it} , [Philip]_191-philip 's face , instead of expressing admiration and pleasant wonder , lengthened into dismay ; once or twice [he]_191-philip began to interrupt , but stopped [himself]_191-philip as if [he]_191-philip would consider [his]_191-philip words again . [Kester]_222-kester was never tired of hearing [[his]_222-kester master]_{1110-his master} talk ; by long living together [they]_8098-them understood every fold of [each other]_{6627-each other} 's minds , and small expressions had much significance to [them]_8098-them . [Bell]_209-hester , too , sate thankful that [[her]_209-hester husband]_{5645-her husband} should have done such deeds . Only [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was made uneasy by [Philip]_191-philip 's face and manner . When [Daniel]_223-daniel had ended there was a great silence , instead of the questions and compliments [he]_223-daniel looked to receive . [He]_223-daniel became testy , and turning to [Bell]_209-hester , said,-- '_{[3327-my nephew]} [[My]_0-i nephew]_{3327-my nephew} looks as though [he]_{3327-my nephew} was a - thinking more on t ' little profit [he]_{3327-my nephew} has made on [his]_{3327-my nephew} pins an '_{[3327-my nephew]} bobs , than as if [he]_{3327-my nephew} was heeding how [honest men]_{3328-honest men} were saved from being haled out to yon tender , an ' carried out o '_{[3327-my nephew]} sight o ' [wives]_702-wives and [little '_{[3327-my nephew]} uns]_{8107-little ' uns} for iver . [Wives]_702-wives an ' [little '_{[8111-t ' rioters]} uns]_{8107-little ' uns} may go t ' [workhouse]_{7314-workhouse} or clem for aught [he]_{3327-my nephew} cares . [Philip]_191-philip went very red , and then more sallow than usual . [He]_223-daniel had not been thinking of [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid , but of quite another thing , while [Daniel]_223-daniel had told [his]_223-daniel story ; but this last speech of [the old man]_{1112-the old man} 's brought up the remembrance that was always quick , do what [he]_223-daniel would to smother or strangle it . [He]_223-daniel did not speak for a moment or two , then [he]_223-daniel said,-- '_[3330-they] To - day has not been like Sabbath in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven . [T ' rioters]_{8111-t ' rioters} , as [folks]_5570-folks call ['em]_{8111-t ' rioters[3330-they]} , have been about all night . [They]_3330-they wanted to give battle to [t ' men]_{5993-t ' men} - [o'-war 's men]_{1484-o'-war 's men} ; and it were taken up by th '_{[8111-t ' rioters]} better end , and [they]_3330-they 've sent to [my]_0-i Lord [Malton]_360-malton for [t ' militia]_{8115-t ' militia} ; and [they]_3330-they 're_{[8111-t ' rioters]} come into [t ' town]_{5929-t ' town} , and [they]_3330-they 're_[1038-folk] hunting for a justice for t ' read th '_[3337-he] act ; [folk]_1038-folk do say there 'll be niver a shop opened to - morrow . ' This was rather a more serious account of the progress of the affair than [any one]_{776-any one} had calculated upon . [They]_3330-they looked grave upon it awhile , then [Daniel]_223-daniel took heart and said,-- '_[3337-he] A think [we]_3332-we 'd done a'most enough last neet ; but [men]_662-men 's not to be stopped wi ' a straw when [their]_662-men blood is up ; still it 's hard lines to call out [t '_[191-philip] sojers]_{8118-t ' sojers} , even if [they]_662-men be but [militia]_3334-militia . So what [we]_3332-we seven hatched in [a dark entry]_{3335-a dark entry} has ta'en [a lord]_{3336-a lord} to put a stop to ' t ! '_[191-philip] continued [he]_3337-he , chuckling a little , but more faintly this time . [Philip]_191-philip went on , still graver than before , boldly continuing to say what [he]_191-philip knew would be discordant to [the family [he]_191-philip loved]_{3338-the family he loved} so well . ' [I]_0-i should ha '_[0-i] telled [yo]_3339-yo ' all about it ; [I]_188-sylvia thought on it just as a bit o '_[188-sylvia] news ; [I]_0-i 'd [niver]_3340-niver thought on such a thing as [uncle there]_{3341-uncle there} having been in it , and [I]_0-i 'm main sorry to hear on it , [I]_188-sylvia am . '_[188-sylvia] ' Why ? '_{[3342-a - be]} said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , breathlessly . ' [It]_8119-it 's niver a thing to be sorry on . [I]_{3342-a - be} 'm_{[3342-a - be]} proud and glad , ' said [Bell]_209-hester . '_{[3342-a - be]} Let - [a - be]_{3342-a - be} , let - [a - be]_{3342-a - be} , ' said [Daniel]_223-daniel , in much dudgeon . '_[0-i] A were a fool to tell [him]_191-philip o ' such - like doings , [they]_8120-they 're_[0-i] noane [i]_0-i ' [his]_191-philip line ; [we]_8121-we 'll talk on yard measures now . [Philip]_191-philip took no notice of this poor attempt at sarcasm : [he]_191-philip seemed as if lost in thought , then [he]_191-philip said,-- '_[0-i] [I]_0-i 'm vexed to plague [yo]_8122-yo '_[0-i] , but [I]_0-i 'd best say all [I]_0-i 've got [i]_0-i ' [my]_3346-my mind . There was [a vast o '_[3346-my] folk]_{5568-a vast o ' folk} at [[our]_3344-our chapel]_{3345-our chapel} speaking about it -- last night 's doings and this morning 's work -- and how [them]_3346-my as set it afoot was assured o ' being clapt int '_[3346-my] prison and tried for it ; and when [I]_0-i heered [uncle]_6752-uncle say as [he]_6752-uncle was [one]_629-one , it like ran through [me]_0-i ; for [they]_3346-my say as t ' [justices]_{8124-justices} will be all on t '_[3346-my] Government side , and mad for vengeance . ' For an instant there was dead silence . [The women]_{6955-the women} looked at [each other]_{6627-each other} with blank eyes , as if [they]_{6955-the women} were as yet unable to take in the new idea that the conduct which had seemed to [them]_{6955-the women} a subject for such just pride could be regarded by [any one]_{776-any one} as deserving of punishment or retribution . [Daniel]_223-daniel spoke before [they]_{6955-the women} had recovered from [their]_{6955-the women} amazement . '_[3346-my] A'm noane sorry for what a did , an ' a'd do it again to - neet , if need were . So theere 's for [thee]_8128-thee . [Thou]_8129-thou may tell t '_[3346-my] justices fra ' [me]_{8124-justices} that a reckon a did righter nor [them]_{8124-justices} , as [letten poor fellys]_{8130-letten poor fellys} be carried off [i]_{8124-justices} '_{[8124-justices]} t ' very midst o '_[3351-they] [t ' town [they]_3351-they 're_[3351-they] called [justices]_{8124-justices} for]_{3349-t ' town they 're called justices for} . ' Perhaps [Philip]_191-philip had better have held [his]_191-philip tongue ; but [he]_191-philip believed in the danger , which [he]_191-philip was anxious to impress upon [[his]_191-philip uncle]_{5766-his uncle} , in order that , knowing what was to be apprehended , [the latter]_{5840-the latter} might take some pains to avert it . [He]_191-philip went on . '_[223-daniel] But [they]_3351-they 're making a coil about the Randyvowse being all destroyed ! '_[223-daniel] [Daniel]_223-daniel had taken down [his]_223-daniel pipe from the shelf in the chimney corner , and was stuffing tobacco into the bowl . [He]_223-daniel went on pretending to do this a little while after it was filled ; for , to tell the truth , [he]_223-daniel was beginning to feel uncomfortable at the new view of [his]_223-daniel conduct presented to [him]_223-daniel . Still [he]_223-daniel was not going to let this appear , so lifting up [his]_223-daniel head with an indifferent air [he]_223-daniel lighted the pipe , blew into it , took it out and examined it as something were wrong about it , and until that was put to rights [he]_223-daniel was unable to attend to anything else ; all the while [the faithful three who hung upon [his]_223-daniel well - being]_{3352-the faithful three who hung upon his well - being} , gazing , breathless , at [his]_223-daniel proceedings , and anxious for [his]_223-daniel reply . ' Randyvowse ! '_{[3353-thousands]} said [he]_223-daniel at length , ' it were a good job it were brenned down , for such a harbour for vermin a never seed : t '_{[3353-thousands]} rats ran across [t ' yard]_{8133-t ' yard} by hunders an '_{[3353-thousands]} [thousands]_{3353-thousands} ; an ' it were [[no man]_{6541-no man} 's property]_{8135-no man 's property} as a've heerd tell , but belonged to [Chancery]_361-chancery , up [i]_209-hester '_[209-hester] [Lunnon]_87-lunnon ; so wheere 's t ' harm done , [[my]_209-hester fine felly]_{8136-my fine felly} ? '_[209-hester] [Philip]_191-philip was silent . [He]_191-philip did not care to brave any further [[his]_191-philip uncle]_{5766-his uncle} 's angry frown and contracted eye . If [he]_191-philip had only known of [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel 's part in the riot before [he]_191-philip had left [the town]_{480-the town} , [he]_191-philip would have taken care to have had better authority for the reality of the danger which [he]_191-philip had heard spoken about , and in which [he]_191-philip could not help believing . As it was , [he]_191-philip could only keep quiet until [he]_191-philip had ascertained what was the legal peril overhanging [the rioters]_{3233-the rioters} , and how far [[his]_191-philip uncle]_{5766-his uncle} had been recognized . [Daniel]_223-daniel went on puffing angrily . [Kester]_222-kester sighed audibly , and then was sorry [he]_191-philip had done so , and began to whistle . [Bell]_209-hester , full of [her]_209-hester new fear , yet desirous to bring all present into some kind of harmony , said,-- ' It 'll ha '_[209-hester] been a loss to [John Hobbs]_356-hobbs -- all [his]_356-hobbs things burnt , or trampled on . Mebbe [he]_356-hobbs desarved it all , but one 's a kind o ' tender feeling to [one]_629-one 's tables and chairs , special if one 's had t '_[209-hester] bees - waxing on 'em . '_[223-daniel] ' A wish [he]_356-hobbs 'd been burnt on t '_[223-daniel] top on 'em , a do , '_{[5589-his wife]} growled out [Daniel]_223-daniel , shaking the ash out of [his]_223-daniel pipe . ' Do n't speak so ill o '_{[5589-his wife]} thysel ' , '_[223-daniel] said [[his]_223-daniel wife]_{5589-his wife} . ' [Thou'd]_356-hobbs ha '_[223-daniel] been t ' first t '_[223-daniel] pluck [him]_223-daniel down if [he]_223-daniel 'd screeched out . ' '_[188-sylvia] An ' a'll warrant if [they]_8138-they come about wi '_[223-daniel] a paper asking for feyther 's name to make up for what [Hobbs]_356-hobbs has lost by t ' fire , feyther 'll be for giving [him]_223-daniel summut , '_[223-daniel] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . ' [Thou]_356-hobbs knows nought about it , '_[222-kester] said [Daniel]_223-daniel . ' Hold [thy]_356-hobbs tongue next time till [thou]_356-hobbs 's axed to speak , [[my]_222-kester wench]_{6761-my wench} . '_[222-kester] [His]_223-daniel sharp irritated way of speaking was so new to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , that the tears sprang to [her]_188-sylvia eyes , and [her]_188-sylvia lip quivered . [Philip]_191-philip saw it all , and yearned over [her]_188-sylvia . [He]_191-philip plunged headlong into some other subject to try and divert attention from [her]_188-sylvia ; but [Daniel]_223-daniel was too ill at ease to talk much , and [Bell]_209-hester was obliged to try and keep up the semblance of conversation , with an occasional word or two from [Kester]_222-kester , who seemed instinctively to fall into [her]_188-sylvia way of thinking , and to endeavour to keep the dark thought in the background . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia stole off to bed ; more concerned at [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} 's angry way of speaking than at the idea of [his]_223-daniel being amenable to law for what [he]_223-daniel had done ; the one was a sharp present evil , the other something distant and unlikely . Yet a dim terror of this latter evil hung over [her]_188-sylvia , and once [upstairs]_{5687-upstairs} [she]_188-sylvia threw [herself]_188-sylvia on [her]_188-sylvia bed and sobbed . [Philip]_191-philip heard [her]_188-sylvia where [he]_191-philip sate near the bottom of the short steep staircase , and at every sob the cords of love round [his]_191-philip heart seemed tightened , and [he]_191-philip felt as if [he]_191-philip must there and then do something to console [her]_188-sylvia . But , instead , [he]_191-philip sat on talking of nothings , a conversation in which [Daniel]_223-daniel joined with somewhat of surliness , while [Bell]_209-hester , grave and anxious , kept wistfully looking from one to the other , desirous of gleaning some further information on the subject , which had begun to trouble [her]_188-sylvia mind . [She]_188-sylvia hoped some chance would give [her]_188-sylvia the opportunity of privately questioning [Philip]_191-philip , but it seemed to be equally [[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} 's wish to thwart any such intention of [hers]_188-sylvia . [He]_191-philip remained in [the house - place]_{1175-the house - place} , till after [Philip]_191-philip had left , although [he]_191-philip was evidently so much fatigued as to give some very distinct , though unintentional , hints to [[his]_191-philip visitor]_{3363-his visitor} to be gone . At length [the house]_{5492-the house} - door was locked on [Philip]_191-philip , and then [Daniel]_223-daniel prepared to go to bed . [Kester]_222-kester had left for [[his]_222-kester loft above [the shippen]_{2474-the shippen}]_{3365-his loft above the shippen} more than an hour before . [Bell]_209-hester had still to rake the fire , and then [she]_209-hester would follow [[her]_209-hester husband]_{5645-her husband} [upstairs]_{5687-upstairs} . As [she]_209-hester was scraping up the ashes , [she]_209-hester heard , intermixed with the noise [she]_209-hester was making , the sound of [some one rapping gently at the window]_{3369-some one rapping gently at the window} . In [her]_209-hester then frame of mind [she]_209-hester started a little ; but on looking round , [she]_209-hester saw [Kester]_222-kester 's face pressed against the glass , and , reassured , [she]_209-hester softly opened the door . There [he]_222-kester stood in the dusk outer air , distinct against the gray darkness beyond , and in [his]_222-kester hand something which [she]_209-hester presently perceived was a pitchfork . ' [Missus]_8140-missus ! '_{[8141-t ' maister]} whispered [he]_222-kester , ' a've watched [t '_{[8141-t ' maister]} maister]_{8141-t ' maister} t ' bed ; an '_{[8141-t ' maister]} now a'd be greatly beholden to [yo]_3370-yo ' if [yo'd]_3370-yo let [me]_0-i just lay [me]_0-i down [i]_0-i '_{[8141-t ' maister]} t ' [house - place]_{6914-house - place} . A'd warrant niver [a constable]_{8143-a constable} [i]_0-i '_{[8141-t ' maister]} [a ' Monkshaven]_{8144-a ' monkshaven} should get sight o '_{[8141-t ' maister]} [t ' maister]_{8141-t ' maister} , an '_[209-hester] [me]_0-i below t ' keep ward . '_[209-hester] [Bell]_209-hester shivered a little . ' Nay , [Kester]_222-kester , '_[209-hester] [she]_209-hester said , patting [her]_209-hester hand kindly on [his]_222-kester shoulder ; ' there 's nought for t '_[209-hester] fear . [[Thy]_3371-thy master]_{3372-thy master} is not one for t ' hurt [nobody]_988-nobody ; and [I]_222-kester dunnot think [they]_988-nobody can harm [him]_{3372-thy master} for setting [[yon]_3371-thy poor chaps]_{3178-yon poor chaps} free , as t '_[222-kester] gang catched [i]_0-i ' [their]_988-nobody wicked trap . '_[209-hester] [Kester]_222-kester stood still ; then [he]_222-kester shook [his]_222-kester head slowly . ' It 's t '_[222-kester] work at t ' Randyvowse as a'm afeared on . [Some folks]_{5864-some folks} thinks such a deal o '_[209-hester] a bonfire . Then a may lay [me]_0-i down afore t ' fire , [missus]_878-missus ? '_[209-hester] said [he]_222-kester , beseechingly . ' Nay , [Kester--]_362-kester-- '_[209-hester] [she]_209-hester began ; but suddenly changing , [she]_209-hester said , ' God bless [thee]_222-kester , [[my]_0-i man]_{1216-my man} ; come in and lay [thee]_222-kester down on t '_[0-i] settle , and [I]_0-i 'll cover [thee]_222-kester up wi ' [my]_0-i cloak as hangs behind t '_[0-i] door . [We]_3373-us 're not many on [us]_3373-us that love [him]_{1216-my man} , an '_[188-sylvia] [we]_3373-us 'll be all on [us]_3373-us under one roof , an ' niver a stone wall or a lock betwixt [us]_3373-us . '_[191-philip] So [Kester]_222-kester took up [his]_222-kester rest in [the house - place]_{1175-the house - place} that night , and [none]_670-none knew of it besides [Bell]_209-hester . CHAPTER XXV COMING TROUBLES The morning brought more peace if it did not entirely dissipate fear . [Daniel]_223-daniel seemed to have got over [his]_223-daniel irritability , and was unusually kind and tender to [wife]_611-wife and [daughter]_{5908-daughter} , especially striving by silent little deeds to make up for the sharp words [he]_223-daniel had said the night before to [the latter]_{5840-the latter} . As if by common consent , all allusion to the Saturday night 's proceedings was avoided . [They]_3379-them spoke of the day 's work before [them]_3379-them ; of the crops to be sown ; of the cattle ; of [the markets]_{7906-the markets} ; but [each one]_{3381-each one} was conscious of a wish to know more distinctly what were the chances of the danger that , to judge from [Philip]_191-philip 's words , hung over them , falling upon [them]_3379-them and cutting [them]_3379-them off from [all these places]_{3382-all these places} for the coming days . [Bell]_209-hester longed to send [Kester]_222-kester down into [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven as a sort of spy to see how [the land]_{7332-the land} lay ; but [she]_209-hester dared not manifest [her]_209-hester anxiety to [[her]_209-hester husband]_{5645-her husband} , and could not see [Kester]_222-kester alone . [She]_209-hester wished that [she]_209-hester had told [him]_222-kester to go to [the town]_{480-the town} , when [she]_209-hester had had [him]_222-kester to [herself]_209-hester in [the house - place]_{1175-the house - place} the night before ; now it seemed as though [Daniel]_223-daniel were resolved not to part from [him]_222-kester , and as though [both]_6514-both had forgotten that any peril had been anticipated . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia and [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} , in like manner , clung together , not speaking of [their]_6514-both fears , yet each knowing that it was ever present in [the other]_{873-the other} 's mind . So things went on till twelve o'clock -- dinner - time . If at any time that morning [they]_6514-both had had the courage to speak together on the thought which was engrossing all [their]_6514-both minds , it is possible that some means might have been found to avert the calamity that was coming towards [them]_6514-both with swift feet . But among the uneducated -- [the partially educated -- nay]_{3390-the partially educated -- nay} , even [the weakly educated]_{3391-the weakly educated} -- the feeling exists which prompted the futile experiment of [the well - known ostrich]_{3392-the well - known ostrich} . [They]_6514-both imagine that , by closing [their]_6514-both own eyes to apprehended evil , [they]_6514-both avert it . The expression of fear is supposed to accelerate the coming of its cause . Yet , on the other hand , [they]_6514-both shrink from acknowledging the long continuance of any blessing , in the idea that when unusual happiness is spoken about , it disappears . So , although perpetual complaints of past or present grievances and sorrows are most common among [this class]_{1073-this class} , [they]_6514-both shrink from embodying apprehensions for the future in words , as if it then took shape and drew near . [They]_6514-both all four sate down to dinner , but [not one of [them]_6514-both]_{3394-not one of them} was inclined to eat . The food was scarcely touched on [their]_6514-both plates , yet [they]_6514-both were trying to make talk among [themselves]_6514-both as usual ; [they]_6514-both seemed as though [they]_6514-both dared not let [themselves]_6514-both be silent , when [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , sitting opposite to the window , saw [Philip]_191-philip at the top of the brow , running rapidly towards [the farm]_{6675-the farm} . [She]_188-sylvia had been so full of the anticipation of some kind of misfortune all the morning that [she]_188-sylvia felt now as if this was the very precursive circumstance [she]_188-sylvia had been expecting ; [she]_188-sylvia stood up , turning quite white , and , pointing with [her]_188-sylvia finger , said,-- ' There [he]_191-philip is ! '_[0-i] [Every one at table]_{3396-every one at table} stood up too . An instant afterwards , [Philip]_191-philip , breathless , was in [the room]_{1183-the room} . [He]_191-philip gasped out , ' [They]_8151-they 're_[240-god] coming ! the warrant is out . [You]_188-sylvia must go . [I]_0-i hoped [you]_188-sylvia were gone . ' '_[240-god] [God]_240-god help [us]_3398-us ! ' said [Bell]_209-hester , and sate suddenly down , as if [she]_188-sylvia had received a blow that made [her]_188-sylvia collapse into helplessness ; but [she]_188-sylvia got up again directly . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia flew for [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} 's hat . [He]_191-philip really seemed [the most unmoved of [the party]_{2178-the party}]_{8153-the most unmoved of the party} . '_[240-god] A'm noane afeared , ' said [he]_191-philip . '_[240-god] A'd do it o'er again , a would ; an ' a'll tell ['em]_{8155-'em[240-god]} so . It 's a fine time o ' day when [men]_662-men 's to be trapped and carried off , an '_[240-god] [them]_3399-them as lays traps to set ['em]_8155-'em free is to be put [i]_240-god '_[240-god] t ' lock - ups for it . '_[240-god] ' But there was rioting , beside the rescue ; t '_[240-god] [house]_2500-house was burnt , ' continued eager , breathless [Philip]_191-philip . '_[188-sylvia] An ' a'm noane goin' t '_[3402-his] say a'm sorry for that , [neyther]_3401-neyther ; tho ' , [mebbe]_3183-mebbe , a would n't do it again . '_[3402-his] [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had [his]_3401-neyther hat on [his]_3401-neyther head by this time ; and [Bell]_209-hester , wan and stiff , trembling all over , had [his]_3402-his over - coat , and [his]_3402-his leather purse with the few coins [she]_209-hester could muster , ready for [him]_3402-his to put on . [He]_3402-his looked at these preparations , at [[his]_3402-his wife]_{5589-his wife} and [daughter]_{5908-daughter} , and [his]_3402-his colour changed from its ruddy brown . ' A'd face lock - ups , an '_[191-philip] a fair spell o ' jail , but for these , '_[191-philip] said [he]_3402-his , hesitating . ' Oh ! '_[209-hester] said [Philip]_191-philip , ' for [God]_240-god 's sake , lose no time , but be off . '_[191-philip] ' Where mun [he]_3402-his go ? '_[191-philip] asked [Bell]_209-hester , as if [Philip]_191-philip must decide all . ' Anywhere , anywhere , out of [this house]_{2487-this house} -- say [Haverstone]_{112-haverstone} . This evening , [I]_191-philip 'll go and meet [him]_3402-his [there]_5676-there and plan further ; only be off now . '_[191-philip] [Philip]_191-philip was so keenly eager , [he]_191-philip hardly took note at the time of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's one vivid look of unspoken thanks , yet [he]_191-philip remembered it afterwards . ' A'll dang 'em_[191-philip] dead , ' said [Kester]_222-kester , rushing to the door , for [he]_222-kester saw what [the others]_{1081-the others} did not -- that all chance of escape was over ; [the constables]_{8161-the constables} were already at the top of [the little field - path]_{8162-the little field - path} not twenty yards off . '_[191-philip] Hide [him]_3405-him , hide [him]_3405-him , ' cried [Bell]_209-hester , wringing [her]_209-hester hands in terror ; for [she]_209-hester , indeed [they]_{1081-the others} all , knew that flight would now be impossible . [Daniel]_223-daniel was heavy , rheumatic , and , moreover , had been pretty severely bruised on that unlucky night . [Philip]_191-philip , without another word , pushed [Daniel]_223-daniel before [him]_191-philip [upstairs]_{5687-upstairs} , feeling that [his]_191-philip own presence at [Haytersbank Farm]_{24-haytersbank farm} at that hour of the day would be a betrayal . [They]_{1081-the others} had just time to shut [themselves]_{1081-the others} up in [the larger bed - room]_{8164-the larger bed - room} , before [they]_{1081-the others} heard a scuffle and [the constables]_{8161-the constables} '_[191-philip] entry down - stairs . ' [They]_{1081-the others} 're_{[3406-measter]} in , ' said [Philip]_191-philip , as [Daniel]_223-daniel squeezed [himself]_223-daniel under the bed ; and then [they]_{1081-the others} held quite still , [Philip]_191-philip as much concealed by the scanty , blue - check curtain as [he]_191-philip could manage to be . [They]_{1081-the others} heard a confusion of voices below , a hasty moving of chairs , a banging of doors , a further parley , and then [a woman]_{1082-a woman} 's scream , shrill and pitiful ; then steps on the stairs . '_[191-philip] That screech spoiled all , ' sighed [Philip]_191-philip . In one instant the door was opened , and [each of [the hiders]_{8168-the hiders}]_{8167-each of the hiders} was conscious of the presence of [the constables]_{8161-the constables} , although at first [the latter]_{5840-the latter} stood motionless , surveying [the apparently empty room]_{8171-the apparently empty room} with disappointment . Then in another moment [they]_{1081-the others} had rushed at [Philip]_191-philip 's legs , exposed as these were . [They]_{1081-the others} drew [him]_191-philip out with violence , and then let [him]_191-philip go . '_{[3407-the other constable]} [Measter]_3406-measter [Hepburn]_191-philip ! ' said [one in amaze]_{8172-one in amaze} . But immediately [they]_{1081-the others} put two and two together ; for in so small a place as [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven [every one]_{565-every one} 's relationships and connexions , and even likings , were known ; and the motive of [Philip]_191-philip 's coming out to [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} was perfectly clear to [these men]_{8174-these men} . '_{[3407-the other constable]} T ' other 'll not be far off , '_[3408-he] said [the other constable]_{3407-the other constable} . ' [His]_3408-he plate were down - [stairs]_8175-stairs , full o '_[3408-he] victual ; a seed Measter Hepburn a - walking briskly before [me]_0-i as a left Monkshaven . ' '_[3408-he] Here [he]_3408-he be , here [he]_3408-he be , ' called out [the other man]_{8176-the other man} , dragging [Daniel]_223-daniel out by [his]_223-daniel legs , '_[3408-he] [we]_3409-we 've getten [him]_3408-he . ' [Daniel]_223-daniel kicked violently , and came out from [his]_223-daniel hiding - place in a less ignominious way than by being pulled out by [his]_223-daniel heels . [He]_223-daniel shook [himself]_223-daniel , and then turned , facing [[his]_223-daniel captors]_{7547-his captors} . '_[3408-he] A wish a'd niver hidden [mysel]_3410-mysel ' ; it were [his]_3408-he doing , '_[3408-he] jerking [his]_3408-he thumb toward [Philip]_191-philip : ' a'm ready to stand by what a've done . [Yo've]_191-philip getten a warrant a'll be bound , for [them]_{7547-his captors} justices is grand at writin '_[191-philip] when t ' fight 's over . '_[191-philip] [He]_3408-he was trying to carry it off with bravado , but [Philip]_191-philip saw that [he]_3408-he had received a shock , from [his]_3408-he sudden look of withered colour and shrunken feature . ' Do n't handcuff [him]_3408-he , '_[223-daniel] said [Philip]_191-philip , putting money into [the constable]_{3411-the constable} 's hand . ' [You]_223-daniel 'll be able to guard [him]_3408-he well enough without [them]_{7547-his captors} things . '_[223-daniel] [Daniel]_223-daniel turned round sharp at this whisper . ' Let - [a - be]_{3342-a - be} , let - [a - be]_{3342-a - be} , [[my]_{233-martinmas} lad]_{864-my lad} , '_{[233-martinmas]} [he]_223-daniel said . ' It 'll be summut to think on [i]_223-daniel '_[223-daniel] t ' lock - up how [two able - bodied fellys]_{8181-two able - bodied fellys} were so afeared on [t '_[223-daniel] chap]_{5964-t ' chap} as reskyed [them]_3412-them honest sailors o ' Saturday neet , as [they]_3412-them mun put [him]_3408-he [i]_{233-martinmas} '_{[233-martinmas]} gyves , and [he]_3408-he sixty - two come [Martinmas]_{233-martinmas} , and sore laid up wi ' t '_{[3414-a reckon]} rheumatics . ' But it was difficult to keep up this tone of bravado when [he]_223-daniel was led [a prisoner]_{8183-a prisoner} through [[his]_223-daniel own house - place]_{8184-his own house - place} , and saw [[his]_223-daniel poor wife]_{8185-his poor wife} quivering and shaking all over with [her]_{8185-his poor wife} efforts to keep back all signs of emotion until [he]_223-daniel was gone ; and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia standing by [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} , [her]_188-sylvia arm round [Bell]_209-hester 's waist and stroking the poor shrunken fingers which worked so perpetually and nervously in futile unconscious restlessness . [Kester]_222-kester was in a corner of [the room]_{1183-the room} , sullenly standing . [Bell]_209-hester quaked from head to foot as [[her]_209-hester husband]_{5645-her husband} came down - stairs [a prisoner]_{8183-a prisoner} . [She]_209-hester opened [her]_209-hester lips several times with an uneasy motion , as if [she]_209-hester would fain say something , but knew not what . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's passionate swollen lips and [her]_188-sylvia beautiful defiant eyes gave [her]_188-sylvia face quite a new aspect ; [she]_188-sylvia looked a helpless fury . '_[221-dannel] A may kiss [[my]_0-i missus]_{5581-my missus} , [a reckon]_{3414-a reckon} , ' said [Daniel]_223-daniel , coming to a standstill as [he]_0-i passed near [her]_188-sylvia . '_[878-missus] Oh , [Dannel]_221-dannel , [Dannel]_221-dannel ! ' cried [she]_188-sylvia , opening [her]_188-sylvia arms wide to receive [him]_0-i . '_[878-missus] [Dannel]_221-dannel , [Dannel]_221-dannel , [[my]_0-i man]_{1216-my man} ! ' and [she]_188-sylvia shook with [her]_188-sylvia crying , laying [her]_188-sylvia head on [his]_0-i shoulder , as if [he]_0-i was all [her]_188-sylvia stay and comfort . '_[878-missus] Come , [missus]_878-missus ! come , [missus]_878-missus ! ' said [he]_0-i , '_[878-missus] there could n't be more ado if a'd been guilty of murder , an ' yet a say again , as a said afore , a'm noane ashamed o '_[878-missus] [my]_0-i doings . Here , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , [lass]_799-lass , tak ' [[thy]_188-sylvia mother]_{1736-thy mother} off [me]_799-lass , for a can not do it [mysel]_8191-mysel '_[799-lass] , it like sets [me]_0-i off . ' [His]_0-i voice was quavering as [he]_0-i said this . But [he]_0-i cheered up a little and said , '_[0-i] Now , good - by , oud wench ' ( kissing [her]_188-sylvia ) , '_{[1915-his daughter]} and keep a good heart , and let [me]_0-i see [thee]_188-sylvia lookin ' lusty and strong when a come back . Good - by , [[my]_{1915-his daughter} lass]_{1468-my lass} ; look well after [mother]_684-mother , and ask [Philip]_191-philip for guidance if it 's needed . '_{[1915-his daughter]} [He]_0-i was taken out of [[his]_0-i home]_{534-his home} , and then arose the shrill cries of [the women]_{6955-the women} ; but in a minute or two [they]_3421-they were checked by the return of one of [the constables , who , cap in hand at the sight of so much grief]_{3422-the constables , who , cap in hand at the sight of so much grief} , said,-- ' [He]_0-i wants a word wi '_{[6761-my wench]} [[his]_0-i daughter]_{1915-his daughter} . ' [The party]_{2178-the party} had come to a halt about ten yards from [the house]_{5492-the house} . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , hastily wiping [her]_188-sylvia tears on [her]_188-sylvia apron , ran out and threw [her]_188-sylvia arms round [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} , as if to burst out afresh on [his]_{955-her father} neck . '_[191-philip] Nay , nay , [[my]_0-i wench]_{6761-my wench} , it 's [thee]_{6761-my wench} as mun be a comfort to [mother]_684-mother : nay , nay , or thou'll niver hear what a've got to say . [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , [[my]_0-i lass]_{1468-my lass} , a'm main and sorry a were so short wi ' [thee]_{6761-my wench} last neet ; a ax [thy]_0-i pardon , [lass]_799-lass , a were cross to [thee]_{6761-my wench} , and sent [thee]_{6761-my wench} to [thy]_0-i bed wi '_[188-sylvia] a sore heart . [Thou]_{6761-my wench} munnot think on it again , but forgie [me]_0-i , now a'm leavin ' [thee]_{6761-my wench} . '_[191-philip] ' Oh , feyther ! feyther ! '_{[5519-her mother]} was all [Sylvia]_188-sylvia could say ; and at last [they]_3427-they had to make as though [they]_3427-they would have used force to separate [her]_188-sylvia from [[their]_3427-they prisoner]_{7544-their prisoner} . [Philip]_191-philip took [her]_188-sylvia hand , and softly led [her]_188-sylvia back to [[her]_188-sylvia weeping mother]_{3429-her weeping mother} . For some time nothing was to be heard in [the little farmhouse kitchen]_{3430-the little farmhouse kitchen} but the sobbing and wailing of [the women]_{6955-the women} . [Philip]_191-philip stood by silent , thinking , as well as [he]_191-philip could , for [his]_191-philip keen sympathy with [their]_3427-they grief , what had best be done next . [Kester]_222-kester , after some growls at [Sylvia]_188-sylvia for having held back the uplifted arm which [he]_222-kester thought might have saved [Daniel]_223-daniel by a well - considered blow on [[his]_223-daniel captors]_{7547-his captors} as [they]_3427-they entered [the house]_{5492-the house} , went back into [[his]_223-daniel shippen]_{3434-his shippen} -- [[his]_223-daniel cell]_{3435-his cell} for meditation and consolation , where [he]_223-daniel might hope to soothe [himself]_223-daniel before going out to [his]_223-daniel afternoon 's work ; labour which [[his]_223-daniel master]_{1110-his master} had planned for [him]_223-daniel that very morning , with a strange foresight , as [Kester]_222-kester thought , for the job was one which would take [him]_223-daniel two or three days without needing any further directions than those [he]_223-daniel had received , and by the end of that time [he]_223-daniel thought that [[his]_223-daniel master]_{1110-his master} would be at liberty again . So [he]_223-daniel -- so [they]_3427-they all thought in [their]_3427-they ignorance and inexperience . Although [Daniel]_223-daniel [himself]_223-daniel was unreasoning , hasty , impulsive -- in a word , often thinking and acting very foolishly -- yet , somehow , either from some quality in [his]_223-daniel character , or from the loyalty of nature in those with whom [he]_223-daniel had to deal in [his]_223-daniel every - day life , [he]_223-daniel had made [his]_223-daniel place and position clear as [the arbiter and law - giver of [[his]_223-daniel household]_{7958-his household}]_{3438-the arbiter and law - giver of his household} . On [his]_223-daniel decision , as that of [husband]_1909-husband , [father]_6351-father , [master]_1219-master , perhaps superior natures waited . So now that [he]_223-daniel was gone and had left [them]_3427-they in such strange new circumstances so suddenly , it seemed as though neither [Bell]_209-hester nor [Sylvia]_188-sylvia knew exactly what to do when [their]_3427-they grief was spent , so much had every household action and plan been regulated by the thought of [him]_223-daniel . Meanwhile [Philip]_191-philip had slowly been arriving at the conclusion that [he]_191-philip was more wanted at [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven to look after [Daniel]_223-daniel 's interests , to learn what were the legal probabilities in consequence of [the old man]_{1112-the old man} 's arrest , and to arrange for [[his]_191-philip family]_{3444-his family} accordingly , than standing still and silent in [the Haytersbank kitchen]_{3445-the haytersbank kitchen} , too full of fellow - feeling and heavy foreboding to comfort , awkwardly unsympathetic in appearance from the very aching of [his]_191-philip heart . So when [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} , with instinctive sense of regularity and propriety , began to put away the scarcely tasted dinner , and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , blinded with crying , and convulsively sobbing , was yet trying to help [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} , [Philip]_191-philip took [his]_191-philip hat , and brushing it round and round with the sleeve of [his]_191-philip coat , said,-- ' [I]_{5519-her mother} think [I]_{5519-her mother} 'll just go back , and see how matters stand . '_{[5519-her mother]} [He]_191-philip had a more distinct plan in [his]_191-philip head than these words implied , but it depended on so many contingencies of which [he]_191-philip was ignorant that [he]_191-philip said only these few words ; and with a silent resolution to see them again that day , but a dread of being compelled to express [his]_191-philip fears , so far beyond [theirs]_3448-us , [he]_191-philip went off without saying anything more . Then [Sylvia]_188-sylvia lifted up [her]_188-sylvia voice with a great cry . Somehow [she]_188-sylvia had expected [him]_191-philip to do something -- what , [she]_188-sylvia did not know ; but [he]_191-philip was gone , and [they]_3448-us were left without stay or help . ' Hush [thee]_188-sylvia , hush [thee]_188-sylvia , '_[188-sylvia] said [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} , trembling all over [herself]_{5519-her mother} ; ' it 's for the best . [The Lord]_{5574-the lord} knows . '_{[5519-her mother]} ' But [I]_{5519-her mother} niver thought [he]_191-philip 'd leave [us]_3448-us , '_{[5519-her mother]} moaned [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , half in [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's arms , and thinking of [Philip]_191-philip . [[Her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} took the words as applied to [Daniel]_223-daniel . ' And [he]_191-philip 'd [niver]_191-philip ha '_[3453-mebbe] left [us]_3448-us , [[my]_0-i wench]_{6761-my wench} , if [he]_191-philip could ha ' stayed . '_[191-philip] ' Oh , [mother]_684-mother , [mother]_684-mother , it 's [Philip]_191-philip as has left [us]_3448-us , and [he]_191-philip could ha '_[3453-mebbe] stayed . ' '_{[363-mr. donkin]} [He]_191-philip 'll come back , or [mebbe]_3453-mebbe send , [I]_0-i 'll be bound . Leastways [he]_191-philip 'll be gone to see feyther , and [he]_191-philip 'll need comfort most on all , in a fremd place -- in [Bridewell]_{113-bridewell} -- and [niver]_3454-niver a morsel of victual or a piece o ' money . '_[191-philip] And now [she]_{5519-her mother} sate down , and wept the dry hot tears that come with such difficulty to the eyes of [the aged]_{3455-the aged} . And so -- first one grieving , and then [the other]_{873-the other} , and each draining [her]_{5519-her mother} own heart of every possible hope by way of comfort , alternately trying to cheer and console -- the February afternoon passed away ; the continuous rain closing in the daylight even earlier than usual , and adding to the dreariness , with the natural accompaniments of wailing winds , coming with long sweeps over [the moors]_{594-the moors} , and making the sobbings at the windows that always sound like the gasps of [some one in great agony]_{3458-some one in great agony} . Meanwhile [Philip]_191-philip had hastened back to [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven . [He]_191-philip had no umbrella , [he]_191-philip had to face the driving rain for the greater part of the way ; but [he]_191-philip was thankful to the weather , for it kept [men]_662-men indoors , and [he]_191-philip wanted to meet [no one]_{634-no one} , but to have time to think and mature [his]_191-philip plans . [The town itself]_{3461-the town itself} was , so to speak , in mourning . The rescue of [the sailors]_{1435-the sailors} was a distinctly popular movement ; the subsequent violence ( which had , indeed , gone much further than has been described , after [Daniel]_223-daniel left it ) was , in general , considered as only a kind of due punishment inflicted in wild justice on [the press - gang]_{708-the press - gang} and [[their]_{708-the press - gang} abettors]_{3464-their abettors} . The feeling of [the Monkshaven people]_{3465-the monkshaven people} was , therefore , in decided opposition to the vigorous steps taken by [the county magistrates , who , in consequence of an appeal from [the naval officers in charge of the impressment service]_{3467-the naval officers in charge of the impressment service} , had called out [the militia ( from [a distant and inland county]_{3469-a distant and inland county} ) stationed within a few miles , and had thus summarily quenched the riots that were continuing on the Sunday morning after a somewhat languid fashion]_{3468-the militia ( from a distant and inland county ) stationed within a few miles , and had thus summarily quenched the riots that were continuing on the sunday morning after a somewhat languid fashion} ; the greater part of the destruction of property having been accomplished during the previous night]_{3466-the county magistrates , who , in consequence of an appeal from the naval officers in charge of the impressment service , had called out the militia ( from a distant and inland county ) stationed within a few miles , and had thus summarily quenched the riots that were continuing on the sunday morning after a somewhat languid fashion ; the greater part of the destruction of property having been accomplished during the previous night} . Still there was little doubt but that the violence would have been renewed as evening drew on , and [the more desperate part of [the population]_{3471-the population}]_{3470-the more desperate part of the population} and [the enraged sailors]_{3472-the enraged sailors} had had the Sabbath leisure to brood over [their]_{3470-the more desperate part of the population} wrongs , and to encourage [each other]_{6627-each other} in a passionate attempt at redress , or revenge . So [the authorities]_{3474-the authorities} were quite justified in the decided steps [they]_{3474-the authorities} had taken , both in [their]_{3474-the authorities} own estimation then , and now , in [ours]_3475-ours , looking back on the affair in cold blood . But at the time feeling ran strongly against [them]_{3474-the authorities} ; and all means of expressing itself in action being prevented , [men]_662-men brooded sullenly in [[their]_662-men own houses]_{3477-their own houses} . [Philip]_191-philip , as [the representative of [the family]_{539-the family}]_{3478-the representative of the family} , [the head of which was now suffering for [his]_191-philip deeds in the popular cause]_{3480-the head of which was now suffering for his deeds in the popular cause} , would have met with more sympathy , ay , and more respect than [he]_191-philip imagined , as [he]_191-philip went along [the streets]_{711-the streets} , glancing from side to side , fearful of meeting [some who would shy [him]_191-philip as the relation of one who had been ignominiously taken to [Bridewell]_{113-bridewell} a few hours before]_{3482-some who would shy him as the relation of one who had been ignominiously taken to bridewell a few hours before} . But in spite of this wincing of [Philip]_191-philip 's from observation and remark , [he]_191-philip never dreamed of acting otherwise than as became [a brave true friend]_{3483-a brave true friend} . And this [he]_191-philip did , and would have done , from a natural faithfulness and constancy of disposition , without any special regard for [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . [He]_191-philip knew [his]_191-philip services were needed in [the shop]_{951-the shop} ; business which [he]_191-philip had left at a moment 's warning awaited [him]_191-philip , unfinished ; but at this time [he]_191-philip could not bear the torture of giving explanations , and alleging reasons to the languid intelligence and slow sympathies of [Coulson]_207-coulson . [He]_191-philip went to [the offices of [Mr. Donkin]_{363-mr. donkin}]_{3485-the offices of mr. donkin} , [the oldest established and most respected attorney in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{3486-the oldest established and most respected attorney in monkshaven} -- [he]_{363-mr. donkin} who had been employed to draw up the law papers and deeds of partnership consequent on [Hepburn]_191-philip and [Coulson]_207-coulson succeeding to [the shop of [John]_356-hobbs and [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah , [Brothers]_{7203-brothers}]_{3487-the shop of john and jeremiah foster , brothers} . [Mr. Donkin]_{363-mr. donkin} knew [Philip]_191-philip from this circumstance . But , indeed , [nearly every one in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{3489-nearly every one in monkshaven} knew [each other]_{6627-each other} ; if not enough to speak to , at least enough to be acquainted with the personal appearance and reputation of [most of those whom [they]_{3489-nearly every one in monkshaven} met in [the streets]_{711-the streets}]_{3491-most of those whom they met in the streets} . It so happened that [Mr. Donkin]_{363-mr. donkin} had a favourable opinion of [Philip]_191-philip ; and perhaps for this reason [the latter]_{5840-the latter} had a shorter time to wait before [he]_{363-mr. donkin} obtained an interview with [the head of [the house]_{5492-the house}]_{3494-the head of the house} , than many of [the clients who came for that purpose from [town]_3181-town or [country]_5496-country]_{3496-the clients who came for that purpose from town or country} for many miles round . [Philip]_191-philip was ushered in . [Mr. Donkin]_{363-mr. donkin} sate with [his]_{363-mr. donkin} spectacles pushed up on [his]_{363-mr. donkin} forehead , ready to watch [his]_191-philip countenance and listen to [his]_191-philip words . ' Good afternoon , [Mr. Hepburn]_191-philip ! '_{[363-mr. donkin]} ' Good afternoon , [sir]_1162-sir . '_[223-daniel] [Philip]_191-philip hesitated how to begin . [Mr. Donkin]_{363-mr. donkin} became impatient , and tapped with the fingers of [his]_{363-mr. donkin} left hand on [his]_{363-mr. donkin} desk . [Philip]_191-philip 's sensitive nerves felt and rightly interpreted the action . ' Please , [sir]_1162-sir , [I]_1162-sir 'm_[1162-sir] come to speak to [you]_{363-mr. donkin} about [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel , of [Haytersbank Farm]_{24-haytersbank farm} . ' '_[223-daniel] [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel ? ' said [Mr. Donkin]_{363-mr. donkin} , after a short pause , to try and compel [Philip]_191-philip into speed in [his]_191-philip story . '_[0-i] Yes , [sir]_1162-sir . [He]_223-daniel 's been taken up on account of this affair , [sir]_1162-sir , about the press - gang on Saturday night . ' '_[1162-sir] To be sure ! [I]_0-i thought [I]_0-i knew the name . ' And [Mr. Donkin]_{363-mr. donkin} 's face became graver , and the expression more concentrated . Looking up suddenly at [Philip]_191-philip , [he]_{363-mr. donkin} said , '_[1162-sir] [You]_191-philip are aware that [I]_0-i am [the clerk to [the magistrates]_{3502-the magistrates}]_{3501-the clerk to the magistrates} ? ' '_[1162-sir] No , [sir]_1162-sir , ' in a tone that indicated the unexpressed '_[191-philip] What then ? ' '_[0-i] Well , but [I]_0-i am . And so of course , if [you]_191-philip want [my]_0-i services or advice in favour of [a prisoner whom [they]_{3504-a prisoner whom they have committed} have committed]_{3504-a prisoner whom they have committed} , or are going to commit , [you]_191-philip ca n't have [them]_{3504-a prisoner whom they have committed} , that 's all . ' '_[1162-sir] [I]_0-i am very sorry -- very ! ' said [Philip]_191-philip ; and then [he]_191-philip was again silent for a period ; long enough to make [the busy attorney]_{8203-the busy attorney} impatient . '_[191-philip] Well , [Mr. Hepburn]_191-philip , have [you]_191-philip anything else to say to [me]_0-i ? ' '_[191-philip] Yes , [sir]_1162-sir . [I]_0-i 've a deal to ask of [you]_191-philip ; for [you]_191-philip see [I]_0-i do n't rightly understand what to do ; and yet [I]_0-i 'm all as [[Daniel]_223-daniel 's wife]_{8204-daniel 's wife} and [daughter]_{5908-daughter} has to look to ; and [I]_{363-mr. donkin} 've [their]_{3504-a prisoner whom they have committed} grief heavy on [my]_{363-mr. donkin} heart . [You]_191-philip could not tell [me]_{363-mr. donkin} what is to be done with [Daniel]_223-daniel , could [you]_191-philip , [sir]_1162-sir ? '_{[363-mr. donkin]} ' [He]_223-daniel 'll be brought up before [the magistrates]_{3502-the magistrates} to - morrow morning for final examination , along with [the others]_{1081-the others} , [you]_191-philip know , before [he]_223-daniel 's sent to [York Castle]_{114-york castle} to take [his]_223-daniel trial at the spring assizes . '_[191-philip] ' To [York Castle]_{114-york castle} , [sir]_1162-sir ? '_[191-philip] [Mr. Donkin]_{363-mr. donkin} nodded , as if words were too precious to waste . ' And when will [he]_223-daniel go ? '_{[3508-an uncle]} asked [poor Philip]_191-philip , in dismay . ' To - morrow : most probably as soon as the examination is over . The evidence is clear as to [his]_3506-he being present , aiding and abetting,--indicted on the 4th section of 1 George I. , statute 1 , chapter 5 . [I]_1162-sir 'm_[1162-sir] afraid it 's a bad look - out . Is [he]_3506-he [a friend of yours]_{3507-a friend of yours} , [Mr. Hepburn]_191-philip ? ' '_[3510-they] Only [an uncle]_{3508-an uncle} , [sir]_1162-sir , ' said [Philip]_191-philip , [his]_191-philip heart getting full ; more from [Mr. Donkin]_{363-mr. donkin} 's manner than from [his]_{363-mr. donkin} words . '_[3510-they] But what can [they]_3510-they do to [him]_3506-he , [sir]_1162-sir ? ' '_{[3515-my clerk]} Do ? ' [Mr. Donkin]_{363-mr. donkin} half smiled at the ignorance displayed . '_{[3517-my good fellow]} Why , hang [him]_3506-he , to be sure ; if [the judge]_{3512-the judge} is in a hanging mood . [He]_3506-he 's been either [a principal in the offence]_{3513-a principal in the offence} , or [a principal in the second degree]_{3514-a principal in the second degree} , and , as such , liable to the full punishment . [I]_0-i drew up the warrant [myself]_0-i this morning , though [I]_0-i left the exact name to be filled up by [[my]_0-i clerk]_{3515-my clerk} . ' '_[0-i] Oh , [sir]_1162-sir ! can [you]_1162-sir do nothing for [me]_0-i ? ' asked [Philip]_191-philip , with sharp beseeching in [his]_191-philip voice . [He]_191-philip had never imagined that it was a capital offence ; and the thought of [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} 's and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's ignorance of the possible fate awaiting [him]_191-philip whom [they]_8211-they so much loved , was like a stab to [his]_191-philip heart . '_[0-i] No , [[my]_0-i good fellow]_{3517-my good fellow} . [I]_0-i 'm sorry ; but , [you]_1162-sir see , it 's [my]_{363-mr. donkin} duty to do all [I]_{363-mr. donkin} can to bring [criminals]_{8212-criminals} to justice . '_{[363-mr. donkin]} ' [[My]_{363-mr. donkin} uncle]_{6399-my uncle} thought [he]_{6399-my uncle} was doing such a fine deed . '_{[363-mr. donkin]} ' Demolishing and pulling down , destroying and burning [dwelling - houses]_{8214-dwelling - houses} and [outhouses]_{8215-outhouses} , '_[0-i] said [Mr. Donkin]_{363-mr. donkin} . ' [He]_{6399-my uncle} must have some peculiar notions . '_[0-i] ' [The people]_{767-the people} is so mad with the press - gang , and [Daniel]_223-daniel has been at [sea hisself]_{8217-sea hisself} ; and took it so to heart when [he]_223-daniel heard of [mariners]_{1445-mariners} and [seafaring folk]_{8219-seafaring folk} being carried off , and just cheated into doing what was kind and helpful -- leastways , what would have been kind and helpful , if there had been a fire . [I]_0-i 'm_[0-i] against violence and riots [myself]_0-i , [sir]_1162-sir , [I]_0-i 'm sure ; but [I]_{363-mr. donkin} can not help thinking as [Daniel]_223-daniel had a deal to justify [him]_223-daniel on Saturday night , [sir]_1162-sir . '_{[363-mr. donkin]} ' Well ; [you]_1162-sir must try and get [a good lawyer]_{8221-a good lawyer} to bring out all that side of the question . There 's a good deal to be said on it ; but it 's [my]_{363-mr. donkin} duty to get up all the evidence to prove that [he]_{6399-my uncle} and [others]_540-others were present on the night in question ; so , as [you]_1162-sir 'll perceive , [I]_{363-mr. donkin} can give [you]_1162-sir no help in defending [him]_{6399-my uncle} . '_{[363-mr. donkin]} ' But who can , [sir]_1162-sir ? [I]_{363-mr. donkin} came to [you]_1162-sir as a friend who , [I]_{363-mr. donkin} thought , would see [me]_{363-mr. donkin} through it . And [I]_{363-mr. donkin} do n't know [any other lawyer]_{8224-any other lawyer} ; leastways , to speak to . '_{[363-mr. donkin]} [Mr. Donkin]_{363-mr. donkin} was really more concerned for [the misguided rioters]_{3519-the misguided rioters} than [he]_{363-mr. donkin} was aware ; and [he]_{363-mr. donkin} was aware of more interest than [he]_{363-mr. donkin} cared to express . So [he]_{363-mr. donkin} softened [his]_{363-mr. donkin} tone a little , and tried to give the best advice in [his]_{363-mr. donkin} power . ' [You]_1162-sir 'd better go to [Edward Dawson]_{365-edward dawson} on [the other side of [the river]_{491-the river}]_{8225-the other side of the river} ; [he]_{365-edward dawson} that was [articled clerk with [me]_{363-mr. donkin}]_{8227-articled clerk with me} two years ago , [you]_1162-sir know . [He]_{365-edward dawson} 's [a clever fellow]_{8228-a clever fellow} , and has not too much practice ; [he]_{365-edward dawson} 'll do the best [he]_{365-edward dawson} can for [you]_1162-sir . [He]_{365-edward dawson} 'll have to be at [the court - house]_{8229-the court - house} , tell [him]_{365-edward dawson} , to - morrow morning at ten , when [the justices]_{8230-the justices} meet . [He]_{365-edward dawson} 'll watch the case for [you]_1162-sir ; and then [he]_{365-edward dawson} 'll give [you]_1162-sir [his]_{365-edward dawson} opinion , and tell [you]_1162-sir what to do . [You]_1162-sir ca n't do better than follow [his]_{365-edward dawson} advice . [I]_{363-mr. donkin} must do all [I]_{363-mr. donkin} can to collect evidence for a conviction , [you]_1162-sir know . '_{[363-mr. donkin]} [Philip]_191-philip stood up , looked at [his]_191-philip hat , and then came forward and laid down six and eightpence on the desk in a blushing , awkward way . ' Pooh ! pooh ! '_[191-philip] said [Mr. Donkin]_{363-mr. donkin} , pushing the money away . ' Do n't be [a fool]_{2176-a fool} ; [you]_191-philip 'll need it all before the trial 's over . [I]_{363-mr. donkin} 've done nothing , [man]_5688-man . It would be a pretty thing for [me]_{363-mr. donkin} to be feed by [both parties]_{8233-both parties} . '_{[363-mr. donkin]} [Philip]_191-philip took up the money , and left [the room]_{1183-the room} . In an instant [he]_191-philip came back again , glanced furtively at [Mr. Donkin]_{363-mr. donkin} 's face , and then , once more having recourse to brushing [his]_191-philip hat , [he]_191-philip said , in a low voice-- ' [You]_191-philip 'll not be hard upon [him]_191-philip , [sir]_1162-sir , [I]_{363-mr. donkin} hope ? '_{[363-mr. donkin]} ' [I]_{363-mr. donkin} must do [my]_{363-mr. donkin} duty , '_{[363-mr. donkin]} replied [Mr. Donkin]_{363-mr. donkin} , a little sternly , ' without any question of hardness . '_{[3527-a clerk as smart as the door]} [Philip]_191-philip , discomfited , left [the room]_{1183-the room} ; an instant of thought and [Mr Donkin]_{363-mr. donkin} had jumped up , and hastening to the door [he]_{363-mr. donkin} opened it and called after [Philip]_191-philip . ' [Hepburn]_191-philip -- [Hepburn]_191-philip -- [I]_191-philip say , [he]_191-philip 'll be taken to [York]_12-york as soon as may be to - morrow morning ; if [any one]_{776-any one} wants to see [him]_191-philip before then , [they]_{776-any one} 'd better look sharp about it . '_[191-philip] [Philip]_191-philip went quickly along [the streets]_{711-the streets} towards [Mr. Dawson]_{366-mr. dawson} 's , pondering upon the meaning of all that [he]_191-philip had heard , and what [he]_191-philip had better do . [He]_191-philip had made [his]_191-philip plans pretty clearly out by the time [he]_191-philip arrived at [Mr. Dawson]_{366-mr. dawson} 's smart door in [one of [the new streets]_{3524-the new streets} on [the other side of [the river]_{491-the river}]_{8225-the other side of the river}]_{3523-one of the new streets on the other side of the river} . [A clerk as smart as the door]_{3527-a clerk as smart as the door} answered [Philip]_191-philip 's hesitating knock , and replied to [his]_{3527-a clerk as smart as the door} inquiry as to whether [Mr. Dawson]_{366-mr. dawson} was at [home]_681-home , in the negative , adding , after a moment 's pause-- ' [He]_{366-mr. dawson} 'll be at [home]_681-home in less than an hour ; [he]_{366-mr. dawson} 's only gone to make [Mrs Dawson]_{367-mrs. dawson} 's will -- [Mrs. Dawson]_{367-mrs. dawson} , of [Collyton]_115-collyton -- [she]_{367-mrs. dawson} 's not expected to get better . '_[191-philip] Probably [the clerk of [an older - established attorney]_{3530-an older - established attorney}]_{3529-the clerk of an older - established attorney} would not have given so many particulars as to the nature of [[his]_{3529-the clerk of an older - established attorney} master]_{1110-his master} 's employment ; but , as it happened it was of no consequence , the unnecessary information made no impression on [Philip]_191-philip 's mind ; [he]_191-philip thought the matter over and then said-- ' [I]_191-philip 'll be back in an hour , then . It 's gone a quarter to four ; [I]_191-philip 'll be back before five , tell [Mr. Dawson]_{366-mr. dawson} . '_[191-philip] [He]_191-philip turned on [his]_191-philip heel and went back to [the High Street]_{13-high street} as fast as [he]_191-philip could , with a far more prompt and decided step than before . [He]_191-philip hastened through [the streets]_{711-the streets} , emptied by the bad weather , to [the principal inn of [the town]_{480-the town}]_{3533-the principal inn of the town} , [the George]_{117-the george} -- the sign of which was fastened to a piece of wood stretched across [the narrow street]_{3535-the narrow street} ; and going up to [the bar]_{3536-the bar} with some timidity ( for [the inn]_{8008-the inn} was frequented by [the gentry of [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven and [the neighbourhood]_{823-the neighbourhood}]_{3538-the gentry of monkshaven and the neighbourhood} , and was considered as a touch above [such customers]_{3540-such customers} as [Philip]_191-philip ) , [he]_191-philip asked if [he]_191-philip could have a tax - cart made ready in a quarter of an hour , and sent up to the door of [[his]_191-philip shop]_{5634-his shop} . ' To be sure [he]_191-philip could ; how far was it to go ? '_[191-philip] [Philip]_191-philip hesitated before [he]_191-philip replied-- ' Up [the Knotting Lane]_{8237-the knotting lane} , to the stile leading down to [Haytersbank Farm]_{24-haytersbank farm} ; [they]_8238-they 'll have to wait there for some as are coming . '_[191-philip] ' [They]_8238-they must not wait long such an evening as this ; standing in such rain and wind as there 'll be up there , is enough to kill a horse . '_[191-philip] ' [They]_8238-they sha n't wait long , '_[209-hester] said [Philip]_191-philip , decisively : ' in a quarter of an hour , mind . '_[209-hester] [He]_191-philip now went back to [the shop]_{951-the shop} , beating against the storm , which was increasing as the tide came in and the night hours approached . [Coulson]_207-coulson had no word for [him]_191-philip , but [he]_207-coulson looked reproachfully at [[his]_207-coulson partner]_{7783-his partner} for [his]_191-philip long , unexplained absence . [Hester]_209-hester was putting away the ribbons and handkerchiefs , and bright - coloured things which had been used to deck the window ; for [no more customers]_{3544-no more customers} were likely to come this night through the blustering weather to [a shop]_{7196-a shop} dimly lighted by two tallow candles and an inefficient oil - lamp . [Philip]_191-philip came up to [her]_209-hester , and stood looking at [her]_209-hester with unseeing eyes ; but the strange consciousness of [his]_191-philip fixed stare made [her]_209-hester uncomfortable , and called the faint flush to [her]_209-hester pale cheeks , and at length compelled [her]_209-hester , as it were , to speak , and break the spell of the silence . So , curiously enough , [all three]_{3546-all three} spoke at once . [Hester]_209-hester asked ( without looking at [Philip)--]_{368-philip)--} ' Yo're sadly wet , [I]_191-philip 'm_[191-philip] feared ? ' [Coulson]_207-coulson said-- '_[191-philip] [Thou]_3547-thou might have a bit o ' news to tell one after being on the gad all afternoon . '_[209-hester] [Philip]_191-philip whispered to [Hester--]_369-hester-- ' Wilt come into [t '_[209-hester] parlour]_{6980-t ' parlour} ? [I]_0-i want a word wi ' [thee]_369-hester-- by [oursel]_8240-oursel 's . '_[209-hester] [Hester]_209-hester quietly finished rolling up the ribbon [she]_209-hester had in [her]_209-hester hands when [he]_191-philip spoke , and then followed [him]_191-philip into [the room behind [the shop]_{951-the shop} before spoken of]_{3548-the room behind the shop before spoken of} . [Philip]_191-philip set down on the table the candle which [he]_191-philip had brought out of [the shop]_{951-the shop} , and turning round to [Hester]_209-hester , took [her]_209-hester trembling hand into both of [his]_191-philip , and gripping it nervously , said-- ' Oh ! [Hester]_209-hester , [thou]_8241-thou must help [me]_209-hester -- [thou]_8241-thou will , will not [thou]_8241-thou ? '_[209-hester] [Hester]_209-hester gulped down something that seemed to rise in [her]_209-hester throat and choke [her]_209-hester , before [she]_209-hester answered . ' Anything , [thou]_8241-thou knows , [Philip]_191-philip . '_[209-hester] ' Yes , yes , [I]_209-hester know . [Thou]_8241-thou sees the matter is this : [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel -- [he]_223-daniel who married [[my]_209-hester aunt]_{1462-my aunt} -- is taken up for yon riot on Saturday night at t '_[209-hester] Mariners ' Arms---- '_[209-hester] ' [They]_8243-they spoke on it this afternoon ; [they]_8243-they said the warrant was out , '_[0-i] said [Hester]_209-hester , filling up the sentence as [Philip]_191-philip hesitated , lost for an instant in [his]_191-philip own thoughts . ' Ay ! the warrant is out , and [he]_223-daniel 's in t '_[0-i] lock - up , and will be carried to [York Castle]_{114-york castle} to - morrow morn ; and [I]_0-i 'm afeared it will go bad with [him]_223-daniel ; and [they]_3551-they at [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} is not prepared , and [they]_3551-they must see [him]_223-daniel again before [he]_223-daniel goes . Now , [Hester]_209-hester , will [thou]_8244-thou go in a tax - cart as will be here in less than ten minutes from t '_[0-i] [George]_{117-the george} , and bring [them]_3551-they back [here]_5537-here , and [they]_3551-they must stay all night for to be ready to see [him]_191-philip to - morrow before [he]_191-philip goes ? It 's dree weather for [them]_3551-they , but [they]_3551-they 'll not mind that . ' [He]_191-philip had used words as if [he]_191-philip was making a request to [Hester]_209-hester ; but [he]_191-philip did not seem to await [her]_209-hester answer , so sure was [he]_191-philip that [she]_209-hester would go . [She]_209-hester noticed this , and noticed also that the rain was spoken of in reference to [them]_3551-they , not to [her]_209-hester . A cold shadow passed over [her]_209-hester heart , though it was nothing more than [she]_209-hester already knew -- that [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was the one centre of [his]_191-philip thoughts and [his]_191-philip love . '_[240-god] [I]_0-i 'll go put on [my]_0-i things at once , ' said [she]_209-hester , gently . [Philip]_191-philip pressed [her]_209-hester hand tenderly , a glow of gratitude overspread [him]_191-philip . '_[0-i] [Thou]_3553-thou 's [a real good one]_{3554-a real good one} , [God]_240-god bless [thee]_3553-thou ! ' said [he]_191-philip . '_[240-god] [Thou]_3553-thou must take care of [thyself]_3555-thyself , too , ' continued [he]_191-philip ; '_[240-god] there 's wraps and plenty [i]_0-i ' [th '_[0-i] house]_{5893-th ' house} , and if there are not , there 's those [i]_0-i ' [the shop]_{951-the shop} as 'll be none the worse for once wearing at such a time as this ; and wrap [thee]_3553-thou well up , and take shawls and cloaks for [them]_3555-thyself , and mind as [they]_3555-thyself put 'em_[0-i] on . [Thou'll]_3553-thou have to get out at a stile , [I]_0-i 'll tell [t ' driver]_{8247-t ' driver} where ; and [thou]_3553-thou must get over t '_[0-i] stile and follow t ' path down [two fields]_{8248-two fields} , and [th '_[222-kester] house]_{5893-th ' house} is right before [ye]_3556-ye , and bid ['em]_8250-'em make haste and lock up [th '_[3557-they] house]_{5893-th ' house} , for [they]_3557-they mun stay all night here . [Kester]_222-kester 'll look after things . ' All this time [Hester]_209-hester was hastily putting on [her]_209-hester hat and cloak , which [she]_209-hester had fetched from the closet where [they]_3557-they usually hung through the day ; now [she]_209-hester stood listening , as it were , for final directions . '_[3557-they] But suppose [they]_3557-they will not come , ' said [she]_209-hester ; '_[3557-they] [they]_3557-they dunnot know [me]_0-i , and may n't believe [my]_0-i words . ' '_[222-kester] [They]_3557-they must , ' said [he]_222-kester , impatiently . '_[222-kester] [They]_3557-they do n't know what awaits ['em]_8252-'em , '_[222-kester] [he]_222-kester continued . ' [I]_222-kester 'll tell [thee]_209-hester , because [thou]_209-hester 'll not let out , and it seems as if [I]_222-kester mun tell [some one]_{1489-some one} -- it were such a shock -- [he]_{1489-some one} 's to be tried for 's life . [They]_3557-they know not it 's so serious ; and , [Hester]_209-hester , '_[222-kester] said [he]_222-kester , going on in [his]_222-kester search after sympathy , ' [she]_209-hester 's like as if [she]_209-hester was bound up in [[her]_209-hester father]_{955-her father} . '_[209-hester] [His]_222-kester lips quivered as [he]_222-kester looked wistfully into [Hester]_209-hester 's face at these words . No need to tell [her]_209-hester who was _ [she]_209-hester _ . No need to put into words the fact , told plainer than words could have spoken it , that [his]_222-kester heart was bound up in [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . [Hester]_209-hester 's face , instead of responding to [his]_222-kester look , contracted a little , and , for the life of [her]_209-hester , [she]_209-hester could not have helped saying,-- ' Why do n't [yo]_222-kester '_[0-i] go [yourself]_222-kester , [Philip]_191-philip ? ' '_[209-hester] [I]_0-i ca n't , [I]_0-i ca n't , ' said [he]_0-i , impatiently . '_[3562-yo] [I]_0-i 'd give [the world]_{984-the world} to go , for [I]_0-i might be able to comfort [her]_209-hester ; but there 's [lawyers to see]_{3559-lawyers to see} , and [iver]_3560-iver so much to do , and [they]_{3559-lawyers to see} 've niver [a man friend]_{3561-a man friend} but [me]_0-i to do it all . [You]_209-hester 'll tell [her]_209-hester , ' said [Philip]_191-philip , insinuatingly , as if a fresh thought had struck [him]_191-philip , '_[3562-yo] as how [I]_0-i would ha ' come . [I]_3562-yo would fain [ha]_8255-ha '_[3562-yo] come for ['em]_8256-'em , [myself]_3562-yo , but [I]_3562-yo could n't , because of [th]_3562-yo '_[3562-yo] lawyer,--mind [yo]_3562-yo ' say because of [th '_[3562-yo] lawyer]_{8257-th ' lawyer} . [I]_0-i 'd be loath for [her]_209-hester to think [I]_0-i was minding any business of [my]_0-i own at this time ; and , whatever [yo]_3562-yo ' do , speak hopeful , and , for t '_[209-hester] life of [yo]_3562-yo ' , do n't speak of [th]_3562-yo '_[209-hester] hanging , it 's likely it 's a mistake o ' Donkin 's ; and anyhow -- there 's t '_[209-hester] cart -- anyhow [I]_0-i should perhaps not ha ' telled [thee]_209-hester , but it 's a comfort to make a clean breast to [a friend]_{5615-a friend} at times . God bless [thee]_209-hester , [Hester]_209-hester . [I]_3565-our do n't know what [I]_3565-our should [ha]_8259-ha '_[3565-our] done without [thee]_209-hester , ' said [he]_3565-our , as [he]_3565-our wrapped [her]_209-hester well up in the cart , and placed the bundles of cloaks and things by [her]_209-hester side . Along [the street]_{673-the street} , in [the jolting cart]_{8261-the jolting cart} , as long as [Hester]_209-hester could see the misty light streaming out of [the shop]_{951-the shop} door , so long was [Philip]_191-philip standing bareheaded in the rain looking after [her]_209-hester . But [she]_209-hester knew that it was not [her]_209-hester own poor self that attracted [his]_191-philip lingering gaze . It was the thought of [the person [she]_209-hester was bound to]_{8263-the person she was bound to} . CHAPTER XXVI A DREARY VIGIL Through the dark rain , against the cold wind , shaken over the rough stones , went [Hester]_209-hester in [the little tax - cart]_{8264-the little tax - cart} . [Her]_209-hester heart kept rising against [her]_209-hester fate ; the hot tears came unbidden to [her]_209-hester eyes . But rebellious heart was soothed , and hot tears were sent back to their source before the time came for [her]_209-hester alighting . [The driver]_{8265-the driver} turned [his]_{8265-the driver} horse in [the narrow lane]_{8266-the narrow lane} , and shouted after [her]_209-hester an injunction to make haste as , with [her]_209-hester head bent low , [she]_209-hester struggled down to [the path to [Haytersbank Farm]_{24-haytersbank farm}]_{2426-the path to haytersbank farm} . [She]_209-hester saw the light in the window from the top of the brow , and involuntarily [she]_209-hester slackened [her]_209-hester pace . [She]_209-hester had never seen [Bell Robson]_220-bell , and would [Sylvia]_188-sylvia recollect [her]_220-bell ? If [she]_209-hester did not how awkward it would be to give the explanation of who [she]_220-bell was , and what [her]_220-bell errand was , and why [she]_220-bell was sent . Nevertheless , it must be done ; so on [she]_209-hester went , and standing within [the little porch]_{8268-the little porch} , [she]_209-hester knocked faintly at the door ; but in the bluster of the elements the sound was lost . Again [she]_209-hester knocked , and now the murmur of [women]_1054-women 's voices inside was hushed , and [some one]_{1489-some one} came quickly to the door , and opened it sharply . It was [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . Although [her]_188-sylvia face was completely in shadow , of course [Hester]_209-hester knew [her]_188-sylvia well ; but [she]_188-sylvia , if indeed [she]_188-sylvia would have recognized [Hester]_209-hester less disguised , did not know in the least who [the woman]_{7626-the woman} , muffled up in a great cloak , with [her]_188-sylvia hat tied down with a silk handkerchief , standing in [the porch]_{8272-the porch} at this time of night , could be . Nor , indeed , was [she]_188-sylvia in a mood to care or to inquire . [She]_209-hester said hastily , in a voice rendered hoarse and arid with grief : '_[3565-our] Go away . This is [no house for [strangers]_{2535-strangers} to come to]_{3563-no house for strangers to come to} . [We]_3565-our 've enough on [our]_3565-our own to think on ; ' and [she]_209-hester hastily shut the door in [Hester]_209-hester 's face , before [the latter]_{5840-the latter} could put together the right words in which to explain [her]_209-hester errand . [Hester]_209-hester stood outside in [the dark , wet porch]_{8274-the dark , wet porch} discomfited , and wondering how next to obtain a hearing through the shut and bolted door . Not long did [she]_209-hester stand , however ; [some one]_{1489-some one} was again at the door , talking in a voice of distress and remonstrance , and slowly unbarring the bolts . [A tall , thin figure of an elderly woman]_{8276-a tall , thin figure of an elderly woman} was seen against the warm fire - light inside as soon as the door was opened ; a hand was put out , like that which took the dove into the ark , and [Hester]_209-hester was drawn into the warmth and the light , while [Bell]_209-hester 's voice went on speaking to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia before addressing [the dripping stranger--]_{8277-the dripping stranger--} '_[878-missus] It 's not a night to turn a dog fra ' t '_[878-missus] door ; it 's ill letting [our]_3565-our grief harden [our]_3565-our hearts . But oh ! [missus]_878-missus ( to [Hester]_209-hester ) , [yo]_878-missus ' mun forgive [us]_3565-our , for a great sorrow has fallen upon [us]_3565-our this day , an '_[878-missus] [we]_3565-our 're like beside [ourselves]_3565-our wi '_[209-hester] crying an ' plaining . '_[209-hester] [Bell]_209-hester sate down , and threw [her]_209-hester apron over [her]_209-hester poor worn face , as if decently to shield the signs of [her]_209-hester misery from [a stranger]_{3567-a stranger} 's gaze . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , all tear - swollen , and looking askance and almost fiercely at [the stranger who had made good [her]_188-sylvia intrusion]_{3568-the stranger who had made good her intrusion} , was drawn , as it were , to [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's side , and , kneeling down by [her]_188-sylvia , put [her]_188-sylvia arms round [her]_188-sylvia waist , and almost lay across [her]_188-sylvia lap , still gazing at [Hester]_209-hester with cold , distrustful eyes , the expression of which repelled and daunted [that poor , unwilling messenger]_{3570-that poor , unwilling messenger} , and made [her]_188-sylvia silent for a minute or so after [her]_188-sylvia entrance . [Bell]_209-hester suddenly put down [her]_209-hester apron . ' [Yo're]_3572-yo'll cold and drenched , '_[209-hester] said [she]_209-hester . ' Come near to t '_[3572-yo'll] fire and warm yo'rsel ' ; [yo]_3572-yo'll '_[0-i] mun pardon [us]_3571-us if [we]_3571-us dunnot think on everything at onest . ' '_[209-hester] [Yo're]_3572-yo'll very kind , very kind indeed , ' said [Hester]_209-hester , touched by [the poor woman]_{8278-the poor woman} 's evident effort to forget [her]_209-hester own grief in the duties of hospitality , and loving [Bell]_209-hester from that moment . '_[209-hester] [I]_0-i 'm [Hester Rose]_209-hester , '_[188-sylvia] [she]_209-hester continued , half addressing [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , who [she]_209-hester thought might remember the name , ' and [Philip Hepburn]_191-philip has sent [me]_209-hester in [a tax - cart]_{8279-a tax - cart} to [t '_[209-hester] stile yonder]_{8280-t ' stile yonder} , to fetch both on [yo]_3572-yo'll ' back to [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven . '_[209-hester] [Sylvia]_188-sylvia raised [her]_188-sylvia head and looked intently at [Hester]_209-hester . [Bell]_209-hester clasped [her]_209-hester hands tight together and leant forwards . ' It 's [[my]_209-hester master]_{867-my master} as wants [us]_8282-us ? '_[209-hester] said [she]_209-hester , in an eager , questioning tone . ' It 's for to see [yo'r master]_{8283-yo'r master} , '_[188-sylvia] said [Hester]_209-hester . ' [Philip]_191-philip says [he]_191-philip 'll be sent to [York]_12-york to - morrow , and [yo'll]_3572-yo'll be fain to see [him]_191-philip before [he]_191-philip goes ; and if [yo'll]_3572-yo'll come down to [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven to - night , [yo'll]_3572-yo'll be on t '_[188-sylvia] spot again ' the time comes when [t '_[3575-he] justices]_{8284-t ' justices} will let [ye]_3573-ye . ' [Bell]_209-hester was up and about , making for the place where [she]_209-hester kept [her]_209-hester out - going things , almost before [Hester]_209-hester had begun to speak . [She]_209-hester hardly understood about [[her]_209-hester husband]_{5645-her husband} 's being sent to [York]_12-york , in the possession of the idea that [she]_209-hester might go and see [him]_191-philip . [She]_209-hester did not understand or care how , in this wild night , [she]_209-hester was to get to [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven ; all [she]_209-hester thought of was , that [she]_209-hester might go and see [[her]_209-hester husband]_{5645-her husband} . But [Sylvia]_188-sylvia took in more points than [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} , and , almost suspiciously , began to question [Hester]_209-hester . '_[3575-he] Why are [they]_3574-they sending [him]_3575-he to [York]_12-york ? What made [Philip]_191-philip leave [us]_3576-us ? Why did n't [he]_3575-he come hissel ' ? '_[3575-he] ' [He]_3575-he could n't come hissel '_[0-i] , [he]_3575-he bade [me]_0-i say ; because [he]_3575-he was bound to be at [the lawyer]_{3577-the lawyer} 's at five , about [[yo'r]_3578-yo'r father]_{6945-yo'r father} 's business . [I]_0-i think [yo]_3578-yo'r ' might ha '_[3575-he] known [he]_3575-he would ha ' come for any business of [his]_3575-he own ; and , about [York]_12-york , it 's [Philip]_191-philip as telled [me]_3575-he , and [I]_3575-he never asked why . [I]_3575-he never thought on [yo'r]_3578-yo'r asking [me]_3575-he so many questions . [I]_3575-he thought yo'd be ready to fly on any chance o '_[3575-he] seeing [[your]_3578-yo'r father]_{7381-your father} . ' [Hester]_209-hester spoke out the sad reproach that ran from [her]_209-hester heart to [her]_209-hester lips . To distrust [Philip]_191-philip ! to linger when [she]_209-hester might hasten ! '_[0-i] Oh ! ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , breaking out into a wild cry , that carried with it more conviction of agony than much weeping could have done . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i may be rude and hard , and [I]_0-i may ask strange questions , as if [I]_0-i cared for t ' answers [yo]_3578-yo'r '_[0-i] may gi ' [me]_203-mother ; an '_[203-mother] , in [my]_0-i heart o ' hearts , [I]_203-mother care for nought but to have [father]_6351-father back wi '_[203-mother] [us]_3581-us , as love [him]_{7381-your father} so dear . [I]_0-i can hardly tell what [I]_0-i say , much less why [I]_0-i say it . [Mother]_203-mother is so patient , it puts [me]_0-i past [mysel]_3582-mysel ' , for [I]_203-mother could fight wi '_[203-mother] t ' very walls , [I]_203-mother 'm_[203-mother] so mad wi ' grieving . Sure , [they]_3583-they 'll let [him]_{7381-your father} come back wi '_[188-sylvia] [us]_3581-us to - morrow , when [they]_3583-they hear from [his]_{7381-your father} own sel ' why [he]_{7381-your father} did it ? '_[188-sylvia] [She]_203-mother looked eagerly at [Hester]_209-hester for an answer to this last question , which [she]_203-mother had put in a soft , entreating tone , as if with [Hester]_209-hester [herself]_203-mother the decision rested . [Hester]_209-hester shook [her]_209-hester head . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia came up to [her]_203-mother and took [her]_203-mother hands , almost fondling them . ' [Yo]_188-sylvia '_[209-hester] dunnot think [they]_3583-they 'll be hard wi ' [him]_{7381-your father} when [they]_3583-they hear all about it , done [yo]_188-sylvia '_[209-hester] ? Why , [York Castle]_{114-york castle} 's t ' place [they]_3583-they send a '_[209-hester] t ' [thieves]_8289-thieves and [robbers]_8290-robbers to , not [honest men like [feyther]_5625-feyther]_{8291-honest men like feyther} . '_[209-hester] [Hester]_209-hester put [her]_209-hester hand on [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's shoulder with a soft , caressing gesture . ' [Philip]_191-philip will know , '_[188-sylvia] [she]_209-hester said , using [Philip]_191-philip 's name as a kind of spell -- it would have been so to [her]_209-hester . ' Come away to [Philip]_191-philip , '_[188-sylvia] said [she]_209-hester again , urging [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , by [her]_209-hester looks and manner , to prepare for the little journey . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia moved away for this purpose , saying to [herself,--]_188-sylvia ' It 's going to see feyther : [he]_191-philip will tell [me]_188-sylvia all . '_[188-sylvia] [Poor Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} was collecting a few clothes for [[her]_{219-mrs. robson} husband]_{5645-her husband} with an eager , trembling hand , so trembling that article after article fell to the floor , and it was [Hester]_209-hester who picked [them]_3585-them up ; and at last , after many vain attempts by [the grief - shaken woman]_{3586-the grief - shaken woman} , it was [Hester]_209-hester who tied the bundle , and arranged the cloak , and fastened down the hood ; [Sylvia]_188-sylvia standing by , not unobservant , though apparently absorbed in [her]_188-sylvia own thoughts . At length , all was arranged , and the key given over to [Kester]_222-kester . As [they]_3587-they passed out into the storm , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia said to [Hester,--]_{370-hester,--} ' [Thou]_188-sylvia 's [a real good wench]_{8293-a real good wench} . [Thou]_188-sylvia 's fitter to be about [mother]_684-mother than [me]_209-hester . [I]_209-hester 'm_[209-hester] but a cross - patch at best , an ' now it 's like as if [I]_3597-i was no good to [nobody]_988-nobody . '_[3597-i] [Sylvia]_188-sylvia began to cry , but [Hester]_209-hester had no time to attend to [her]_188-sylvia , even had [she]_209-hester the inclination : all [her]_209-hester care was needed to help the hasty , tottering steps of [the wife who was feebly speeding up the wet and slippery brow to [[her]_{3588-the wife who was feebly speeding up the wet and slippery brow to her husband} husband]_{5645-her husband}]_{3588-the wife who was feebly speeding up the wet and slippery brow to her husband} . All [Bell]_209-hester thought of was that ' [he]_{5645-her husband} '_{[3577-the lawyer]} was at the end of [her]_209-hester toil . [She]_209-hester hardly understood when [she]_209-hester was to see [him]_{5645-her husband} ; [her]_209-hester weary heart and brain had only received one idea -- that each step [she]_209-hester was now taking was leading [her]_209-hester to [him]_{5645-her husband} . Tired and exhausted with [her]_209-hester quick walk up hill , battling all the way with wind and rain , [she]_209-hester could hardly have held up another minute when [they]_3590-they reached [the tax - cart in [the lane]_{5791-the lane}]_{3591-the tax - cart in the lane} , and [Hester]_209-hester had almost to lift [her]_209-hester on to the front seat by [the driver]_{8265-the driver} . [She]_209-hester covered and wrapped up [the poor old woman]_{3594-the poor old woman} , and afterwards placed [herself]_209-hester in the straw at the back of [the cart]_{3595-the cart} , packed up close by the shivering , weeping [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . [Neither of [them]_3590-they]_{7194-neither of them} spoke a word at first ; but [Hester]_209-hester 's tender conscience smote [her]_209-hester for [her]_209-hester silence before [they]_3590-they had reached [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven . [She]_209-hester wanted to say some kind word to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , and yet knew not how to begin . Somehow , without knowing why , or reasoning upon it , [she]_209-hester hit upon [Philip]_191-philip 's message as the best comfort in [her]_209-hester power to give . [She]_209-hester had delivered it before , but it had been apparently little heeded . ' [Philip]_191-philip bade [me]_{3577-the lawyer} say it was business as kept [him]_191-philip from fetchin '_{[3577-the lawyer]} [yo]_3597-i ' hissel'--business wi '_[3600-they] [the lawyer]_{3577-the lawyer} , about -- about [[yo'r]_3597-i father]_{6945-yo'r father} . ' '_[0-i] What do [they]_3600-they say ? ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , suddenly , lifting [her]_188-sylvia bowed head , as though [she]_188-sylvia would read [[her]_188-sylvia companion]_{794-her companion} 's face in the dim light . '_[3600-they] [I]_0-i dunnot know , ' said [Hester]_209-hester , sadly . [They]_3600-they were now jolting over [the paved streets]_{8297-the paved streets} , and not a word could be spoken . [They]_3600-they were now at [Philip]_191-philip 's door , which was opened to receive [them]_3600-they even before [they]_3600-they arrived , as if [some one]_{1489-some one} had been watching and listening . [The old servant]_{8299-the old servant} , [Phoebe]_316-phoebe , [the fixture in [the house]_{5492-the house} , who had belonged to [it]_{5492-the house} and to [the shop]_{951-the shop} for the last twenty years]_{8300-the fixture in the house , who had belonged to it and to the shop for the last twenty years} , came out , holding a candle and sheltering it in [her]_316-phoebe hand from the weather , while [Philip]_191-philip helped the tottering steps of [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} as [she]_316-phoebe descended behind . As [Hester]_209-hester had got in last , so [she]_209-hester had now to be the first to move . Just as [she]_209-hester was moving , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's cold little hand was laid on [her]_209-hester arm . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i am main and thankful to [yo]_0-i ' . [I]_3601-she ask [yo'r]_0-i pardon for speaking cross , but , indeed , [my]_3601-she heart 's a'most broken wi '_[3601-she] fear about feyther . ' The voice was so plaintive , so full of tears , that [Hester]_209-hester could not but yearn towards [the speaker]_{7556-the speaker} . [She]_209-hester bent over and kissed [her]_188-sylvia cheek , and then clambered unaided down by the wheel on the dark side of [the cart]_{3595-the cart} . Wistfully [she]_209-hester longed for one word of thanks or recognition from [Philip]_191-philip , in whose service [she]_209-hester had performed this hard task ; but [he]_191-philip was otherwise occupied , and on casting a further glance back as [she]_209-hester turned the corner of [the street]_{673-the street} , [she]_209-hester saw [Philip]_191-philip lifting [Sylvia]_188-sylvia carefully down in [his]_191-philip arms from [her]_188-sylvia footing on the top of the wheel , and then [they]_8306-they all went into the light and the warmth , the door was shut , [the lightened cart]_{8307-the lightened cart} drove briskly away , and [Hester]_209-hester , in rain , and cold , and darkness , went homewards with [her]_209-hester tired sad heart . [Philip]_191-philip had done all [he]_191-philip could , since [his]_191-philip return from [lawyer Dawson 's]_{419-lawyer dawson 's} , to make [[his]_191-philip house]_{1125-his house} bright and warm for the reception of [[his]_191-philip beloved]_{7788-his beloved} . [He]_191-philip had a strong apprehension of the probable fate of poor [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel ; [he]_191-philip had a warm sympathy with the miserable distress of [the wife]_{3055-the wife} and [daughter]_{5908-daughter} ; but still at the back of [his]_191-philip mind [his]_191-philip spirits danced as if this was to [them]_8306-they a festal occasion . [He]_191-philip had even taken unconscious pleasure in [Phoebe]_316-phoebe 's suspicious looks and tones , as [he]_191-philip had hurried and superintended [her]_316-phoebe in [her]_316-phoebe operations . A fire blazed cheerily in [the parlour]_{1095-the parlour} , almost dazzling to [the travellers brought in from the darkness and the rain]_{8313-the travellers brought in from the darkness and the rain} ; candles burned -- two candles , much to [Phoebe]_316-phoebe 's discontent . [Poor Bell Robson]_220-bell had to sit down almost as soon as [she]_3601-she entered [the room]_{1183-the room} , so worn out was [she]_3601-she with fatigue and excitement ; yet [she]_3601-she grudged every moment which separated [her]_3601-she , as [she]_3601-she thought , from [[her]_3601-she husband]_{5645-her husband} . '_[3601-she] [I]_0-i 'm ready now , '_[3601-she] said [she]_3601-she , standing up , and rather repulsing [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's cares ; ' [I]_0-i 'm_[0-i] ready now , ' said [she]_3601-she , looking eagerly at [Philip]_191-philip , as if for [him]_191-philip to lead the way . '_[220-bell] It 's not to - night , ' replied [he]_191-philip , almost apologetically . '_[220-bell] [You]_0-i ca n't see [him]_3602-he to - night ; it 's to - morrow morning before [he]_3602-he goes to [York]_12-york ; it was better for [yo]_0-i ' to be down here in [town]_3181-town ready ; and beside [I]_220-bell did n't know when [I]_220-bell sent for [ye]_0-i that [he]_3602-he was locked up for the night . '_[220-bell] ' Well - a - day , well - a - day , '_[0-i] said [Bell]_220-bell , rocking [herself]_220-bell backwards and forwards , and trying to soothe [herself]_220-bell with these words . Suddenly [she]_220-bell said,-- ' But [I]_0-i 've brought [his]_3602-he comforter wi '_[0-i] [me]_0-i -- [his]_3602-he red woollen comforter as [he]_3602-he 's allays slept in this twelvemonth past ; [he]_3602-he 'll get [his]_3602-he rheumatiz again ; oh , [Philip]_191-philip , can not [I]_0-i get it to [him]_3602-he ? ' '_[220-bell] [I]_0-i 'll send it by [Phoebe]_316-phoebe , ' said [Philip]_191-philip , who was busy making tea , hospitable and awkward . '_[220-bell] Can not [I]_0-i take it [mysel]_3603-mysel ' ? '_[188-sylvia] repeated [Bell]_220-bell . ' [I]_188-sylvia could make surer nor [anybody else]_{5754-anybody else} ; [they]_8318-they 'd maybe not mind [yon woman]_{8319-yon woman} -- [Phoebe d'ye]_316-phoebe call [her]_{8319-yon woman} ? '_[188-sylvia] ' Nay , [mother]_684-mother , '_[191-philip] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , ' [thou]_8321-thou 's not fit to go . '_[188-sylvia] ' Shall [I]_188-sylvia go ? '_[188-sylvia] asked [Philip]_191-philip , hoping [she]_188-sylvia would say ' no '_[188-sylvia] , and be content with [Phoebe]_316-phoebe , and leave [him]_191-philip where [he]_191-philip was . ' Oh , [Philip]_191-philip , would [yo]_188-sylvia '_[188-sylvia] ? ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , turning round . '_[188-sylvia] Ay , ' said [Bell]_220-bell , '_[191-philip] if [thou]_3604-thou would take it [they]_3605-they 'd be minding [yo]_3606-yo ' . '_[191-philip] So there was nothing for it but for [him]_191-philip to go , in the first flush of [his]_191-philip delightful rites of hospitality . ' It 's not far , '_[191-philip] said [he]_191-philip , consoling [himself]_191-philip rather than [them]_3605-they . ' [I]_191-philip 'll be back in ten minutes , the tea is maskit , and [Phoebe]_316-phoebe will take [yo'r]_3606-yo wet things and dry 'em_[191-philip] by t ' kitchen fire ; and here 's the stairs , '_[191-philip] opening a door in the corner of [the room]_{1183-the room} , from which the stairs immediately ascended . ' There 's [two rooms at the top]_{8322-two rooms at the top} ; that to t '_[220-bell] left is all made ready , t ' other is mine , '_[220-bell] said [he]_191-philip , reddening a little as [he]_191-philip spoke . [Bell]_220-bell was busy undoing [her]_220-bell bundle with trembling fingers . ' Here , '_[191-philip] said [she]_220-bell ; ' and oh , [lad]_1139-lad , here 's a bit o '_[188-sylvia] peppermint cake ; [he]_191-philip 's main and fond on it , and [I]_0-i catched sight on it by good luck just t ' last minute . '_{[5519-her mother]} [Philip]_191-philip was gone , and the excitement of [Bell]_220-bell and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia flagged once more , and sank into wondering despondency . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , however , roused [herself]_188-sylvia enough to take off [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's wet clothes , and [she]_188-sylvia took them timidly into [the kitchen]_{1174-the kitchen} and arranged them before [Phoebe]_316-phoebe 's fire . [Phoebe]_316-phoebe opened [her]_316-phoebe lips once or twice to speak in remonstrance , and then , with an effort , gulped [her]_316-phoebe words down ; for [her]_316-phoebe sympathy , like that of all the rest of the [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven world , was in favour of [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel ; and [[his]_223-daniel daughter]_{1915-his daughter} might place [her]_316-phoebe dripping cloak this night wherever [she]_316-phoebe would , for [Phoebe]_316-phoebe . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia found [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} still sitting on the chair next the door , where [she]_188-sylvia had first placed [herself]_188-sylvia on entering [the room]_{1183-the room} . ' [I]_{5519-her mother} 'll gi'e [you]_{5519-her mother} some tea , [mother]_684-mother , '_{[5519-her mother]} said [she]_188-sylvia , struck with the shrunken look of [Bell]_220-bell 's face . ' No , no '_[0-i] said [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} . ' It 's not manners for t '_[3615-yo] help [oursel]_3614-oursel 's . ' '_[188-sylvia] [I]_0-i 'm sure [Philip]_191-philip would ha '_[188-sylvia] wished [yo]_3615-yo ' for to take it , '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , pouring out a cup . Just then [he]_3616-he returned , and something in [his]_3616-he look , some dumb expression of delight at [her]_188-sylvia occupation , made [her]_188-sylvia blush and hesitate for an instant ; but then [she]_188-sylvia went on , and made a cup of tea ready , saying something a little incoherent all the time about [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's need of it . After tea [Bell Robson]_220-bell 's weariness became so extreme , that [Philip]_191-philip and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia urged [her]_188-sylvia to go to bed . [She]_188-sylvia resisted a little , partly out of ' manners , '_[188-sylvia] and partly because [she]_188-sylvia kept fancying , [poor woman]_{3618-poor woman} , that somehow or other [[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} might send for [her]_188-sylvia . But about seven o'clock [Sylvia]_188-sylvia persuaded [her]_188-sylvia to come [upstairs]_{5687-upstairs} . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , too , bade [Philip]_191-philip good - night , and [his]_191-philip look followed the last wave of [her]_188-sylvia dress as [she]_188-sylvia disappeared up [the stairs]_{2724-the stairs} ; then leaning [his]_191-philip chin on [his]_191-philip hand , [he]_191-philip gazed at [vacancy]_3622-vacancy and thought deeply -- for how long [he]_191-philip knew not , so intent was [his]_191-philip mind on the chances of futurity . [He]_191-philip was aroused by [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's coming down - [stairs]_8175-stairs into [the sitting - room]_{3624-the sitting - room} again . [He]_191-philip started up . ' [Mother]_203-mother is so shivery , '_[188-sylvia] said [she]_188-sylvia . ' May [I]_191-philip go in [there]_5676-there , '_[191-philip] indicating [the kitchen]_{1174-the kitchen} , ' and make [her]_203-mother a drop of gruel ? '_[188-sylvia] ' [Phoebe]_316-phoebe shall make it , not [you]_188-sylvia , '_[188-sylvia] said [Philip]_191-philip , eagerly preventing [her]_188-sylvia , by going to the [kitchen]_7021-kitchen door and giving [his]_191-philip orders . When [he]_191-philip turned round again , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was standing over the fire , leaning [her]_188-sylvia head against the stone mantel - piece for the comparative coolness . [She]_188-sylvia did not speak at first , or take any notice of [him]_191-philip . [He]_191-philip watched [her]_188-sylvia furtively , and saw that [she]_188-sylvia was crying , the tears running down [her]_188-sylvia cheeks , and [she]_188-sylvia too much absorbed in [her]_188-sylvia thoughts to wipe them away with [her]_188-sylvia apron . While [he]_191-philip was turning over in [his]_191-philip mind what [he]_191-philip could best say to comfort [her]_188-sylvia ( [his]_191-philip heart , like [hers]_188-sylvia , being almost too full for words ) , [she]_188-sylvia suddenly looked [him]_191-philip full in the face , saying,-- ' [Philip]_191-philip ! wo n't [they]_8326-they soon let [him]_191-philip go ? what can [they]_8326-they do to [him]_191-philip ? '_[188-sylvia] [Her]_188-sylvia open lips trembled while awaiting [his]_191-philip answer , the tears came up and filled [her]_188-sylvia eyes . It was just the question [he]_191-philip had most dreaded ; it led to the terror that possessed [his]_191-philip own mind , but which [he]_191-philip had hoped to keep out of [hers]_188-sylvia . [He]_191-philip hesitated . ' Speak , [lad]_1139-lad ! '_[191-philip] said [she]_188-sylvia , impatiently , with a little passionate gesture . ' [I]_188-sylvia can see [thou]_191-philip knows ! '_[188-sylvia] [He]_191-philip had only made it worse by consideration ; [he]_191-philip rushed blindfold at a reply . ' [He]_191-philip 's ta'en up for felony . '_[188-sylvia] ' Felony , '_[188-sylvia] said [she]_188-sylvia . ' There thou're out ; [he]_191-philip 's in for letting [yon men]_{8328-yon men} out ; [thou]_191-philip may call it rioting if [thou]_191-philip 's a mind to set [folks]_5570-folks again '_{[3628-the lawyers]} [him]_191-philip , but it 's too bad to cast such hard words at [him]_191-philip as [yon]_3627-yon -- felony , ' [she]_188-sylvia repeated , in a half - offended tone . '_{[1793-lawyers]} It 's what [the lawyers]_{3628-the lawyers} call it , ' said [Philip]_191-philip , sadly ; '_{[1793-lawyers]} it 's no word o ' mine . '_{[1793-lawyers]} ' [Lawyers]_1793-lawyers is allays for making the worst o '_{[3630-allays]} things , ' said [she]_188-sylvia , a little pacified , '_{[1793-lawyers]} but [folks]_5570-folks should n't [allays]_3630-allays believe [them]_{3628-the lawyers} . ' '_{[1793-lawyers]} It 's [lawyers]_1793-lawyers as has to judge [i]_0-i ' t '_{[1793-lawyers]} long run . ' '_{[1793-lawyers]} Can not [the justices]_{8230-the justices} , [Mr. Harter]_{371-mr. harter} and [them]_{8230-the justices} as is [no lawyers]_{3633-no lawyers} , give [him]_191-philip a sentence to - morrow , wi'out sending [him]_191-philip to [York]_12-york ? ' '_{[1793-lawyers]} No ! ' said [Philip]_191-philip , shaking [his]_191-philip head . [He]_191-philip went to the [kitchen]_7021-kitchen door and asked if the gruel was not ready , so anxious was [he]_191-philip to stop the conversation at this point ; but [Phoebe]_316-phoebe , who held [[her]_316-phoebe young master]_{8332-her young master} in but little respect , scolded [him]_191-philip for [a stupid man]_{8333-a stupid man} , who thought , like all [his]_191-philip sex , that gruel was to be made in a minute , whatever the fire was , and bade [him]_191-philip come and make it for [himself]_191-philip if [he]_191-philip was in such a hurry . [He]_191-philip had to return discomfited to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , who meanwhile had arranged [her]_188-sylvia thoughts ready to return to the charge . '_[3635-they] And say [he]_191-philip 's sent to [York]_12-york , and say [he]_191-philip 's tried [theere]_3634-theere , what 's t ' worst [they]_3635-they can do again '_[188-sylvia] [him]_191-philip ? ' asked [she]_188-sylvia , keeping down [her]_188-sylvia agitation to look at [Philip]_191-philip the more sharply . [Her]_188-sylvia eyes never slackened [their]_3635-they penetrating gaze at [his]_191-philip countenance , until [he]_191-philip replied , with the utmost unwillingness , and most apparent confusion,-- '_[188-sylvia] [They]_3635-they may send [him]_191-philip to [Botany Bay]_{121-botany bay} . ' [He]_191-philip knew that [he]_191-philip held back a worse contingency , and [he]_191-philip was mortally afraid that [she]_188-sylvia would perceive this reserve . But what [he]_191-philip did say was so much beyond [her]_188-sylvia utmost apprehension , which had only reached to various terms of imprisonment , that [she]_188-sylvia did not imagine the dark shadow lurking behind . What [he]_191-philip had said was too much for [her]_188-sylvia . [Her]_188-sylvia eyes dilated , [her]_188-sylvia lips blanched , [her]_188-sylvia pale cheeks grew yet paler . After a minute 's look into [his]_191-philip face , as if fascinated by some horror , [she]_188-sylvia stumbled backwards into the chair in the chimney comer , and covered [her]_188-sylvia face with [her]_188-sylvia hands , moaning out some inarticulate words . [Philip]_191-philip was on [his]_191-philip knees by [her]_188-sylvia , dumb from excess of sympathy , kissing [her]_188-sylvia dress , all unfelt by [her]_188-sylvia ; [he]_191-philip murmured half - words , [he]_191-philip began passionate sentences that died away upon [his]_191-philip lips ; and [she]_188-sylvia -- [she]_188-sylvia thought of nothing but [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} , and was possessed and rapt out of [herself]_188-sylvia by the dread of losing [him]_191-philip to [that fearful country which was almost like the grave to [her]_188-sylvia]_{8335-that fearful country which was almost like the grave to her} , so all but impassable was [the gulf]_{8336-the gulf} . But [Philip]_191-philip knew that it was possible that the separation impending might be that of the dark , mysterious grave -- that the gulf between [the father and child]_{8337-the father and child} might indeed be that which [no living , breathing , warm human creature]_{8338-no living , breathing , warm human creature} can ever cross . '_[3636-his] [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ! ' said [he,--and]_191-philip all [their]_{8337-the father and child} conversation had to be carried on in low tones and whispers , for fear of the listening ears above,--'don't,--don't , [thou'rt]_8339-thou'rt rending [my]_3636-his heart . Oh , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , hearken . There 's not a thing [I]_3636-his 'll not do ; there 's not a penny [I]_3636-his 've got,--th '_[3636-his] last drop of blood that 's in me,--I'll give up [my]_0-i life for [his]_3636-his . ' '_[3636-his] Life , ' said [she]_188-sylvia , putting down [her]_188-sylvia hands , and looking at [him]_191-philip as if [her]_188-sylvia looks could pierce [his]_191-philip soul ; '_[188-sylvia] who talks o ' touching [his]_191-philip life ? [Thou're]_188-sylvia going crazy , [Philip]_191-philip , [I]_188-sylvia think ; '_[188-sylvia] but [she]_188-sylvia did not think so , although [she]_188-sylvia would fain have believed it . In [her]_188-sylvia keen agony [she]_188-sylvia read [his]_3636-his thoughts as though they were an open page ; [she]_188-sylvia sate there , upright and stony , the conviction creeping over [her]_188-sylvia face like the grey shadow of death . No more tears , no more trembling , almost no more breathing . [He]_3636-his could not bear to see [her]_188-sylvia , and yet [she]_188-sylvia held [his]_3636-his eyes , and [he]_3636-his feared to make the effort necessary to move or to turn away , lest the shunning motion should carry conviction to [her]_188-sylvia heart . Alas ! conviction of the probable danger to [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} 's life was already there : it was that that was calming [her]_188-sylvia down , tightening [her]_188-sylvia muscles , bracing [her]_188-sylvia nerves . In that hour [she]_188-sylvia lost all [her]_188-sylvia early youth . ' Then [he]_191-philip may be hung , '_[188-sylvia] said [she]_188-sylvia , low and solemnly , after a long pause . [Philip]_191-philip turned away [his]_191-philip face , and did not utter a word . Again deep silence , broken only by some homely sound in [the kitchen]_{1174-the kitchen} . ' [Mother]_203-mother must not know on it , '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , in the same tone in which [she]_188-sylvia had spoken before . ' It 's t '_[188-sylvia] worst as can happen to [him]_191-philip , ' said [Philip]_191-philip . '_[188-sylvia] More likely [he]_191-philip 'll be transported : maybe [he]_191-philip 'll be brought in innocent after all . ' '_[0-i] No , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , heavily , as one without hope -- as if [she]_188-sylvia were reading some dreadful doom in the tablets of the awful future . '_[0-i] [They]_3639-they 'll hang [him]_191-philip . Oh , feyther ! feyther ! ' [she]_188-sylvia choked out , almost stuffing [her]_188-sylvia apron into [her]_188-sylvia mouth to deaden the sound , and catching at [Philip]_191-philip 's hand , and wringing it with convulsive force , till the pain that [he]_191-philip loved was nearly more than [he]_191-philip could bear . No words of [his]_191-philip could touch such agony ; but irrepressibly , and as [he]_191-philip would have done it to [a wounded child]_{8340-a wounded child} , [he]_191-philip bent over [her]_188-sylvia , and kissed [her]_188-sylvia with a tender , trembling kiss . [She]_188-sylvia did not repulse it , probably [she]_188-sylvia did not even perceive it . At that moment [Phoebe]_316-phoebe came in with the gruel . [Philip]_191-philip saw [her]_188-sylvia , and knew , in an instant , what [the old woman]_{6364-the old woman} 's conclusion must needs be ; but [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had to be shaken by the now standing [Philip]_191-philip , before [she]_188-sylvia could be brought back to the least consciousness of the present time . [She]_188-sylvia lifted up [her]_188-sylvia white face to understand [his]_191-philip words , then [she]_188-sylvia rose up like one who slowly comes to the use of [her]_188-sylvia limbs . '_[3640-she] [I]_0-i suppose [I]_0-i mun go , ' [she]_188-sylvia said ; '_[191-philip] but [I]_0-i 'd sooner face the dead . If [she]_3640-she asks [me]_0-i , [Philip]_191-philip , what mun [I]_0-i say ? ' '_[191-philip] [She]_3640-she 'll not ask [yo]_3641-yo ' , '_[3640-she] said [he]_191-philip , ' if [yo]_3641-yo '_[191-philip] go about as common . [She]_3640-she 's never asked [yo]_3641-yo ' all this time , an '_[191-philip] if [she]_3640-she does , put [her]_3640-she on to [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i 'll keep it from [her]_3640-she as long as [I]_0-i can ; [I]_0-i 'll manage better nor [I]_0-i 've done wi ' [thee]_3640-she , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , '_[0-i] said [he]_191-philip , with a sad , faint smile , looking with fond penitence at [her]_3640-she altered countenance . ' [Thou]_8342-thou must n't blame [thysel]_3642-thysel '_[240-god] , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , seeing [his]_191-philip regret . '_[191-philip] [I]_0-i brought it on [me]_0-i [mysel]_3642-thysel ' ; [I]_240-god thought [I]_240-god would ha '_[240-god] t ' truth , whativer came on it , and now [I]_0-i 'm_[0-i] not strong enough to stand it , [God]_240-god help [me]_0-i ! ' [she]_188-sylvia continued , piteously . '_[0-i] Oh , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , let [me]_0-i help [yo]_188-sylvia ' ! [I]_0-i can not do what [God]_240-god can,--I'm not meaning that , but [I]_0-i can do next to [Him]_191-philip of [any man]_{1109-any man} . [I]_0-i have loved [yo]_188-sylvia '_[0-i] for years an ' years , in a way it 's terrible to think on , if [my]_0-i love can do nought now to comfort [yo]_188-sylvia '_[0-i] in [your]_188-sylvia sore distress . ' '_[0-i] [Cousin Philip]_372-philip , ' [she]_188-sylvia replied , in the same measured tone in which [she]_188-sylvia had always spoken since [she]_188-sylvia had learnt the extent of [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} 's danger , and the slow stillness of [her]_188-sylvia words was in harmony with the stony look of [her]_188-sylvia face , '_{[994-the fosters]} [thou]_3643-thou 's a comfort to [me]_0-i , [I]_0-i could n't bide [my]_0-i life without [thee]_3643-thou ; but [I]_0-i can not take in the thought o ' love , it seems beside [me]_191-philip quite ; [I]_191-philip can think on nought but [them]_8345-them that is quick and [them]_8345-them that is dead . '_[191-philip] CHAPTER XXVII GLOOMY DAYS [Philip]_372-philip had money in [[the Fosters]_{994-the fosters} ' bank]_{8346-the fosters ' bank} , not so much as it might have been if [he]_372-philip had not had to pay for the furniture in [[his]_372-philip house]_{1125-his house} . Much of this furniture was old , and had belonged to [the brothers Foster]_204-jeremiah , and [they]_{994-the fosters} had let [Philip]_372-philip have it at a very reasonable rate ; but still the purchase of it had diminished the amount of [his]_372-philip savings . But on the sum which [he]_372-philip possessed [he]_372-philip drew largely -- [he]_372-philip drew all -- nay , [he]_372-philip overdrew [his]_372-philip account somewhat , to [[his]_372-philip former masters]_{8348-his former masters} '_[191-philip] dismay , although the kindness of [their]_3645-their hearts overruled the harder arguments of [their]_3645-their heads . [All]_6208-all was wanted to defend [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel at the approaching [York]_12-york assizes . [[His]_223-daniel wife]_{5589-his wife} had handed over to [Philip]_372-philip all the money or money 's worth [she]_{5589-his wife} could lay [her]_{5589-his wife} hands upon . [Daniel]_223-daniel [himself]_223-daniel was not one to be much beforehand with [the world]_{984-the world} ; but to [Bell]_220-bell 's thrifty imagination the round golden guineas , tied up in the old stocking - foot against rent - day , seemed a mint of money on which [Philip]_372-philip might draw infinitely . As yet [she]_{5589-his wife} did not comprehend the extent of [[her]_{5589-his wife} husband]_{5645-her husband} 's danger . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia went about like one in a dream , keeping back the hot tears that might interfere with the course of life [she]_188-sylvia had prescribed for [herself]_188-sylvia in that terrible hour when [she]_188-sylvia first learnt all . Every penny of money either [she]_188-sylvia or [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} could save went to [Philip]_372-philip . [Kester]_222-kester 's hoard , too , was placed in [Hepburn]_191-philip 's hands at [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's earnest entreaty ; for [Kester]_222-kester had no great opinion of [Philip]_191-philip 's judgment , and would rather have taken [his]_222-kester money straight [himself]_222-kester to [Mr. Dawson]_{366-mr. dawson} , and begged [him]_{366-mr. dawson} to use it for [[his]_222-kester master]_{1110-his master} 's behoof . Indeed , if anything , the noiseless breach between [Kester]_222-kester and [Philip]_191-philip had widened of late . It was seed - time , and [Philip]_191-philip , in [his]_191-philip great anxiety for every possible interest that might affect [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , and also as some distraction from [his]_191-philip extreme anxiety about [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} , had taken to study agriculture of an evening in some old books which [he]_191-philip had borrowed--_The [Farmer]_{264-farmer robson} 's Complete Guide _ , and such like ; and from time to time [he]_191-philip came down upon [the practical dogged Kester]_222-kester with directions gathered from the theories in [his]_191-philip books . Of course [the two]_{6152-the two} fell out , but without many words . [Kester]_222-kester persevered in [his]_222-kester old ways , making light of [Philip]_191-philip and [his]_191-philip books in manner and action , till at length [Philip]_191-philip withdrew from the contest . ' [Many a man]_{7348-many a man} may lead a horse to water , but there 's few can make [him]_{7348-many a man} drink , '_[191-philip] and [Philip]_191-philip certainly was not one of those few . [Kester]_222-kester , indeed , looked upon [him]_191-philip with jealous eyes on many accounts . [He]_222-kester had favoured [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid as [a lover of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's]_{3654-a lover of sylvia 's} ; and though [he]_222-kester had no idea of the truth -- though [he]_222-kester believed in the drowning of [the specksioneer]_{5992-the specksioneer} as much as [any one]_{776-any one} -- yet the year which had elapsed since [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's supposed death was but a very short while to [the middle - aged man]_{3657-the middle - aged man} , who forgot how slowly time passes with [the young]_{3658-the young} ; and [he]_222-kester could often have scolded [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , if [the poor girl]_{2531-the poor girl} had been a whit less heavy at heart than [she]_188-sylvia was , for letting [Philip]_191-philip come so much about [her]_188-sylvia -- come , though it was on [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} 's business . For the darkness of [their]_3661-their common dread drew [them]_3661-their together , occasionally to the comparative exclusion of [Bell]_220-bell and [Kester]_222-kester , which [the latter]_{5840-the latter} perceived and resented . [Kester]_222-kester even allowed [himself]_222-kester to go so far as to wonder what [Philip]_191-philip could want with all the money , which to [him]_222-kester seemed unaccountable ; and once or twice the ugly thought crossed [his]_222-kester mind , that shops conducted by [young men]_{7769-young men} were often not so profitable as when guided by [older heads]_{3664-older heads} , and that some of the coin poured into [Philip]_191-philip 's keeping might have another destination than the defence of [[his]_222-kester master]_{1110-his master} . [Poor Philip]_191-philip ! and [he]_191-philip was spending all [his]_191-philip own , and more than all [his]_191-philip own money , and [no one]_{634-no one} ever knew it , as [he]_191-philip had bound down [[his]_191-philip friendly bankers]_{3667-his friendly bankers} to secrecy . Once only [Kester]_222-kester ventured to speak to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia on the subject of [Philip]_191-philip . [She]_188-sylvia had followed [[her]_188-sylvia cousin]_{956-her cousin} to [the field]_{5780-the field} just in front of [[their]_3670-their house]_{7785-their house} , just outside [the porch]_{8272-the porch} , to ask [him]_{956-her cousin} some question [she]_188-sylvia dared not put in [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's presence--(Bell , indeed , in [her]_188-sylvia anxiety , usually absorbed all the questions when [Philip]_191-philip came)--and stood , after [Philip]_191-philip had bid [her]_188-sylvia good - by , hardly thinking about [him]_191-philip at all , but looking unconsciously after [him]_191-philip as [he]_191-philip ascended the brow ; and at the top [he]_191-philip had turned to take a last glance at the place [his]_191-philip love inhabited , and , seeing [her]_188-sylvia , [he]_191-philip had waved [his]_191-philip hat in gratified farewell . [She]_188-sylvia , meanwhile , was roused from far other thoughts than of [him]_191-philip , and of [his]_191-philip now acknowledged love , by the motion against the sky , and was turning back into [the house]_{5492-the house} when [she]_188-sylvia heard [Kester]_222-kester 's low hoarse call , and saw [him]_191-philip standing at the shippen door . ' Come hither , [wench]_5567-wench , '_[191-philip] said [he]_191-philip , indignantly ; ' is this a time for courtin '_[191-philip] ? ' '_[191-philip] Courting ? ' said [she]_188-sylvia , drawing up [her]_188-sylvia head , and looking back at [him]_191-philip with proud defiance . '_[191-philip] Ay , courtin ' ! what other mak '_[191-philip] o ' thing is't when [thou]_3676-thou 's gazin '_[191-philip] after [yon meddlesome chap]_{3675-yon meddlesome chap} , as if thou'd send [thy]_3676-thou eyes after [him]_191-philip , and [he]_191-philip making marlocks back at [thee]_3676-thou ? It 's what [we]_3677-we ca'ed courtin ' [i]_191-philip '_[191-philip] [my]_0-i young days anyhow . And it 's noane a time for [a wench]_{1400-a wench} to go courtin ' when [her]_{1400-a wench} feyther 's [i]_191-philip '_[191-philip] prison , ' said [he]_191-philip , with a consciousness as [he]_191-philip uttered these last words that [he]_191-philip was cruel and unjust and going too far , yet carried on to say them by [his]_191-philip hot jealousy against [Philip]_191-philip . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia continued looking at [him]_191-philip without speaking : [she]_188-sylvia was too much offended for expression . '_[191-philip] [Thou]_3679-thou may glower an ' [thou]_3679-thou may look , [lass]_799-lass , '_[3680-she] said [he]_191-philip , ' but a'd thought better on [thee]_799-lass . It 's like last week [thy]_3679-thou last sweetheart were drowned ; but [thou]_3679-thou 's [not one to waste time]_{8352-not one to waste time} [i]_3680-she '_[3680-she] rememberin ' them as is gone -- if , indeed , [thou]_3679-thou iver cared a button for [yon]_3679-thou Kinraid -- if it was n't a make - believe . '_[3680-she] [Her]_3680-she lips were contracted and drawn up , showing [her]_3680-she small glittering teeth , which were scarcely apart as [she]_3680-she breathed out-- ' [Thou]_3679-thou thinks so , does [thou]_3679-thou , that [I]_3681-i 've forgetten _ [him]_191-philip _ ? [Thou'd]_3679-thou better have a care o '_[3681-i] [thy]_3679-thou tongue . ' Then , as if fearful that [her]_3680-she self - command might give way , [she]_3680-she turned into [the house]_{5492-the house} ; and going through [the kitchen]_{1174-the kitchen} like [a blind person]_{8355-a blind person} , [she]_3680-she went up to [[her]_3680-she now unused chamber]_{8356-her now unused chamber} , and threw [herself]_3680-she , face downwards , flat on [her]_3680-she bed , almost smothering [herself]_3680-she . Ever since [Daniel]_223-daniel 's committal , the decay that had imperceptibly begun in [[his]_223-daniel wife]_{5589-his wife} 's bodily and mental strength during [her]_{5589-his wife} illness of the previous winter , had been making quicker progress . [She]_3680-she lost [her]_3680-she reticence of speech , and often talked to [herself]_3680-she . [She]_3680-she had not so much forethought as of old ; slight differences , it is true , but which , with some others of the same description , gave foundation for the homely expression which some now applied to [Bell]_220-bell , '_[188-sylvia] [She]_3681-i 'll never be [t ' same woman]_{8358-t ' same woman} again . This afternoon [she]_3680-she had cried [herself]_3680-she to sleep in [her]_3680-she chair after [Philip]_191-philip 's departure . [She]_3680-she had not heard [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's sweeping passage through [the kitchen]_{1174-the kitchen} ; but half an hour afterwards [she]_3680-she was startled up by [Kester]_222-kester 's abrupt entry . '_[0-i] Where 's [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ? ' asked [he]_222-kester . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't know , ' said [Bell]_220-bell , looking scared , and as if [she]_220-bell was ready to cry . '_[0-i] It 's no news about [him]_3682-him ? ' said [she]_3680-she , standing up , and supporting [herself]_3680-she on the stick [she]_3680-she was now accustomed to use . '_[0-i] Bless [yo]_3683-yo ' , no , dunnot be afeared , [missus]_878-missus ; it 's only as a spoke hasty to [t '_[188-sylvia] wench]_{6410-t ' wench} , an ' a want t '_[188-sylvia] tell [her]_188-sylvia as a'm sorry , ' said [Kester]_222-kester , advancing into [the kitchen]_{1174-the kitchen} , and looking round for [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . '_[0-i] [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ! ' shouted [he]_222-kester ; '_[188-sylvia] [she]_188-sylvia mun be [i]_0-i ' t '_[0-i] [house]_2500-house . ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia came slowly down the stairs , and stood before [him]_222-kester . [Her]_188-sylvia face was pale , [her]_188-sylvia mouth set and determined ; the light of [her]_188-sylvia eyes veiled in gloom . [Kester]_222-kester shrank from [her]_188-sylvia look , and even more from [her]_188-sylvia silence . '_[220-bell] A'm come to ax pardon , ' said [he]_222-kester , after a little pause . [She]_188-sylvia was still silent . '_{[3685-a silly wench]} A'm noane above axing pardon , though a'm fifty and more , and [thee]_188-sylvia 's but [a silly wench]_{3685-a silly wench} , as a've nursed [i]_0-i ' [my]_220-bell arms . A'll say before [[thy]_188-sylvia mother]_{1736-thy mother} as a ought niver to [ha]_8364-ha '_[220-bell] used them words , and as how a'm sorry for ' t. '_[220-bell] ' [I]_188-sylvia do n't understand it all , '_[188-sylvia] said [Bell]_220-bell , in a hurried and perplexed tone . ' What has [Kester]_222-kester been saying , [[my]_188-sylvia lass]_{1468-my lass} ? '_[188-sylvia] [she]_220-bell added , turning to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia went a step or two nearer to [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} , and took hold of [her]_188-sylvia hand as if to quieten [her]_188-sylvia ; then facing once more round , [she]_188-sylvia said deliberately to [Kester,--]_{374-kester,--} ' If [thou]_188-sylvia was n't [Kester]_222-kester , [I]_224-niver 'd [niver]_5666-niver forgive [thee]_222-kester . [Niver]_224-niver , '_[224-niver] [she]_188-sylvia added , with bitterness , as the words [he]_3687-he had used recurred to [her]_188-sylvia mind . ' It 's in [me]_246-a'll to hate [thee]_3687-he now , for saying what [thou]_188-sylvia did ; but [thou're]_188-sylvia dear old [Kester]_222-kester after all , and [I]_246-a'll ca n't help [mysel]_246-a'll '_[246-a'll] , [I]_0-i mun needs forgive [thee]_3687-he , ' and [she]_188-sylvia went towards [him]_3687-he . [He]_3687-he took [her]_188-sylvia little head between [his]_3687-he horny hands and kissed it . [She]_188-sylvia looked up with tears in [her]_188-sylvia eyes , saying softly,-- '_[246-a'll] [Niver]_224-niver say things like them again . [Niver]_224-niver speak on---- ' '_{[375-dear sylvia]} [A'll]_246-a'll bite [my]_0-i tongue off first , ' [he]_3687-he interrupted . [He]_3687-he kept [his]_3687-he word . In all [Philip]_191-philip 's comings and goings to and from [Haytersbank Farm]_{24-haytersbank farm} at this time , [he]_3687-he never spoke again of [his]_3687-he love . In look , words , manner , [he]_3687-he was like [a thoughtful , tender brother]_{8367-a thoughtful , tender brother} ; nothing more . [He]_3687-he could be nothing more in the presence of the great dread which loomed larger upon [him]_3687-he after every conversation with [the lawyer]_{3577-the lawyer} . For [Mr. Donkin]_{363-mr. donkin} had been right in [his]_{363-mr. donkin} prognostication . [Government]_{1159-government} took up the attack on [the Rendezvous]_{1079-the rendezvous} with a high and heavy hand . It was necessary to assert authority which had been of late too often braved . An example must be made , to strike dismay into [those who opposed and defied the press - gang]_{8371-those who opposed and defied the press - gang} ; and [all the minor authorities who held [their]_{8372-all the minor authorities who held their powers from government} powers from Government]_{8372-all the minor authorities who held their powers from government} were in a similar manner severe and relentless in the execution of [their]_{8372-all the minor authorities who held their powers from government} duty . So [the attorney]_{8373-the attorney} , who went over to see [the prisoner in [York Castle]_{114-york castle}]_{8374-the prisoner in york castle} , told [Philip]_191-philip . [He]_{8373-the attorney} added that [Daniel]_223-daniel still retained [his]_223-daniel pride in [his]_223-daniel achievement , and could not be brought to understand the dangerous position in which [he]_223-daniel was placed ; that when pressed and questioned as to circumstances that might possibly be used in [his]_223-daniel defence , [he]_223-daniel always wandered off to accounts of previous outrages committed by [the press - gang]_{708-the press - gang} , or to passionate abuse of the trick by which [men]_662-men had been lured from [[their]_662-men homes]_{1318-their homes} on the night in question to assist in putting out an imaginary fire , and then seized and carried off . Some of this very natural indignation might possibly have some effect on [the jury]_{8378-the jury} ; and this seemed the only ground of hope , and was indeed a slight one , as [the judge]_{3512-the judge} was likely to warn [the jury]_{8378-the jury} against allowing [their]_{8378-the jury} natural sympathy in such a case to divert [their]_{8378-the jury} minds from the real question . Such was the substance of what [Philip]_191-philip heard , and heard repeatedly , during [his]_191-philip many visits to [Mr. Dawson]_{366-mr. dawson} . And now the time of trial drew near ; for the [York]_12-york assizes opened on March the twelfth ; not much above three weeks since the offence was committed which took [Daniel]_223-daniel from [[his]_223-daniel home]_{534-his home} and placed [him]_223-daniel in peril of death . [Philip]_191-philip was glad that , the extremity of [his]_191-philip danger never having been hinted to [Bell]_220-bell , and travelling some forty miles being a most unusual exertion at that time to [persons of [her]_220-bell class]_{8382-persons of her class} , the idea of going to see [[her]_220-bell husband]_{5645-her husband} at [York]_12-york had never suggested itself to [Bell]_220-bell 's mind . [Her]_220-bell increasing feebleness made this seem a step only to be taken in case of the fatal extreme necessity ; such was the conclusion that both [Sylvia]_188-sylvia and [he]_{5645-her husband} had come to ; and it was the knowledge of this that made [Sylvia]_188-sylvia strangle [her]_188-sylvia own daily longing to see [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} . Not but that [her]_188-sylvia hopes were stronger than [her]_188-sylvia fears . [Philip]_191-philip never told [her]_220-bell the causes for despondency ; [she]_220-bell was young , and [she]_220-bell , like [[her]_220-bell father]_{955-her father} , could not understand how fearful sometimes is the necessity for prompt and severe punishment of rebellion against authority . [Philip]_191-philip was to be in [York]_12-york during the time of the assizes ; and it was understood , almost without words , that if the terrible worst occurred , [the wife]_{3055-the wife} and [daughter]_{5908-daughter} were to come to [York]_12-york as soon as might be . For this end [Philip]_191-philip silently made all the necessary arrangements before leaving [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven . The sympathy of [all men]_{6207-all men} was with [him]_191-philip ; it was too large an occasion for [Coulson]_207-coulson to be anything but magnanimous . [He]_207-coulson urged [Philip]_191-philip to take all the time requisite ; to leave all business cares to [him]_191-philip . And as [Philip]_191-philip went about pale and sad , there was another cheek that grew paler still , another eye that filled with quiet tears as [his]_191-philip heaviness of heart became more and more apparent . The day for opening the assizes came on . [Philip]_191-philip was in [York Minster]_{122-york minster} , watching the solemn antique procession in which [the highest authority in [the county]_{8390-the county} accompanies [the judges]_{8391-the judges} to [the House of [the Lord]_{5574-the lord}]_{2315-the house of the lord}]_{8389-the highest authority in the county accompanies the judges to the house of the lord} , to be [there]_5676-there admonished as to the nature of [their]_{8391-the judges} duties . As [Philip]_191-philip listened to the sermon with a strained and beating heart , [his]_191-philip hopes rose higher than [his]_191-philip fears for the first time , and that evening [he]_191-philip wrote [his]_191-philip first letter to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . '_[188-sylvia] [DEAR SYLVIA]_{375-dear sylvia} , ' It will be longer first than [I]_377-draper thought for . [Mr. Dawson]_{366-mr. dawson} says Tuesday in next week . But keep up [your]_{375-dear sylvia} heart . [I]_377-draper have been hearing the sermon to - day which is preached to [the judges]_{8391-the judges} ; and [the clergyman]_{8396-the clergyman} said so much in it about mercy and forgiveness , [I]_377-draper think [they]_{8396-the clergyman} can not fail to be lenient this assize . [I]_377-draper have seen [uncle , who looks but thin , but is in good heart]_{8397-uncle , who looks but thin , but is in good heart} : only [he]_{8397-uncle , who looks but thin , but is in good heart} will keep saying [he]_{8397-uncle , who looks but thin , but is in good heart} would do it over again if [he]_{8397-uncle , who looks but thin , but is in good heart} had the chance , which neither [Mr. Dawson]_{366-mr. dawson} nor [I]_377-draper think is wise in [him]_{8397-uncle , who looks but thin , but is in good heart} , in especial as [the gaoler]_{8398-the gaoler} is by and hears every word as is said . [He]_{8397-uncle , who looks but thin , but is in good heart} was very fain of hearing all about [home]_681-home ; and wants [you]_{375-dear sylvia} to rear [Daisy]_195-daisy 's calf , as [he]_{8397-uncle , who looks but thin , but is in good heart} thinks [she]_195-daisy will prove [a good one]_{8400-a good one} . [He]_{8397-uncle , who looks but thin , but is in good heart} bade [me]_377-draper give [his]_{8397-uncle , who looks but thin , but is in good heart} best love to [you]_188-sylvia and [[my]_377-draper aunt]_{1462-my aunt} , and [his]_{8397-uncle , who looks but thin , but is in good heart} kind duty to [Kester]_222-kester . '_[377-draper] [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , will [you]_188-sylvia try and forget how [I]_0-i used to scold [you]_188-sylvia about [your]_188-sylvia writing and spelling , and just write [me]_0-i two or three lines . [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i would rather have them badly spelt than not , because then [I]_0-i shall be sure they are [yours]_188-sylvia . And never mind about capitals ; [I]_0-i was [a fool]_{2176-a fool} to say such a deal about them , for [a man]_{5486-a man} does just as well without [them]_3690-them . A letter from [you]_188-sylvia would do a vast to keep [me]_0-i patient all these days till Tuesday . Direct-- ' [Mr. Philip Hepburn]_191-philip , '_[191-philip] Care of [Mr. Fraser]_{376-mr. fraser} , [Draper]_377-draper , ' [Micklegate]_{378-micklegate} , [York]_12-york . '_[191-philip] [My]_0-i affectionate duty to [[my]_0-i aunt]_{1462-my aunt} . ' [[Your]_0-i respectful cousin]_{8402-your respectful cousin} and [servant]_7962-servant , '_[3694-his] [PHILIP HEPBURN]_191-philip . ' P.S. The sermon was grand . The text was [Zechariah]_{379-zechariah} vii . 9 , " Execute true judgment and show mercy . " [God]_240-god grant it may have put mercy into [the judge]_{3512-the judge} 's heart as is to try [[my]_220-bell uncle]_{6399-my uncle} . '_[220-bell] Heavily the days passed over . On Sunday [Bell]_220-bell and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia went to [church]_6097-church , with a strange , half - superstitious feeling , as if [they]_3693-they could propitiate the Most High to order the events in [their]_3693-they favour by paying [Him]_3694-his the compliment of attending to duties in [their]_3693-they time of sorrow which [they]_3693-they had too often neglected in [their]_3693-they prosperous days . But [He]_3694-his ' who knoweth [our]_3693-they frame , and remembereth that [we]_3693-they are dust , '_[220-bell] took pity upon [[His]_3694-his children]_{3695-his children} , and sent some of [His]_3694-his blessed peace into [their]_{3695-his children} hearts , else [they]_{3695-his children} could scarce have endured the agony of suspense of those next hours . For as [they]_3693-they came slowly and wearily [home]_681-home from [church]_6097-church , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia could no longer bear [her]_188-sylvia secret , but told [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} of the peril in which [Daniel]_223-daniel stood . Cold as the March wind blew , [they]_3693-they had not felt it , and had sate down on [a hedge bank]_{3699-a hedge bank} for [Bell]_220-bell to rest . And then [Sylvia]_188-sylvia spoke , trembling and sick for fear , yet utterly unable to keep silence any longer . [Bell]_220-bell heaved up [her]_220-bell hands , and let them fall down on [her]_220-bell knees before [she]_220-bell replied . ' [The Lord]_{8406-the lord} is above [us]_3693-they , '_[0-i] said [she]_220-bell , solemnly . ' [He]_{8406-the lord} has sent a fear o '_{[5574-the lord]} this into [my]_0-i heart afore now . [I]_0-i niver breathed it to [thee]_188-sylvia , [[my]_0-i lass----]_{3700-my lass----} ' '_[188-sylvia] And [I]_0-i niver spoke on it to [thee]_{5519-her mother} , [mother]_684-mother , because---- ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia choked with crying , and laid [her]_188-sylvia head on [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's lap , feeling that [she]_188-sylvia was no longer [the strong one]_{8408-the strong one} , and [the protector]_{8409-the protector} , but the protected . [Bell]_220-bell went on , stroking [her]_188-sylvia head , '_[188-sylvia] [The Lord]_{5574-the lord} is like [a tender nurse]_{3703-a tender nurse} as [weans]_3704-weans [a child to look on and to like what it lothed once]_{3705-a child to look on and to like what it lothed once} . [He]_{5574-the lord} has sent [me]_0-i dreams as has prepared [me]_0-i for this , if so be it comes to pass . ' [Philip]_191-philip is hopeful , '_[684-mother] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , raising [her]_188-sylvia head and looking through [her]_188-sylvia tears at [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} . ' Ay , [he]_191-philip is . And [I]_0-i can not tell , but [I]_0-i think it 's not for nought as [the Lord]_{5574-the lord} has ta'en away all fear o '_[0-i] death out o ' [my]_684-mother heart . [I]_684-mother think [He]_191-philip means as [Daniel]_223-daniel and [me]_684-mother is to go hand - in - hand through [the valley]_{7126-the valley} -- like as [we]_8412-we walked up to [our]_8412-we wedding in [Crosthwaite Church]_{123-crosthwaite church} . [I]_684-mother could never guide [th '_[684-mother] house]_{5893-th ' house} without [Daniel]_223-daniel , and [I]_0-i should be feared [he]_223-daniel 'd take a deal more nor is good for [him]_223-daniel without [me]_0-i . ' '_[684-mother] But [me]_0-i , [mother]_684-mother , [thou]_3708-thou 's forgetting [me]_0-i , ' moaned out [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . '_[0-i] Oh , [mother]_684-mother , [mother]_684-mother , think on [me]_0-i ! ' '_[191-philip] Nay , [[my]_0-i lass]_{1468-my lass} , [I]_0-i 'm noane forgetting [yo]_{1468-my lass} '_[191-philip] . [I]_0-i 'd a sore heart a ' last winter a - thinking on [thee]_{1468-my lass} , when that chap [Kinraid]_202-kinraid were hanging about [thee]_{1468-my lass} . [I]_{5574-the lord} 'll noane speak ill on the dead , but [I]_{5574-the lord} were uneasylike . But sin '_{[5574-the lord]} [Philip]_191-philip and [thee]_{1468-my lass} seem to ha ' made it up---- '_[0-i] [Sylvia]_188-sylvia shivered , and opened [her]_188-sylvia mouth to speak , but did not say a word . ' And sin '_[188-sylvia] [the Lord]_{5574-the lord} has been comforting [me]_0-i , and talking to [me]_0-i many a time when [thou]_3713-thou 's thought [I]_0-i were asleep , things has seemed to redd theirselves up , and if [Daniel]_223-daniel goes , [I]_0-i 'm ready to follow . [I]_188-sylvia could niver stand living to hear [folks]_5570-folks say [he]_191-philip 'd been hung ; it seems so unnatural and shameful . '_[188-sylvia] ' But , [mother]_684-mother , [he]_191-philip won't!--he sha n't be hung ! '_[220-bell] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , springing to [her]_188-sylvia feet . ' [Philip]_191-philip says [he]_191-philip wo n't . '_[188-sylvia] [Bell]_220-bell shook [her]_220-bell head . [They]_3714-they walked on , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia both disheartened and almost irritated at [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's despondency . But before [they]_3714-they went to bed at night [Bell]_220-bell said things which seemed as though the morning 's feelings had been but temporary , and as if [she]_220-bell was referring every decision to the period of [[her]_220-bell husband]_{5645-her husband} 's return . ' When [father]_6351-father comes [home]_681-home , '_[220-bell] seemed a sort of burden at the beginning or end of every sentence , and this reliance on [his]_{5645-her husband} certain coming back to [them]_3714-they was almost as great a trial to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia as the absence of all hope had been in the morning . But that instinct told [her]_188-sylvia that [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} was becoming incapable of argument , [she]_188-sylvia would have asked [her]_{5519-her mother} why [her]_{5519-her mother} views were so essentially changed in so few hours . This inability of reason in poor [Bell]_220-bell made [Sylvia]_188-sylvia feel very desolate . Monday passed over -- how , [neither of [them]_3714-they]_{7194-neither of them} knew , for neither spoke of what was filling the thoughts of both . Before it was light on Tuesday morning , [Bell]_220-bell was astir . ' It 's very early , [mother]_684-mother , '_[220-bell] said weary , sleepy [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , dreading returning consciousness . ' Ay , [lass]_799-lass ! '_[188-sylvia] said [Bell]_220-bell , in a brisk , cheerful tone ; ' but [he]_{5645-her husband} 'll , maybe , be [home]_681-home to - night , and [I'se]_220-bell bound to have all things ready for [him]_{5645-her husband} . '_[188-sylvia] ' Anyhow , '_[220-bell] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , sitting up in bed , ' [he]_{5645-her husband} could n't come [home]_681-home to - night . '_[220-bell] ' Tut , [lass]_799-lass ! [thou]_8423-thou does n't know how quick [a man]_{5486-a man} comes [home]_681-home to [wife]_611-wife and [child]_6455-child . [I]_220-bell 'll be a '_[220-bell] ready at any rate . ' [She]_220-bell hurried about in a way which [Sylvia]_188-sylvia wondered to see ; till at length [she]_188-sylvia fancied that perhaps [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} did so to drive away thought . [Every place]_{8429-every place} was cleaned ; there was scarce time allowed for breakfast ; till at last , long before mid - day , all the work was done , and [the two]_{6152-the two} sat down to [their]_{6152-the two} spinning - wheels . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's spirits sank lower and lower at each speech of [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's , from whose mind all fear seemed to have disappeared , leaving only a strange restless kind of excitement . '_[188-sylvia] It 's time for t ' potatoes , '_[188-sylvia] said [Bell]_220-bell , after [her]_220-bell wool had snapped many a time from [her]_220-bell uneven tread . ' [Mother]_203-mother , '_[220-bell] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , ' it 's but just gone ten ! '_[220-bell] ' Put 'em_[188-sylvia] on , ' said [Bell]_220-bell , without attending to the full meaning of [[her]_220-bell daughter]_{1252-her daughter} 's words . '_[188-sylvia] It 'll , maybe , hasten t ' day on if [we]_{6152-the two} get dinner done betimes . '_[188-sylvia] ' But [Kester]_222-kester is in [t '_[188-sylvia] [Far Acre field]_{124-far acre field}]_{8433-t ' far acre field} , and [he]_3719-he 'll not be [home]_681-home till noon . ' This seemed to settle matters for a while ; but then [Bell]_220-bell pushed [her]_220-bell wheel away , and began searching for [her]_220-bell hood and cloak . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia found them for [her]_220-bell , and then asked sadly-- '_[188-sylvia] What does ta want 'em for , [mother]_684-mother ? '_[188-sylvia] ' [I]_0-i 'll go up t '_[0-i] brow and through [t ' field]_{8435-t ' field} , and just have a look down [t '_[188-sylvia] lane]_{8436-t ' lane} . ' '_[222-kester] [I]_0-i 'll go wi ' [thee]_220-bell , '_[222-kester] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , feeling all the time the uselessness of any looking for intelligence from [York]_12-york so early in the day . Very patiently did [she]_188-sylvia wait by [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's side during the long half - hour which [Bell]_220-bell spent in gazing down [the road]_{808-the road} for [those who never came]_{3723-those who never came} . When [they]_3724-they got [home]_681-home [Sylvia]_188-sylvia put the potatoes on to boil ; but when dinner was ready and [the three]_{2624-the three} were seated at the dresser , [Bell]_220-bell pushed [her]_220-bell plate away from [her]_220-bell , saying it was so long after dinner time that [she]_220-bell was past eating . [Kester]_222-kester would have said something about [its]_3727-its being only half - past twelve , but [Sylvia]_188-sylvia gave [him]_222-kester a look beseeching silence , and [he]_222-kester went on with [his]_222-kester dinner without a word , only brushing away the tears from [his]_222-kester eyes with the back of [his]_222-kester hand from time to time . ' A'll noane go far fra '_[222-kester] [home]_681-home t ' rest o '_[220-bell] t ' day , '_[220-bell] said [he]_222-kester , in a whisper to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , as [he]_222-kester went out . ' Will this day niver come to an end ? '_[220-bell] cried [Bell]_220-bell , plaintively . ' Oh , [mother]_684-mother ! it 'll come to an end some time , never fear . [I]_220-bell 've heerd say-- " Be the day weary or be the day long , At length it ringeth to even - song . " '_[220-bell] ' To even - song -- to even - song , '_[188-sylvia] repeated [Bell]_220-bell . ' D'ye think now that even - song means death , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ? '_[188-sylvia] ' [I]_188-sylvia can not tell -- [I]_188-sylvia can not bear it . [Mother]_203-mother , '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , in despair , ' [I]_188-sylvia 'll make some clap - bread : that 's a heavy job , and will while away t '_[188-sylvia] afternoon . ' '_[191-philip] Ay , do ! ' replied [the mother]_{631-the mother} . '_[222-kester] [He]_222-kester 'll like it fresh -- [he'll]_222-kester like it fresh . ' Murmuring and talking to [herself]_188-sylvia , [she]_188-sylvia fell into a doze , from which [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was careful not to disturb [her]_188-sylvia . The days were now getting long , although as cold as ever ; and at [Haytersbank Farm]_{24-haytersbank farm} the light lingered , as there was no near horizon to bring on early darkness . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had all ready for [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's tea against [she]_188-sylvia wakened ; but [she]_188-sylvia slept on and on , the peaceful sleep of [a child]_{5617-a child} , and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia did not care to waken [her]_188-sylvia . Just after the sun had set , [she]_188-sylvia saw [Kester]_222-kester outside the window making signs to [her]_188-sylvia to come out . [She]_188-sylvia stole out on tip - toe by [the back - kitchen]_{5906-the back - kitchen} , the door of which was standing open . [She]_188-sylvia almost ran against [Philip]_191-philip , who did not perceive [her]_188-sylvia , as [he]_191-philip was awaiting [her]_188-sylvia coming the other way round the corner of [the house]_{5492-the house} , and who turned upon [her]_188-sylvia a face whose import [she]_188-sylvia read in an instant . '_[222-kester] [Philip]_191-philip ! ' was all [she]_188-sylvia said , and then [she]_188-sylvia fainted at [his]_191-philip feet , coming down with a heavy bang on the round paving stones of [the yard]_{3211-the yard} . '_[380-lass] [Kester]_222-kester ! [Kester]_222-kester ! ' [he]_191-philip cried , for [she]_188-sylvia looked like one dead , and with all [his]_191-philip strength [the wearied man]_{8444-the wearied man} could not lift [her]_188-sylvia and carry [her]_188-sylvia into [the house]_{5492-the house} . With [Kester]_222-kester 's help [she]_188-sylvia was borne into [the back - kitchen]_{5906-the back - kitchen} , and [Kester]_222-kester rushed to the pump for some cold water to throw over [her]_188-sylvia . While [Philip]_191-philip , kneeling at [her]_188-sylvia head , was partly supporting [her]_188-sylvia in [his]_191-philip arms , and heedless of any sight or sound , the shadow of [some one]_{1489-some one} fell upon [him]_191-philip . [He]_191-philip looked up and saw [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} ; the old dignified , sensible expression on [her]_{5798-his aunt} face , exactly like [her]_{5798-his aunt} former self , composed , strong , and calm . '_[3734-thou] [[My]_0-i lass]_{1468-my lass} , ' said [she]_{5798-his aunt} , sitting down by [Philip]_191-philip , and gently taking [her]_{1468-my lass} out of [his]_191-philip arms into [her]_{5798-his aunt} own . '_[0-i] [Lass]_380-lass , bear up ! [we]_3730-we mun bear up , and be agait on [our]_3730-we way to [him]_3731-him , [he]_3731-him 'll be needing [us]_3730-we now . Bear up , [[my]_0-i lass]_{1468-my lass} ! [the Lord]_{5574-the lord} will give [us]_3730-we strength . [We]_3730-we mun go to [him]_3731-him ; ay , time 's precious ; [thou]_3734-thou mun cry [thy]_3734-thou cry at after ! ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia opened [her]_188-sylvia dim eyes , and heard [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's voice ; the ideas came slowly into [her]_188-sylvia mind , and slowly [she]_188-sylvia rose up , standing still , like one who has been stunned , to regain [her]_188-sylvia strength ; and then , taking hold of [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's arm , [she]_188-sylvia said , in a soft , strange voice-- '_[223-daniel] Let 's go . [I]_0-i 'm ready . '_[188-sylvia] CHAPTER XXVIII THE ORDEAL It was the afternoon of an April day in that same year , and the sky was blue above , with little sailing white clouds catching the pleasant sunlight . The earth in [that northern country]_{3735-that northern country} had scarcely yet put on [her]_3736-her robe of green . The few trees grew near brooks running down from [the moors]_{594-the moors} and [the higher ground]_{1606-the higher ground} . The air was full of pleasant sounds prophesying of the coming summer . The rush , and murmur , and tinkle of the hidden watercourses ; the song of the lark poised high up in the sunny air ; the bleat of the lambs calling to [[their]_3739-their mothers]_{2878-their mothers} -- everything inanimate was full of hope and gladness . For the first time for a mournful month the front door of [Haytersbank Farm]_{24-haytersbank farm} was open ; the warm spring air might enter , and displace the sad dark gloom , if it could . There was a newly - lighted fire in [the unused grate]_{3741-the unused grate} ; and [Kester]_222-kester was in [the kitchen]_{1174-the kitchen} , with [his]_222-kester clogs off [his]_222-kester feet , so as not to dirty the spotless floor , stirring here and there , and trying in [his]_222-kester awkward way to make things look [home]_681-home - like and cheerful . [He]_222-kester had brought in some wild daffodils which [he]_222-kester had been to seek in the dawn , and [he]_222-kester placed them in a jug on the dresser . [Dolly Reid]_{192-dolly reid} , [the woman who had come to help [Sylvia]_188-sylvia during [[her]_{192-dolly reid} mother]_{5519-her mother} 's illness a year ago]_{3744-the woman who had come to help sylvia during her mother 's illness a year ago} , was attending to something in [the back - kitchen]_{5906-the back - kitchen} , making a noise among the milk - cans , and singing a ballad to [herself]_{192-dolly reid} as [she]_{192-dolly reid} worked ; yet every now and then [she]_{192-dolly reid} checked [herself]_{192-dolly reid} in [her]_{192-dolly reid} singing , as if a sudden recollection came upon [her]_{192-dolly reid} that this was neither the time nor the place for songs . Once or twice [she]_{192-dolly reid} took up the funeral psalm which is sung by [the bearers of the body]_{3747-the bearers of the body} in [that country--]_{3748-that country--} [[Our]_3749-our God]_{3750-our god} , [our]_3749-our help in ages past . But it was of no use : the pleasant April weather out of doors , and perhaps the natural spring in the body , disposed [her]_{192-dolly reid} nature to cheerfulness , and insensibly [she]_{192-dolly reid} returned to [her]_{192-dolly reid} old ditty . [Kester]_222-kester was turning over many things in [his]_222-kester rude honest mind as [he]_222-kester stood there , giving [his]_222-kester finishing touches every now and then to the aspect of [the house - place]_{1175-the house - place} , in preparation for the return of [[the widow]_{3752-the widow} and daughter of [[his]_222-kester old master]_{3754-his old master}]_{3753-the widow and daughter of his old master} . It was a month and more since [they]_3755-they had left [home]_681-home ; more than a fortnight since [Kester]_222-kester , with three halfpence in [his]_222-kester pocket , had set out after [his]_222-kester day 's work to go to [York]_12-york -- to walk all night long , and to wish [Daniel]_223-daniel Robson [his]_222-kester last farewell . [Daniel]_223-daniel had tried to keep up and had brought out one or two familiar , thread - bare , well - worn jokes , such as [he]_223-daniel had made [Kester]_222-kester chuckle over many a time and oft , when [the two]_{6152-the two} had been together afield or in [the shippen at [the home which [he]_223-daniel should never more see]_{3759-the home which he should never more see}]_{3758-the shippen at the home which he should never more see} . But no ' [Old Grouse in [the gunroom]_{8452-the gunroom}]_{8451-old grouse in the gunroom} '_[188-sylvia] could make [Kester]_222-kester smile , or do anything except groan in but a heart - broken sort of fashion , and presently the talk had become more suitable to the occasion , [Daniel]_223-daniel being up to the last the more composed of [the two]_{6152-the two} ; for [Kester]_222-kester , when turned out of [the condemned cell]_{3761-the condemned cell} , fairly broke down into the heavy sobbing [he]_222-kester had never thought to sob again on [earth]_3762-earth . [He]_222-kester had left [Bell]_220-bell and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia in [[their]_3763-them lodging at [York]_12-york]_{3764-their lodging at york} , under [Philip]_191-philip 's care ; [he]_222-kester dared not go to see [them]_3763-them ; [he]_222-kester could not trust [himself]_222-kester ; [he]_222-kester had sent [them]_3763-them [his]_222-kester duty , and bade [Philip]_191-philip tell [Sylvia]_188-sylvia that the game - hen had brought out fifteen chickens at a hatch . Yet although [Kester]_222-kester sent this message through [Philip]_191-philip -- although [he]_222-kester saw and recognized all that [Philip]_191-philip was doing in [their]_3763-them behalf , in the behalf of [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel , [the condemned felon]_{3765-the condemned felon} , [[his]_191-philip honoured master]_{3766-his honoured master} -- [he]_222-kester liked [Hepburn]_191-philip not a whit better than [he]_222-kester had done before all this sorrow had come upon [them]_3763-them . [Philip]_191-philip had , perhaps , shown a want of tact in [his]_191-philip conduct to [Kester]_222-kester . Acute with passionate keenness in one direction , [he]_191-philip had a sort of dull straightforwardness in all others . For instance , [he]_191-philip had returned [Kester]_222-kester the money which [the latter]_{5840-the latter} had so gladly advanced towards the expenses incurred in defending [Daniel]_223-daniel . Now the money which [Philip]_191-philip gave [him]_222-kester back was part of an advance which [Foster Brothers]_{381-foster brothers} had made on [Philip]_191-philip 's own account . [Philip]_191-philip had thought that it was hard on [Kester]_222-kester to lose [his]_222-kester savings in a hopeless cause , and had made a point of repaying [the old man]_{1112-the old man} ; but [Kester]_222-kester would far rather have felt that the earnings of the sweat of [his]_222-kester brow had gone in the attempt to save [[his]_222-kester master]_{1110-his master} 's life than have had twice ten times as many golden guineas . Moreover , it seemed to take [his]_222-kester action in lending [his]_222-kester hoard out of the sphere of love , and make it but a leaden common loan , when it was [Philip]_191-philip who brought [him]_222-kester the sum , not [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , into whose hands [he]_222-kester had given it . With these feelings [Kester]_222-kester felt [his]_222-kester heart shut up as [he]_222-kester saw [the long - watched - for two]_{3770-the long - watched - for two} coming down [the little path]_{3771-the little path} with [a third person]_{2216-a third person} ; with [Philip]_191-philip holding up the failing steps of poor [Bell Robson]_220-bell , as , loaded with [her]_220-bell heavy mourning , and feeble from the illness which had detained [her]_220-bell in [York]_12-york ever since the day of [[her]_220-bell husband]_{5645-her husband} 's execution , [she]_220-bell came faltering back to [[her]_220-bell desolate home]_{3774-her desolate home} . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was also occupied in attending to [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} ; one or twice , when [they]_3776-them paused a little , [she]_188-sylvia and [Philip]_191-philip spoke , in the familiar way in which there is no coyness nor reserve . [Kester]_222-kester caught up [his]_222-kester clogs , and went quickly out through [the back - kitchen]_{5906-the back - kitchen} into [the farm - yard]_{3778-the farm - yard} , not staying to greet [them]_3776-them , as [he]_222-kester had meant to do ; and yet it was dull - sighted of [him]_222-kester not to have perceived that whatever might be the relations between [Philip]_191-philip and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , [he]_222-kester was sure to have accompanied [them]_3776-them [home]_681-home ; for , alas ! [he]_222-kester was [the only male protector of [their]_3776-them blood remaining in [the world]_{984-the world}]_{3780-the only male protector of their blood remaining in the world} . [Poor Kester , who would fain have taken that office]_{3782-poor kester , who would fain have taken that office} upon [himself]_222-kester , chose to esteem [himself]_222-kester cast off , and went heavily about [the farmyard]_{3783-the farmyard} , knowing that [he]_222-kester ought to go in and bid such poor welcome as [he]_222-kester had to offer , yet feeling too much to like to show [himself]_222-kester before [Philip]_191-philip . It was long , too , before [any one]_{776-any one} had leisure to come and seek [him]_222-kester . [Bell]_220-bell 's mind had flashed up for a time , till the fatal day , only to be reduced by [her]_220-bell subsequent illness into complete and hopeless childishness . It was all [Philip]_191-philip and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia could do to manage [her]_220-bell in the first excitement of returning [home]_681-home ; [her]_220-bell restless inquiry for [him]_191-philip who would never more be present in the familiar scene , [her]_220-bell feverish weariness and uneasiness , all required tender soothing and most patient endurance of [her]_220-bell refusals to be satisfied with what [they]_3786-them said or did . At length [she]_220-bell took some food , and , refreshed by it , and warmed by the fire , [she]_220-bell sank asleep in [her]_220-bell chair . Then [Philip]_191-philip would fain have spoken with [Sylvia]_188-sylvia before the hour came at which [he]_191-philip must return to [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven , but [she]_220-bell eluded [him]_191-philip , and went in search of [Kester]_222-kester , whose presence [she]_220-bell had missed . [She]_220-bell had guessed some of the causes which kept [him]_191-philip from greeting [them]_3786-them on [their]_3786-them first return . But it was not as if [she]_220-bell had shaped these causes into the definite form of words . It is astonishing to look back and find how differently constituted were the minds of [most people]_{3787-most people} fifty or sixty years ago ; [they]_{3787-most people} felt , [they]_{3787-most people} understood , without going through reasoning or analytic processes , and if this was the case among [the more educated people]_{3788-the more educated people} , of course it was still more so in the class to which [Sylvia]_188-sylvia belonged . [She]_220-bell knew by some sort of intuition that if [Philip]_191-philip accompanied [them]_3786-them [home]_681-home ( as , indeed , under the circumstances , was so natural as to be almost unavoidable ) , [the old servant and friend of [the family]_{539-the family}]_{3790-the old servant and friend of the family} would absent [himself]_191-philip ; and so [she]_220-bell slipped away at the first possible moment to go in search of [him]_191-philip . There [he]_191-philip was in [the farm - yard]_{3778-the farm - yard} , leaning over the gate that opened into [the home - field]_{3793-the home - field} , apparently watching the poultry that scratched and pecked at the new - springing grass with the utmost relish . A little farther off were the ewes with [their]_3786-them new - dropped lambs , beyond that the great old thorn - tree with its round fresh clusters of buds , again beyond that there was a glimpse of [the vast sunny rippling sea]_{3794-the vast sunny rippling sea} ; but [Sylvia]_188-sylvia knew well that [Kester]_222-kester was looking at none of these things . [She]_188-sylvia went up to [him]_222-kester and touched [his]_222-kester arm . [He]_222-kester started from [his]_222-kester reverie , and turned round upon [her]_188-sylvia with [his]_222-kester dim eyes full of unshed tears . When [he]_222-kester saw [her]_188-sylvia black dress , [her]_188-sylvia deep mourning , [he]_222-kester had hard work to keep from breaking out , but by dint of a good brush of [his]_222-kester eyes with the back of [his]_222-kester hand , and a moment 's pause , [he]_222-kester could look at [her]_188-sylvia again with tolerable calmness . ' Why , [Kester]_222-kester : why didst [niver]_224-niver come to speak to [us]_8453-us ? '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , finding it necessary to be cheerful if [she]_188-sylvia could . ' [A dun]_{8454-a dun} know ; [niver]_224-niver ax [me]_222-kester . A say , they'n gi'en [Dick Simpson]_382-simpson '_[222-kester] ( whose evidence had been all material against poor [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel at the trial ) ' a '_[222-kester] t ' rotten eggs and fou '_[222-kester] things [they]_3795-they could o ' Saturday , [they]_3795-they did , '_[222-kester] continued [he]_222-kester , in a tone of satisfaction ; ' ay , and [they]_3795-they niver stopped t '_[188-sylvia] see whether t ' eggs were rotten or fresh when [their]_3795-they blood was up -- nor whether stones was hard or soft , '_[540-others] [he]_222-kester added , in a lower tone , and chuckling a little . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was silent . [He]_222-kester looked at [her]_188-sylvia now , chuckling still . [Her]_188-sylvia face was white , [her]_188-sylvia lips tightened , [her]_188-sylvia eyes a - flame . [She]_188-sylvia drew a long breath . ' [I]_188-sylvia wish [I]_188-sylvia 'd been [theere]_8455-theere ! [I]_188-sylvia wish [I]_188-sylvia could do [him]_222-kester an ill turn , '_[188-sylvia] sighed [she]_188-sylvia , with some kind of expression on [her]_188-sylvia face that made [Kester]_222-kester quail a little . ' Nay , [lass]_799-lass ! [he]_222-kester 'll get it fra '_[188-sylvia] [others]_540-others . [Niver]_224-niver fret [thysel]_3797-thysel ' about [sich]_8457-sich rubbish . [A'n]_8458-a'n done ill to speak on [him]_222-kester . '_[188-sylvia] ' No ! [thou]_8458-a'n has n't . Then as was [friends o '_[188-sylvia] father]_{8459-friends o ' father} 's [I]_0-i 'll love for [iver]_3798-iver and [iver]_6842-iver ; [them]_3800-them as helped for t ' hang [him]_222-kester '_[222-kester] ( [she]_188-sylvia shuddered from head to foot -- a sharp irrepressible shudder ! ) ' [I]_222-kester 'll [niver]_224-niver forgive -- [niver]_5666-niver ! '_[222-kester] ' [Niver]_224-niver 's a long word , '_[5666-niver] said [Kester]_222-kester , musingly . ' [A]_6830-a could horsewhip [him]_222-kester , or cast stones at [him]_222-kester , or duck [him]_222-kester mysel '_[5666-niver] ; but , [lass]_799-lass ! [niver]_5666-niver 's a long word ! ' '_[222-kester] Well ! [niver]_5666-niver heed if it is -- it 's [me]_0-i as said it , and [I]_0-i 'm turned savage late days . Come in , [Kester]_222-kester , and see [poor mother]_{8462-poor mother} . '_[222-kester] ' A can not , '_[188-sylvia] said [he]_222-kester , turning [his]_222-kester wrinkled puckered face away , that [she]_188-sylvia might not see the twitchings of emotion on it . ' There 's kine to be fetched up , and what not , and [he]_222-kester 's [theere]_222-kester , is n't [he]_222-kester , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ? '_[188-sylvia] facing round upon [her]_188-sylvia with inquisitiveness . Under [his]_222-kester peering eyes [she]_188-sylvia reddened a little . ' Yes , if it 's [Philip]_191-philip [thou]_222-kester means ; [he]_222-kester 's been all [we]_8463-we 've had to look to sin '_[188-sylvia] . ' Again the shudder . '_[222-kester] Well , now [he]_222-kester 'll be seein ' after [[his]_222-kester shop]_{5634-his shop} , a reckon ? '_[222-kester] [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was calling to the old mare nibbling tufts of early - springing grass here and there , and half unconsciously coaxing the creature to come up to the gate to be stroked . But [she]_188-sylvia heard [Kester]_222-kester 's words well enough , and so [he]_222-kester saw , although [she]_188-sylvia made this excuse not to reply . But [Kester]_222-kester was not to be put off . ' [Folks]_383-folks is talkin '_[188-sylvia] about [thee]_3804-thee and [him]_222-kester ; [thou'll]_3804-thee ha ' to mind lest [thee]_3804-thee and [him]_222-kester gets yo'r names coupled together . '_[188-sylvia] ' It 's right down cruel on [folks]_5570-folks , then , '_[188-sylvia] said [she]_188-sylvia , crimsoning from some emotion . ' As if [any man as was a man]_{8466-any man as was a man} would n't do all [he]_{8466-any man as was a man} could for [two lone women]_{8467-two lone women} at such a time -- and [he]_222-kester [a cousin]_{1472-a cousin} , too ! Tell [me]_384-hoots who said so , '_[384-hoots] continued [she]_188-sylvia , firing round at [Kester]_222-kester , ' and [I]_384-hoots 'll niver forgive ['em]_{8469-'em[384-hoots]} -- that 's all . ' '_[188-sylvia] [Hoots]_384-hoots ! ' said [Kester]_222-kester , a little conscious that [he]_222-kester [himself]_222-kester was [the principal representative of that name of multitude folk]_{8470-the principal representative of that name of multitude folk} . '_{[1855-a pretty lass]} Here 's [a pretty lass]_{1855-a pretty lass} ; [she]_{1855-a pretty lass} 's ' got " a'll niver forgi'e " at [her]_{1855-a pretty lass} tongue 's end wi '_[222-kester] a vengeance . ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was a little confused . '_[5688-man] Oh , [Kester]_222-kester , [man]_5688-man , ' said [she]_188-sylvia , '_[191-philip] [my]_0-i heart is sore again ' every one , for feyther 's sake . '_[188-sylvia] And at length the natural relief of plentiful tears came ; and [Kester]_222-kester , with instinctive wisdom , let [her]_188-sylvia weep undisturbed ; indeed , [he]_222-kester cried not a little [himself]_222-kester . [They]_3807-they were interrupted by [Philip]_191-philip 's voice from the back - door . ' [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , [[your]_188-sylvia mother]_{2073-your mother} 's awake , and wants [you]_188-sylvia ! '_[188-sylvia] ' Come , [Kester]_222-kester , come , '_[188-sylvia] and taking hold of [him]_222-kester [she]_188-sylvia drew [him]_222-kester with [her]_188-sylvia into [the house]_{5492-the house} . [Bell]_220-bell rose as [they]_3807-they came in , holding by the arms of the chair . At first [she]_188-sylvia received [Kester]_222-kester as though [he]_222-kester had been [a stranger]_{3567-a stranger} . ' [I]_188-sylvia 'm_[188-sylvia] glad to see [yo]_222-kester ' , [sir]_1162-sir ; [t '_[188-sylvia] master]_{5985-t ' master} 's out , but [he]_222-kester 'll be in afore long . It 'll be about t ' lambs yo're come , [mebbe]_3183-mebbe ? '_[188-sylvia] ' [Mother]_684-mother ! '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , ' dunnot [yo]_222-kester '_[188-sylvia] see ? it 's [Kester,--Kester]_{385-kester,--kester} , wi ' [his]_222-kester Sunday clothes on . '_[188-sylvia] ' [Kester]_222-kester ! ay , sure it is ; [my]_3812-i eyes have getten so sore and dim of late ; just as if [I]_3812-i 'd been greeting . [I]_3812-i 'm_[3812-i] sure , [lad]_1139-lad , [I]_0-i 'm glad to see [thee]_1139-lad ! It 's a long time [I]_3811-ha 've been away , but it were not pleasure - seeking as took [me]_3811-ha , it were business o '_[3811-ha] some mak'--tell [him]_222-kester , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , what it were , for [my]_0-i head 's clean gone . [I]_0-i only know [I]_0-i would n't [ha]_3811-ha ' left [home]_681-home if [I]_222-kester could [ha]_3811-ha '_[222-kester] helped [it]_3812-i ; for [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i should ha ' kept [my]_191-philip health better if [I]_191-philip 'd bided at [home]_681-home wi '_[191-philip] [[my]_0-i master]_{867-my master} . [I]_0-i wonder as [he]_{867-my master} 's not comed in for t ' bid [me]_191-philip welcome ? Is [he]_{867-my master} far afield , think [ye]_222-kester , [Kester]_222-kester ? '_[191-philip] [Kester]_222-kester looked at [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , mutely imploring [her]_188-sylvia to help [him]_222-kester out in the dilemma of answering , but [she]_188-sylvia was doing all [she]_188-sylvia could to help crying . [Philip]_191-philip came to the rescue . ' [Aunt]_8478-aunt , '_[188-sylvia] said [he]_191-philip , ' the clock has stopped ; can [you]_8478-aunt tell [me]_191-philip where [t]_3814-t '_[191-philip] find t ' key , and [I]_191-philip 'll wind it up . '_[191-philip] ' T '_[188-sylvia] key , ' said [she]_8478-aunt , hurriedly , '_[191-philip] t ' key , it 's behind th '_[222-kester] big Bible on yon shelf . But [I]_0-i 'd rayther [thou]_3814-t would n't touch it , [lad]_1139-lad ; it 's [t ' master]_{5985-t ' master} 's work , and [he]_191-philip distrusts folk meddling wi '_[191-philip] it . ' Day after day there was this constant reference to [[her]_8478-aunt dead husband]_{8480-her dead husband} . In one sense it was a blessing ; all the circumstances attendant on [his]_{8480-her dead husband} sad and untimely end were swept out of [her]_8478-aunt mind along with the recollection of the fact itself . [She]_8478-aunt referred to [him]_{8480-her dead husband} as absent , and had always some plausible way of accounting for it , which satisfied [her]_8478-aunt own mind ; and , accordingly [they]_8481-they fell into the habit of humouring [her]_8478-aunt , and speaking of [him]_{8480-her dead husband} as gone to [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven , or afield , or wearied out , and taking a nap [upstairs]_{5687-upstairs} , as [her]_8478-aunt fancy led [her]_8478-aunt to believe for the moment . But this forgetfulness , though happy for [herself]_8478-aunt , was terrible for [[her]_8478-aunt child]_{1384-her child} . It was a constant renewing of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's grief , while [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} could give [her]_188-sylvia no sympathy , no help , or strength in any circumstances that arose out of this grief . [She]_8478-aunt was driven more and more upon [Philip]_191-philip ; [his]_191-philip advice and [his]_191-philip affection became daily more necessary to [her]_8478-aunt . [Kester]_222-kester saw what would be the end of all this more clearly than [Sylvia]_188-sylvia did [herself]_188-sylvia ; and , impotent to hinder what [he]_222-kester feared and disliked , [he]_222-kester grew more and more surly every day . Yet [he]_222-kester tried to labour hard and well for the interests of [the family]_{539-the family} , as if [they]_{539-the family} were bound up in [his]_222-kester good management of the cattle and [land]_693-land . [He]_222-kester was out and about by the earliest dawn , working all day long with might and main . [He]_222-kester bought [himself]_222-kester a pair of new spectacles , which might , [he]_222-kester fancied , enable [him]_222-kester to read [the _ Farmer]_{8487-the _ farmer} 's Complete Guide _ , [[his]_222-kester dead master]_{8488-his dead master} 's _ vade - mecum _ . But [he]_222-kester had never learnt more than [his]_222-kester capital letters , and had forgotten many of them ; so the spectacles did [him]_222-kester but little good . Then [he]_222-kester would take the book to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , and ask [her]_188-sylvia to read to [him]_222-kester the instructions [he]_222-kester needed ; instructions , be it noted , that [he]_222-kester would formerly have despised as mere book - learning : but [his]_222-kester present sense of responsibility had made [him]_222-kester humble . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia would find [the place]_{976-the place} with all deliberation : and putting [her]_188-sylvia finger under the line to keep the exact place of the word [she]_188-sylvia was reading , [she]_188-sylvia would strive in good earnest to read out the directions given ; but when every fourth word had to be spelt , it was rather hopeless work , especially as all these words were unintelligible to [the open - mouthed listener]_{8490-the open - mouthed listener} , however intent [he]_222-kester might be . [He]_222-kester had generally to fall back on [his]_222-kester own experience ; and , guided by that , things were not doing badly in [his]_222-kester estimation , when , one day , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia said to [him]_222-kester , as [they]_8491-they were in [the hay - field]_{8492-the hay - field} , heaping up the hay into cocks with [Dolly Reid]_{192-dolly reid} 's assistance-- '_[191-philip] [Kester]_222-kester -- [I]_0-i did n't tell [thee]_222-kester -- there were a letter from [Measter Hall]_{386-measter hall} , [[Lord Malton]_360-malton 's steward]_{3816-lord malton 's steward} , that came last night and that [Philip]_191-philip read [me]_0-i . ' [She]_188-sylvia stopped for a moment . '_[191-philip] Ay , [lass]_799-lass ! [Philip]_191-philip read it [thee]_222-kester , and whatten might it say ? ' '_[191-philip] Only that [he]_191-philip had an offer for [Haytersbank Farm]_{24-haytersbank farm} , and would set [mother]_684-mother free to go as soon as t ' crops was off [t '_[3819-iver] ground]_{8493-t ' ground} . ' [She]_188-sylvia sighed a little as [she]_188-sylvia said this . " '_[222-kester] Only ! " sayst ta ? Whatten business has [he]_191-philip for to go an ' offer to let [t]_8494-t '_[188-sylvia] farm afore [iver]_3819-iver [he]_191-philip were told as [yo]_3819-iver ' wished to leave it ? '_[188-sylvia] observed [Kester]_222-kester , in high dudgeon . ' Oh ! '_[3819-iver] replied [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , throwing down [her]_188-sylvia rake , as if weary of life . ' What could [we]_8495-we do wi '_[188-sylvia] t ' farm and [land]_693-land ? If it were all dairy [I]_188-sylvia might ha '_[188-sylvia] done , but wi ' so much on it arable . '_[188-sylvia] ' And if '_[188-sylvia] tis arable is not [I]_0-i allays to t ' fore ? '_[188-sylvia] ' Oh , [man]_5688-man , dunnot find fault wi '_[222-kester] [me]_0-i ! [I]_0-i 'm just fain to lie down and die , if it were not for [mother]_684-mother . '_[222-kester] ' Ay ! [[thy]_0-i mother]_{1736-thy mother} will be sore unsettled if [thou]_0-i 's for quitting [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} , '_[222-kester] said [merciless Kester]_222-kester . ' [I]_222-kester can not help it ; [I]_222-kester can not help it ! What can [I]_222-kester do ? [It]_8500-it would take [two pair o '_[222-kester] [men]_662-men]_{8501-two pair o ' men} 's hands to keep t ' land up as [Measter Hall]_{386-measter hall} likes it ; and beside---- '_[222-kester] ' Beside what ? '_[222-kester] said [Kester]_222-kester , looking up at [her]_3821-her with [his]_222-kester sudden odd look , one eye shut , the other open : there [she]_3821-her stood , [her]_3821-her two hands clasped tight together , [her]_3821-her eyes filling with tears , [her]_3821-her face pale and sad . ' Beside what ? '_[3821-her] [he]_222-kester asked again , sharply . ' T '_[3821-her] answer 's sent to [Measter Hall]_{386-measter hall} -- [Philip]_191-philip wrote it last night ; so there 's no use planning and fretting , it were done for t ' best , and mun be done . '_[0-i] [She]_3821-her stooped and picked up [her]_3821-her rake , and began tossing the hay with energy , the tears streaming down [her]_3821-her cheeks unheeded . It was [Kester]_222-kester 's turn to throw down [his]_222-kester rake . [She]_3821-her took no notice , [he]_222-kester did not feel sure that [she]_3821-her had observed [his]_222-kester action . [He]_222-kester began to walk towards the field - gate ; this movement did catch [her]_3821-her eye , for in a minute [her]_3821-her hand was on [his]_222-kester arm , and [she]_3821-her was stooping forward to look into [his]_222-kester face . [It]_3822-it was working and twitching with emotion . ' [Kester]_222-kester ! oh , [man]_5688-man ! speak out , but dunnot leave [me]_0-i a this - ns . What could [I]_0-i ha '_[0-i] done ? [Mother]_203-mother is gone dateless wi ' sorrow , and [I]_0-i am but [a young lass]_{8503-a young lass} , [i]_0-i '_[0-i] years [I]_0-i mean ; for [I]_0-i 'm old enough wi '_[0-i] weeping . ' '_[222-kester] [I]_0-i 'd ha ' put up for t '_[222-kester] farm [mysel]_3823-mysel ' , sooner than had [thee]_3824-yo turned out , '_[222-kester] said [Kester]_222-kester , in a low voice ; then working [himself]_222-kester up into a passion , as a new suspicion crossed [his]_222-kester mind , [he]_222-kester added , ' An '_[222-kester] what for did n't [yo]_3824-yo ' tell [me]_222-kester on [t]_8504-t '_[222-kester] letter ? [Yo]_3824-yo ' were in a mighty hurry to settle it a '_[222-kester] , and get rid on t ' oud place . '_[222-kester] ' [Measter Hall]_{386-measter hall} had sent a notice to quit on Midsummer day ; but [Philip]_191-philip had answered it hisself . [Thou]_191-philip knows [I]_191-philip 'm_[191-philip] not good at reading writing , ' special when a letter 's full o '_[191-philip] long words , and [Philip]_191-philip had ta'en it in hand to answer . ' '_[684-mother] Wi'out asking [thee]_3824-yo ? ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia went on without minding the interruption . '_{[6747-t ' missus]} And [Measter Hall]_{386-measter hall} makes a good offer , for [t ' man]_{8505-t ' man} as is going to come in will take t '_[684-mother] stock and a ' t '_[222-kester] implements ; and if [mother]_684-mother -- if [we]_3826-we -- if [I]_0-i -- like , th ' furniture and a'---- '_[222-kester] ' Furniture ! '_[188-sylvia] said [Kester]_222-kester , in grim surprise . ' What 's to come o '_[188-sylvia] [t ' missus]_{6747-t ' missus} and [thee]_3824-yo , that [yo'll]_3824-yo not need a bed to lie on , or a pot to boil [yo'r]_3824-yo vittel in ? '_[188-sylvia] [Sylvia]_188-sylvia reddened , but kept silence . ' Can not [yo]_3824-yo '_[222-kester] speak ? ' '_[222-kester] Oh , [Kester]_222-kester , [I]_0-i did n't think thou'd turn again ' [me]_222-kester , and [me]_222-kester so friendless . It 's as if [I]_222-kester 'd been doin' something wrong , and [I]_222-kester have so striven to act as is best ; there 's [mother]_684-mother as well as [me]_222-kester to be thought on . '_[222-kester] ' Can not [yo]_3824-yo '_[222-kester] answer a question ? ' said [Kester]_222-kester , once more . '_[222-kester] Whatten 's up that t ' missus and [yo'll]_3824-yo not need bed and table , pots and pans ? '_[222-kester] ' [I]_191-philip think [I]_191-philip 'm_[191-philip] going to marry [Philip]_191-philip , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , in so low a tone , that if [Kester]_222-kester had not suspected what [her]_188-sylvia answer was to be , [he]_222-kester could not have understood it . After a moment 's pause [he]_222-kester recommenced [his]_222-kester walk towards [the field]_{5780-the field} - gate . But [she]_188-sylvia went after [him]_222-kester and held [him]_222-kester tight by the arm , speaking rapidly . '_[191-philip] [Kester]_222-kester , what could [I]_0-i do ? What can [I]_0-i do ? [He]_191-philip 's [[my]_0-i cousin]_{876-my cousin} , and [mother]_684-mother knows [him]_191-philip , and likes [him]_191-philip ; and [he]_191-philip 's been so good to [us]_3829-us in a ' this time o '_[222-kester] trouble and heavy grief , and [he]_191-philip 'll keep [mother]_684-mother in comfort all t ' rest of [her]_684-mother days . '_[222-kester] ' Ay , and [thee]_684-mother in comfort . There 's a deal in a well - filled purse in [a wench]_{1400-a wench} 's eyes , or one would ha '_[222-kester] thought it were n't so easy forgettin ' [yon lad]_{8510-yon lad} as loved [thee]_684-mother as t '_[222-kester] apple on [his]_191-philip eye . ' '_[0-i] [Kester]_222-kester , [Kester]_222-kester , ' [she]_684-mother cried , '_[3831-she] [I]_0-i 've niver forgotten [Charley]_202-kinraid ; [I]_0-i think on [him]_202-kinraid , [I]_0-i see [him]_202-kinraid ivery night lying drowned at [t ' bottom o '_[222-kester] [t ' sea]_{8512-t ' sea}]_{8511-t ' bottom o ' t ' sea} . Forgetten [him]_202-kinraid ! [Man]_5688-man ! it 's easy talking ! '_[222-kester] [She]_3831-she was like a wild creature that sees its young , but is unable to reach it without a deadly spring , and yet is preparing to take that fatal leap . [Kester]_222-kester [himself]_222-kester was almost startled , and yet it was as if [he]_222-kester must go on torturing [her]_3831-she . ' An '_{[202-kinraid]} who telled [thee]_3831-she so sure and certain as [he]_202-kinraid were drowned ? [He]_202-kinraid might ha ' been carried off by [t '_[222-kester] press - gang]_{5958-t ' press - gang} as well as [other men]_{3268-other men} . ' '_[222-kester] Oh ! if [I]_0-i were but dead that [I]_0-i might know all ! ' cried [she]_3831-she , flinging [herself]_0-i down on the hay . [Kester]_222-kester kept silence . Then [she]_3831-she sprang up again , and looking with eager wistfulness into [his]_222-kester face , [she]_3831-she said,-- '_[684-mother] Tell [me]_0-i t ' chances . Tell [me]_222-kester quick ! [Philip]_191-philip 's very good , and kind , and [he]_191-philip says [he]_191-philip shall die if [I]_222-kester will not marry [him]_191-philip , and there 's no home for [mother]_684-mother and [me,--no]_8516-me,--no home for [her]_684-mother , for as for [me]_222-kester [I]_222-kester dunnot care what becomes on [me]_222-kester ; but if [Charley]_202-kinraid 's alive [I]_222-kester can not marry [Philip]_191-philip -- no , not if [he]_191-philip dies for want o '_[222-kester] [me]_0-i -- and as for [mother]_684-mother , [poor mother]_{8462-poor mother} , [Kester]_222-kester , it 's an awful strait ; only first tell [me]_0-i if there 's a chance , just one in a thousand , only one in a hundred thousand , as [Charley]_202-kinraid were ta'en by [t ' gang]_{8018-t ' gang} ? '_[222-kester] [She]_684-mother was breathless by this time , what with [her]_684-mother hurried words , and what with the beating of [her]_684-mother heart . [Kester]_222-kester took time to answer . [He]_222-kester had spoken before too hastily , this time [he]_222-kester weighed [his]_222-kester words . ' [Kinraid]_202-kinraid went away from [this here place]_{8518-this here place} t '_[222-kester] join [[his]_222-kester ship]_{7527-his ship} . An ' [he]_222-kester niver joined [it]_{7527-his ship} no more ; an '_[222-kester] t ' captain an '_{[8519-t ' king]} all [[his]_222-kester friends at [Newcassel]_68-newcassel]_{3836-his friends at newcassel} as [iver]_222-kester were , made search for [him]_222-kester , on board [[t ' king]_{8519-t ' king} 's ships]_{8520-t ' king 's ships} . That 's more nor fifteen month ago , an '_{[8519-t ' king]} nought has [iver]_222-kester been heerd on [him]_222-kester by [any man]_{1109-any man} . That 's what 's to be said on one side o ' t '_{[8519-t ' king]} matter . Then on t ' other there 's this as is known . [His]_222-kester hat were cast up by t '_{[8519-t ' king]} sea wi ' a ribbon in it , as there 's reason t '_[222-kester] think as [he]_222-kester 'd not ha ' parted wi '_{[8018-t ' gang]} so quick if [he]_222-kester 'd had [his]_222-kester own will . ' '_{[8522-t ' other side]} But [yo]_3838-yo ' said as [he]_222-kester might ha '_{[8522-t ' other side]} been carried off by [t ' gang]_{8018-t ' gang} -- [yo]_3838-yo '_{[8018-t ' gang]} did , [Kester]_222-kester , tho ' now [yo're]_3838-yo a '_{[8522-t ' other side]} for [t ' other side]_{8522-t ' other side} . '_[3840-thou] ' [[My]_3840-thou lass]_{1468-my lass} , a'd fain have [him]_191-philip alive , an '_[3840-thou] a dunnot fancy [Philip]_191-philip for [[thy]_3838-yo husband]_{3839-thy husband} ; but it 's a serious judgment as [thou]_3840-thou 's put [me]_0-i on , an ' a'm trying it fair . There 's allays one chance [i]_3840-thou '_[3840-thou] a thousand as [he]_191-philip 's alive , for [no man]_{6541-no man} [iver]_3842-iver saw [him]_191-philip dead . But t ' gang were noane about [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven then : there were niver a tender on [t '_[222-kester] coast nearer than [Shields]_69-shields]_{8524-t ' coast nearer than shields} , an ' those [theere]_8525-theere were searched . '_[222-kester] [He]_191-philip did not say any more , but turned back into [the field]_{5780-the field} , and took up [his]_191-philip hay - making again . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia stood quite still , thinking , and wistfully longing for some kind of certainty . [Kester]_222-kester came up to [her]_188-sylvia . ' [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , [thou]_3840-thou knows [Philip]_191-philip paid [me]_222-kester back [my]_222-kester money , and it were eight pound fifteen and three - pence ; and t '_[222-kester] hay and stock 'll sell for summat above t ' rent ; and a've [a sister]_{7225-a sister} as is [a decent widow - woman]_{8527-a decent widow - woman} , tho '_[222-kester] but badly off , livin ' at [Dale End]_{126-dale end} ; and if [thee]_3845-thee and [[thy]_3845-thee mother]_{1736-thy mother} 'll go live wi '_[188-sylvia] [her]_3844-her , a'll give [thee]_3845-thee well on to all a can earn , and it 'll be a matter o ' five shilling a week . But dunnot go and marry [a man as [thou]_3845-thee 's noane taken wi ']_{8529-a man as thou 's noane taken wi '[188-sylvia]} , and another as is most like for t ' be dead , but who , [mebbe]_222-kester , is alive , havin' a pull on [thy]_3845-thee heart . '_[188-sylvia] [Sylvia]_188-sylvia began to cry as if [her]_188-sylvia heart was broken . [She]_188-sylvia had promised [herself]_188-sylvia more fully to [Philip]_191-philip the night before than [she]_188-sylvia had told [Kester]_222-kester ; and , with some pains and much patience , [[her]_188-sylvia cousin]_{956-her cousin} , [[her]_188-sylvia lover]_{6870-her lover} , alas ! [[her]_188-sylvia future husband]_{3848-her future husband} , had made the fact clear to [the bewildered mind of [[her]_188-sylvia poor mother]_{3850-her poor mother} , who had all day long shown that [her]_188-sylvia mind and heart were full of the subject , and that the contemplation of it was giving [her]_188-sylvia as much peace as [she]_188-sylvia could ever know]_{3849-the bewildered mind of her poor mother , who had all day long shown that her mind and heart were full of the subject , and that the contemplation of it was giving her as much peace as she could ever know} . And now [Kester]_222-kester 's words came to call up echoes in [the poor girl]_{2531-the poor girl} 's heart . Just as [she]_188-sylvia was in this miserable state , wishing that the grave lay open before [her]_188-sylvia , and that [she]_188-sylvia could lie down , and be covered up by the soft green turf from all the bitter sorrows and carking cares and weary bewilderments of this life ; wishing that [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} was alive , that [Charley]_202-kinraid was once more here ; that [she]_188-sylvia had not repeated the solemn words by which [she]_188-sylvia had promised [herself]_188-sylvia to [Philip]_191-philip only the very evening before , [she]_188-sylvia heard a soft , low whistle , and , looking round unconsciously , there was [[her]_188-sylvia lover]_{6870-her lover} and [affianced husband]_{3854-affianced husband} , leaning on the gate , and gazing into [the field]_{5780-the field} with passionate eyes , devouring the fair face and figure of [her]_188-sylvia , [[his]_191-philip future wife]_{3856-his future wife} . ' Oh , [Kester]_222-kester , '_[684-mother] said [she]_188-sylvia once more , ' what mun [I]_684-mother do ? [I]_684-mother 'm_[684-mother] pledged to [him]_191-philip as strong as words can make it , and [mother]_684-mother blessed [us]_3858-us both wi ' more sense than [she]_684-mother 's had for weeks . [Kester]_222-kester , [man]_5688-man , speak ! Shall [I]_188-sylvia go and break it all off?--say . '_[188-sylvia] ' Nay , it 's noane for [me]_188-sylvia t '_[188-sylvia] say ; m'appen [thou]_3859-thou 's gone too far . [Them]_3860-them above only knows what is best . ' Again that long , cooing whistle . '_[191-philip] [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ! ' '_[191-philip] [He]_191-philip 's been very kind to [us]_3858-us all , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , laying [her]_188-sylvia rake down with slow care , '_[188-sylvia] and [I]_0-i 'll try t ' make [him]_191-philip happy . '_[188-sylvia] CHAPTER XXIX WEDDING RAIMENT [Philip]_191-philip and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia were engaged . It was not so happy a state of things as [Philip]_191-philip had imagined . [He]_191-philip had already found that out , although it was not twenty - four hours since [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had promised to be [his]_191-philip . [He]_191-philip could not have defined why [he]_191-philip was dissatisfied ; if [he]_191-philip had been compelled to account for [his]_191-philip feeling , [he]_191-philip would probably have alleged as a reason that [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's manner was so unchanged by [her]_188-sylvia new position towards [him]_191-philip . [She]_188-sylvia was quiet and gentle ; but no shyer , [no brighter]_{3861-no brighter} , [no coyer]_{3862-no coyer} , no happier , than [she]_188-sylvia had been for months before . When [she]_188-sylvia joined [him]_191-philip at the field - gate , [his]_191-philip heart was beating fast , [his]_191-philip eyes were beaming out love at [her]_188-sylvia approach . [She]_188-sylvia neither blushed nor smiled , but seemed absorbed in thought of some kind . But [she]_188-sylvia resisted [his]_191-philip silent effort to draw [her]_188-sylvia away from the path leading to [the house]_{5492-the house} , and turned [her]_188-sylvia face steadily homewards . [He]_191-philip murmured soft words , which [she]_188-sylvia scarcely heard . Right in [their]_3864-their way was the stone trough for the fresh bubbling water , that , issuing from [a roadside spring]_{3865-a roadside spring} , served for all the household purposes of [Haytersbank Farm]_{24-haytersbank farm} . By [it]_3866-it were the milk - cans , glittering and clean . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia knew [she]_188-sylvia should have to stop for these , and carry [them]_3864-their back [home]_681-home in readiness for the evening 's milking ; and at this time , during this action , [she]_188-sylvia resolved to say what was on [her]_188-sylvia mind . [They]_3864-their were there . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia spoke . ' [Philip]_191-philip , [Kester]_222-kester has been saying as how it might ha '_[188-sylvia] been---- ' '_[188-sylvia] Well ! ' said [Philip]_191-philip . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia sate down on the edge of the trough , and dipped [her]_188-sylvia hot little hand in the water . Then [she]_188-sylvia went on quickly , and lifting [her]_188-sylvia beautiful eyes to [Philip]_191-philip 's face , with a look of inquiry--'He thinks as [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid may ha '_[191-philip] been took by t ' press - gang . '_[191-philip] It was the first time [she]_188-sylvia had named the name of [[her]_188-sylvia former lover]_{3868-her former lover} to [her]_188-sylvia present one since the day , long ago now , when [they]_3869-they had quarrelled about [him]_{3868-her former lover} ; and the rosy colour flushed [her]_188-sylvia all over ; but [her]_188-sylvia sweet , trustful eyes never flinched from [their]_3869-they steady , unconscious gaze . [Philip]_191-philip 's heart stopped beating ; literally , as if [he]_191-philip had come to a sudden precipice , while [he]_191-philip had thought [himself]_191-philip securely walking on [sunny greensward]_{3870-sunny greensward} . [He]_191-philip went purple all over from dismay ; [he]_191-philip dared not take [his]_191-philip eyes away from that sad , earnest look of [hers]_188-sylvia , but [he]_191-philip was thankful that a mist came before [them]_3869-they and drew a veil before [his]_191-philip brain . [He]_191-philip heard [his]_191-philip own voice saying words [he]_191-philip did not seem to have framed in [his]_191-philip own mind . ' [Kester]_222-kester 's [a d -- d fool]_{8531-a d -- d fool} , '_[191-philip] [he]_191-philip growled . ' [He]_222-kester says there 's [mebbe]_8532-mebbe but one chance [i]_191-philip '_[191-philip] a hundred , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , pleading , as it were , for [Kester]_222-kester ; '_[191-philip] but oh ! [Philip]_191-philip , think [yo]_191-philip ' there 's just that one chance ? '_[191-philip] ' Ay , there 's a chance , sure enough , '_[191-philip] said [Philip]_191-philip , in a kind of fierce despair that made [him]_191-philip reckless what [he]_191-philip said or did . ' There 's a chance , [I]_191-philip suppose , for iverything [i]_191-philip '_[191-philip] life as [we]_3871-we have not seen with [our]_3871-we own eyes as it may not ha ' happened . [Kester]_222-kester may say next as there 's a chance as [[your]_188-sylvia father]_{7381-your father} is not dead , because [[we]_3871-we none on [us]_3871-we]_{8534-we none on us} saw [him----]_8535-him---- '_[191-philip] ' Hung , '_[191-philip] [he]_191-philip was going to have said , but a touch of humanity came back into [his]_191-philip stony heart . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia sent up a little sharp cry at [his]_191-philip words . [He]_191-philip longed at the sound to take [her]_188-sylvia in [his]_191-philip arms and hush [her]_188-sylvia up , as [a mother]_{6355-a mother} hushes [[her]_{6355-a mother} weeping child]_{3873-her weeping child} . But the very longing , having to be repressed , only made [him]_191-philip more beside [himself]_191-philip with guilt , anxiety , and rage . [They]_3874-they were quite still now . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia looking sadly down into the bubbling , merry , flowing water : [Philip]_191-philip glaring at [her]_188-sylvia , wishing that the next word were spoken , though it might stab [him]_191-philip to the heart . But [she]_188-sylvia did not speak . At length , unable to bear it any longer , [he]_191-philip said , ' [Thou]_8536-thou sets a deal o '_[0-i] store on [that man]_{3267-that man} , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia . ' If '_[0-i] [that man]_{3267-that man} ' had been there at the moment , [Philip]_191-philip would have grappled with [him]_191-philip , and not let go [his]_191-philip hold till one or the other were dead . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia caught some of the passionate meaning of the gloomy , miserable tone of [Philip]_191-philip 's voice as [he]_191-philip said these words . [She]_188-sylvia looked up at [him]_191-philip . '_[191-philip] [I]_0-i thought [yo]_0-i ' knowed that [I]_191-philip cared a deal for [him]_191-philip . '_[191-philip] There was something so pleading and innocent in [her]_188-sylvia pale , troubled face , so pathetic in [her]_188-sylvia tone , that [Philip]_191-philip 's anger , which had been excited against [her]_188-sylvia , as well as against all the rest of [the world]_{984-the world} , melted away into love ; and once more [he]_191-philip felt that have [her]_188-sylvia for [his]_191-philip own [he]_191-philip must , at any cost . [He]_191-philip sate down by [her]_188-sylvia , and spoke to [her]_188-sylvia in quite a different manner to that which [he]_191-philip had used before , with a ready tact and art which some strange instinct or tempter ' close at [his]_191-philip ear '_[0-i] supplied . ' Yes , [darling]_8537-darling , [I]_0-i knew [yo]_8537-darling '_[0-i] cared for [him]_191-philip . [I]_0-i 'll not say ill of [him]_191-philip that is -- dead -- ay , dead and drowned -- whativer [Kester]_222-kester may say -- before now ; but if [I]_0-i chose [I]_0-i could tell tales . ' '_[0-i] No ! tell no tales ; [I]_0-i 'll not hear them , ' said [she]_188-sylvia , wrenching [herself]_188-sylvia out of [Philip]_191-philip 's clasping arm . '_[0-i] [They]_3878-they may misca ' [him]_191-philip for iver , and [I]_0-i 'll not believe 'em_[0-i] . ' '_[3880-yo] [I]_0-i 'll niver miscall [one who is dead]_{3879-one who is dead} , ' said [Philip]_191-philip ; each new unconscious sign of the strength of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's love for [[her]_188-sylvia former lover]_{3868-her former lover} only making [him]_191-philip the more anxious to convince [her]_188-sylvia that [he]_191-philip was dead , only rendering [him]_191-philip more keen at deceiving [his]_191-philip own conscience by repeating to it the lie that long ere [this Kinraid]_{8539-this kinraid} was in all probability dead -- killed by either the chances of war or [tempestuous sea]_{8540-tempestuous sea} ; that , even if not , [he]_191-philip was as good as dead to [her]_188-sylvia ; so that the word '_[0-i] dead ' might be used in all honest certainty , as in one of its meanings [Kinraid]_202-kinraid was dead for sure . '_[222-kester] Think [yo]_3880-yo ' that if [he]_{3879-one who is dead} were not dead [he]_{3879-one who is dead} would n't [ha]_8541-ha '_[222-kester] written ere this to [some one of [[his]_{3879-one who is dead} kin]_{3882-his kin}]_{3881-some one of his kin} , if not to [thee]_3883-thee ? Yet [none of [[his]_{3879-one who is dead} folk]_{7931-his folk} Newcassel]_{3884-none of his folk newcassel} - way but believe [him]_{3879-one who is dead} dead . ' '_[222-kester] So [Kester]_222-kester says , ' sighed [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . [Philip]_191-philip took heart . [He]_191-philip put [his]_191-philip arm softly round [her]_188-sylvia again , and murmured-- '_{[192-dolly reid]} [[My]_0-i lassie]_{3886-my lassie} , try not to think on [them]_3887-them as is gone , as is dead , but t ' think a bit more on [him]_{3879-one who is dead} as loves [yo]_{3886-my lassie} '_{[3879-one who is dead]} wi ' heart , and soul , and might , and has done [iver]_{3879-one who is dead} sin '_{[192-dolly reid]} [he]_{3879-one who is dead} first set eyes on [yo]_{3886-my lassie} ' . Oh , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , [my]_{219-mrs. robson} love for [thee]_188-sylvia is just terrible . '_{[219-mrs. robson]} At this moment [Dolly Reid]_{192-dolly reid} was seen at the back - door of [the farmhouse]_{5767-the farmhouse} , and catching sight of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , [she]_{192-dolly reid} called out-- ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , [[thy]_188-sylvia mother]_{1736-thy mother} is axing for [thee]_188-sylvia , and [I]_{219-mrs. robson} can not make [her]_{1736-thy mother} mind easy . '_{[219-mrs. robson]} In a moment [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had sprung up from [her]_188-sylvia seat , and was running in to soothe and comfort [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's troubled fancies . [Philip]_191-philip sate on by the well - side , [his]_191-philip face buried in [his]_191-philip two hands . Presently [he]_191-philip lifted [himself]_191-philip up , drank some water eagerly out of [his]_191-philip hollowed palm , sighed , and shook [himself]_191-philip , and followed [[his]_191-philip cousin]_{6296-his cousin} into [the house]_{5492-the house} . Sometimes [he]_191-philip came unexpectedly to the limits of [his]_191-philip influence over [her]_{6296-his cousin} . In general [she]_{6296-his cousin} obeyed [his]_191-philip expressed wishes with gentle indifference , as if [she]_{6296-his cousin} had no preferences of [her]_{6296-his cousin} own ; once or twice [he]_191-philip found that [she]_{6296-his cousin} was doing what [he]_191-philip desired out of the spirit of obedience , which , as [[[her]_{6296-his cousin} mother]_{5519-her mother} 's daughter]_{3893-her mother 's daughter} , [she]_{6296-his cousin} believed to be [her]_{6296-his cousin} duty towards [[her]_{6296-his cousin} affianced husband]_{3894-her affianced husband} . And this last motive for action depressed [[her]_{6296-his cousin} lover]_{6870-her lover} more than anything . [He]_191-philip wanted [the old Sylvia]_{3896-the old sylvia} back again ; captious , capricious , wilful , haughty , merry , charming . Alas ! that [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was gone for ever . But once especially [his]_191-philip power , arising from whatever cause , was stopped entirely short -- was utterly of no avail . It was on the occasion of [Dick Simpson]_382-simpson 's mortal illness . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia and [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} kept aloof from every one . [They]_3898-them had never been intimate with [any family]_{3899-any family} but [the Corneys]_{242-the corneys} , and even this friendship had considerably cooled since [Molly]_187-molly 's marriage , and most especially since [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's supposed death , when [Bessy Corney]_298-bessy and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had been , as it were , [rival mourners]_{3900-rival mourners} . But [many people , both in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven and [the country round about]_{3902-the country round about}]_{3901-many people , both in monkshaven and the country round about} , held [the Robson family]_{3903-the robson family} in great respect , although [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} [herself]_{219-mrs. robson} was accounted ' high '_[188-sylvia] and ' distant ; '_[188-sylvia] and [poor little [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , in [her]_188-sylvia heyday of beautiful youth and high spirits]_188-sylvia , had been spoken of as ' a bit flighty , '_[188-sylvia] and ' [a set - up lassie]_{8543-a set - up lassie} . '_[188-sylvia] Still , when [their]_3898-them great sorrow fell upon [them]_3898-them , there were plenty of [friends]_915-friends to sympathize deeply with [them]_3898-them ; and , as [Daniel]_223-daniel had suffered in a popular cause , there were even more who , scarcely knowing [them]_3898-them personally , were ready to give [them]_3898-them all the marks of respect and friendly feeling in [their]_3898-them power . But neither [Bell]_220-bell nor [Sylvia]_188-sylvia were aware of this . [The former]_{2183-the former} had lost all perception of what was not immediately before [her]_188-sylvia ; the latter shrank from all encounters of any kind with a sore heart , and sensitive avoidance of everything that could make [her]_188-sylvia a subject of remark . So [the poor afflicted people at [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank}]_{3906-the poor afflicted people at haytersbank} knew little of [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven news . What little did come to [their]_3898-them ears came through [Dolly Reid]_{192-dolly reid} , when [she]_{192-dolly reid} returned from selling the farm produce of the week ; and often , indeed , even then [she]_{192-dolly reid} found [Sylvia]_188-sylvia too much absorbed in other cares or thoughts to listen to [her]_{192-dolly reid} gossip . So [no one]_{634-no one} had ever named that [Simpson]_382-simpson was supposed to be dying till [Philip]_191-philip began on the subject one evening . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's face suddenly flashed into glow and life . ' [He]_382-simpson 's dying , is [he]_382-simpson ? t '_[191-philip] earth is well rid on [such a fellow]_{3908-such a fellow} ! ' '_[191-philip] Eh , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , that 's a hard speech o ' thine ! '_[188-sylvia] said [Philip]_191-philip ; ' it gives [me]_188-sylvia but poor heart to ask a favour of [thee]_188-sylvia ! '_[188-sylvia] ' If it 's aught about [Simpson]_382-simpson , '_[188-sylvia] replied [she]_188-sylvia , and then [she]_188-sylvia interrupted [herself]_188-sylvia . ' But say on ; it were ill - mannered in [me]_1038-folk for t '_[1038-folk] interrupt [yo]_191-philip ' . '_[1038-folk] ' [Thou]_1038-folk would be sorry to see [him]_{3908-such a fellow} , [I]_1038-folk think , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia . [He]_{3908-such a fellow} can not get over the way , t '_[1038-folk] [folk]_1038-folk met [him]_{3908-such a fellow} , and pelted [him]_{3908-such a fellow} when [he]_{3908-such a fellow} came back fra ' York,--and [he]_{3908-such a fellow} 's weak and faint , and beside [himself]_{3908-such a fellow} at times ; and [he]_{3908-such a fellow} 'll lie a dreaming , and a - fancying [they]_1038-folk 're_[1038-folk] all at [him]_{3908-such a fellow} again , hooting , and yelling , and pelting [him]_{3908-such a fellow} . ' '_[1038-folk] [I]_0-i 'm glad on '_[0-i] t , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; '_[1038-folk] it 's t ' best news [I]_1038-folk 've heered for many a day,--he , to turn again '_[1038-folk] feyther , who gave [him]_{3908-such a fellow} money fo t ' get a lodging that night , when [he]_{3908-such a fellow} 'd no place to go to . It were [his]_{3908-such a fellow} evidence as hung feyther ; and [he]_{3908-such a fellow} 's rightly punished for it now . '_[1038-folk] ' For a '_[1038-folk] that,--and [he]_{3908-such a fellow} 's done a vast o ' wrong beside , [he]_{3908-such a fellow} 's dying now , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ! '_[1038-folk] ' Well ! let [him]_{3908-such a fellow} die -- it 's t '_[1038-folk] best thing [he]_{3908-such a fellow} could do ! ' '_[1038-folk] But [he]_{3908-such a fellow} 's lying [i]_0-i ' such dree poverty,--and niver [a friend]_{5615-a friend} to go near [him,--niver]_{3908-such a fellow} [a person]_{8545-a person} to speak a kind word t '_[188-sylvia] [him]_{3908-such a fellow} . ' '_[188-sylvia] It seems as [yo've]_3910-yo've been speaking wi ' [him]_{3908-such a fellow} , at any rate , '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , turning round on [Philip]_191-philip . ' Ay . [He]_{3908-such a fellow} sent for [me]_{3911-th ' mariners ' arms} by [Nell Manning]_{387-nell manning} , [th '_{[3911-th ' mariners ' arms]} old beggar - woman]_{8546-th ' old beggar - woman} , who sometimes goes in and makes [his]_{3908-such a fellow} bed for [him]_{3908-such a fellow} , poor wretch,--he 's lying in t ' ruins of [[th]_8547-th '_{[3911-th ' mariners ' arms]} cow - house of [th ' Mariners '_{[3911-th ' mariners ' arms]} Arms]_{3911-th ' mariners ' arms}]_{8548-th ' cow - house of th ' mariners ' arms} , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia . ' '_{[3911-th ' mariners ' arms]} Well ! ' said [she]_188-sylvia , in the same hard , dry tone . '_[191-philip] And [I]_0-i went and fetched [th ' parish doctor]_{8549-th ' parish doctor} , for [I]_191-philip thought [he]_191-philip 'd ha '_[191-philip] died before [my]_0-i face,--he was so wan , and ashen - grey , so thin , too , [his]_191-philip eyes seem pushed out of [his]_191-philip bony face . ' '_{[6092-t ' doctor]} That last time -- [feyther]_5625-feyther 's eyes were starting , wild - like , and as if [he]_191-philip could n't meet [ours]_3913-ours , or bear the sight on [our]_3913-ours weeping . ' It was a bad look - out for [Philip]_191-philip 's purpose ; but after a pause [he]_191-philip went bravely on . '_{[6092-t ' doctor]} [He]_191-philip 's [a poor dying creature]_{3914-a poor dying creature} , anyhow . [T ' doctor]_{6092-t ' doctor} said so , and told [him]_191-philip [he]_191-philip had n't many hours , let alone days , to live . '_{[6092-t ' doctor]} ' And [he]_191-philip 'd shrink fra '_[191-philip] dying wi ' a '_[191-philip] [his]_191-philip sins on [his]_191-philip head ? ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , almost exultingly . [Philip]_191-philip shook [his]_191-philip head . '_[191-philip] [He]_191-philip said [this world]_{7039-this world} had been too strong for [him]_191-philip , and [men]_662-men too hard upon [him]_191-philip ; [he]_191-philip could niver do any good here , and [he]_191-philip thought [he]_191-philip should , maybe , find [folks]_5570-folks [i]_0-i ' t '_[191-philip] next place more merciful . ' '_[191-philip] [He]_191-philip 'll meet [feyther]_5625-feyther [theere]_5625-feyther , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , still hard and bitter . '_[191-philip] [He]_191-philip 's [a poor ignorant creature]_{3919-a poor ignorant creature} , and does n't seem to know rightly who [he]_191-philip 's like to meet ; only [he]_191-philip seems glad to get away fra ' [Monkshaven folks]_{1934-monkshaven folks} ; [he]_191-philip were really hurt , [I]_191-philip am afeared , that night , [Sylvie,--and]_{388-sylvie,--and} [he]_191-philip speaks as if [he]_191-philip 'd had hard times of it ever since [he]_191-philip were a child,--and [he]_191-philip talks as if [he]_191-philip were really grieved for t '_[191-philip] part t ' [lawyers]_1793-lawyers made [him]_191-philip take at th '_[188-sylvia] trial,--they made [him]_191-philip speak , against [his]_191-philip will , [he]_191-philip says . ' '_[188-sylvia] Could n't [he]_191-philip ha ' bitten [his]_191-philip tongue out ? '_[188-sylvia] asked [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . ' It 's fine talking o '_[191-philip] sorrow when the thing is done ! ' '_[191-philip] Well , anyhow [he]_191-philip 's sorry now ; and [he]_191-philip 's not long for to live . And , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , [he]_191-philip bid [me]_0-i ask [thee]_188-sylvia , if , for the sake of all that is dear to [thee]_188-sylvia both here , and [i]_0-i ' th '_[191-philip] world to come , [thou'd]_3920-thou go wi ' [me]_191-philip , and just say to [him]_191-philip that [thou]_3920-thou forgives [him]_191-philip [his]_191-philip part that day . '_[191-philip] ' [He]_191-philip sent [thee]_188-sylvia on that errand , did [he]_191-philip ? And [thou]_3920-thou could come and ask [me]_0-i ? [I]_0-i 've a mind to break it off for iver wi '_[0-i] [thee]_188-sylvia , [Philip]_191-philip . ' [She]_188-sylvia kept gasping , as if [she]_188-sylvia could not say any more . [Philip]_191-philip watched and waited till [her]_188-sylvia breath came , [his]_191-philip own half choked . '_{[8553-th ' judge]} [Thee]_188-sylvia and [me]_0-i was niver meant to go together . It 's not in [me]_0-i to forgive,--I sometimes think it 's not in [me]_0-i to forget . [I]_0-i wonder , [Philip]_191-philip , if [[thy]_188-sylvia feyther]_{3921-thy feyther} had done a kind deed -- and a right deed -- and a merciful deed -- and some one as [he]_{3921-thy feyther} 'd been good to , even [i]_0-i ' t '_{[8553-th ' judge]} midst of [his]_{3921-thy feyther} just anger , had gone and let on about [him]_{3921-thy feyther} to [th ' judge]_{8553-th ' judge} , as was trying to hang [him,--and]_{3921-thy feyther} had getten [him]_{3921-thy feyther} hanged,--hanged dead , so that [[his]_{3921-thy feyther} wife]_{5589-his wife} were [a widow]_{863-a widow} , and [[his]_{3921-thy feyther} child]_{8556-his child} fatherless for ivermore,--I wonder if [thy]_188-sylvia veins would run milk and water , so that [thou]_188-sylvia could go and make [friends]_915-friends , and speak soft wi '_{[8553-th ' judge]} [him]_{3921-thy feyther} as had caused [thy]_188-sylvia feyther 's death ? ' '_{[8553-th ' judge]} It 's said in t ' Bible , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , that [we]_8558-we 're_[0-i] to forgive . ' '_[188-sylvia] Ay , there 's some things as [I]_0-i know [I]_0-i niver forgive ; and there 's others as [I]_0-i can't -- and [I]_0-i wo n't , either . ' '_[188-sylvia] But , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , [yo]_188-sylvia ' pray to be forgiven [your]_188-sylvia trespasses , as [you]_188-sylvia forgive [them]_3922-them as trespass against [you]_188-sylvia . '_[0-i] ' Well , if [I]_3923-thee 'm_[3923-thee] to be taken at [my]_0-i word , [I]_0-i 'll noane pray at all , that 's all . It 's well enough for [them]_3922-them as has but little to forgive to use [them]_3922-them words ; and [I]_0-i do n't reckon it 's kind , or pretty behaved in [yo]_188-sylvia ' , [Philip]_191-philip , to bring up Scripture again '_[3923-thee] [me]_0-i . [Thou]_3923-thee may go about [thy]_3923-thee business . ' '_[3923-thee] [Thou'rt]_3923-thee vexed with [me]_0-i , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ; and [I]_0-i 'm not meaning but that it would go hard with [thee]_3923-thee to forgive [him]_3924-him ; but [I]_3925-i think it would be right and Christian - like [i]_3925-i '_[3925-i] [thee]_3923-thee , and that [thou'd]_3923-thee find [thy]_3923-thee comfort in thinking on it after . If [thou'd]_3923-thee only go , and see [his]_3924-him wistful eyes -- [I]_0-i think [they]_3925-i 'd plead wi ' [thee]_3923-thee more than [his]_3924-him words , or [mine]_3925-i either . '_[3928-i] ' [I]_3928-i tell [thee]_3923-thee [my]_3928-i flesh and blood was n't made for forgiving and forgetting . Once for all , [thou]_3928-i must take [my]_3928-i word . When [I]_3928-i love [I]_3928-i love , and when [I]_3928-i hate [I]_3928-i hate ; and [him]_3924-him as has done hard to [me]_3928-i , or to [mine]_3925-i , [I]_3928-i may keep fra '_[3928-i] striking or murdering , but [I]_0-i 'll niver forgive . [I]_0-i should be just [a monster]_{3926-a monster} , fit to be shown at a fair , if [I]_0-i could forgive [him]_3927-him as got feyther hanged . ' [Philip]_191-philip was silent , thinking what more [he]_191-philip could urge . '_[3928-i] [Yo'd]_3928-i better be off , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , in a minute or two . '_[3928-i] [Yo]_3928-i ' and [me]_3928-i has got wrong , and it 'll take a night 's sleep to set [us]_8559-us right . [Yo've]_389-yo've said all [yo]_3928-i '_[3928-i] can for [him]_3927-him ; and perhaps it 's not [yo]_3928-i ' as is to blame , but [yo'r]_3928-i nature . But [I]_3928-i 'm_[3928-i] put out wi ' [thee]_3927-him , and want [thee]_3927-him out o '_[3928-i] [my]_0-i sight for awhile . ' One or two more speeches of this kind convinced [him]_191-philip that it would be wise in [him]_191-philip to take [her]_188-sylvia at [her]_188-sylvia word . [He]_191-philip went back to [Simpson]_382-simpson , and found [him]_382-simpson , though still alive , past the understanding of any words of human forgiveness . [Philip]_191-philip had almost wished [he]_191-philip had not troubled or irritated [Sylvia]_188-sylvia by urging [the dying man]_{8560-the dying man} 's request : the performance of this duty seemed now to have been such a useless office . After all , the performance of a duty is never a useless office , though [we]_8561-we may not see the consequences , or they may be quite different to what [we]_8561-we expected or calculated on . In the pause of active work , when daylight was done , and the evening shades came on , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had time to think ; and [her]_188-sylvia heart grew sad and soft , in comparison to what it had been when [Philip]_191-philip 's urgency had called out all [her]_188-sylvia angry opposition . [She]_188-sylvia thought of [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} -- [his]_{955-her father} sharp passions , [his]_{955-her father} frequent forgiveness , or rather [his]_{955-her father} forgetfulness that [he]_{955-her father} had even been injured . All [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's persistent or enduring qualities were derived from [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} , [her]_188-sylvia impulses from [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} . It was [[her]_188-sylvia dead father]_{8565-her dead father} whose example filled [her]_188-sylvia mind this evening in the soft and tender twilight . [She]_188-sylvia did not say to [herself]_188-sylvia that [she]_188-sylvia would go and tell [Simpson]_382-simpson that [she]_188-sylvia forgave [him]_{955-her father} ; but [she]_188-sylvia thought that if [Philip]_191-philip asked [her]_188-sylvia again that [she]_188-sylvia should do so . But when [she]_188-sylvia saw [Philip]_191-philip again [he]_191-philip told [her]_188-sylvia that [Simpson]_382-simpson was dead ; and passed on from what [he]_191-philip had reason to think would be an unpleasant subject to [her]_188-sylvia . Thus [he]_191-philip never learnt how [her]_188-sylvia conduct might have been more gentle and relenting than [her]_188-sylvia words -- words which came up into [his]_191-philip memory at a future time , with full measure of miserable significance . In general , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was gentle and good enough ; but [Philip]_191-philip wanted [her]_188-sylvia to be shy and tender with [him]_191-philip , and this [she]_188-sylvia was not . [She]_188-sylvia spoke to [him]_191-philip , [her]_188-sylvia pretty eyes looking straight and composedly at [him]_191-philip . [She]_188-sylvia consulted [him]_191-philip like [the family friend]_{8566-the family friend} that [he]_191-philip was : [she]_188-sylvia met [him]_191-philip quietly in all the arrangements for the time of [their]_8567-their marriage , which [she]_188-sylvia looked upon more as a change of [home]_681-home , as the leaving of [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} , as it would affect [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} , than in any more directly personal way . [Philip]_191-philip was beginning to feel , though not as yet to acknowledge , that the fruit [he]_191-philip had so inordinately longed for was but of the nature of an apple of Sodom . Long ago , lodging in [[widow Rose]_220-bell 's garret]_{8570-widow rose 's garret} , [he]_191-philip had been in the habit of watching some pigeons that were kept by [a neighbour]_{8571-a neighbour} ; the flock disported [themselves]_{8572-themselves} on the steep tiled roofs just opposite to the attic window , and insensibly [Philip]_191-philip grew to know [their]_{8572-themselves} ways , and [one pretty , soft little dove]_{8573-one pretty , soft little dove} was somehow perpetually associated in [his]_191-philip mind with [his]_191-philip idea of [[his]_191-philip cousin]_{6296-his cousin} [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . The pigeon would sit in [one particular place]_{8575-one particular place} , sunning [herself]_{8573-one pretty , soft little dove} , and puffing out [her]_{8573-one pretty , soft little dove} feathered breast , with all the blue and rose - coloured lights gleaming in the morning rays , cooing softly to [herself]_{8573-one pretty , soft little dove} as [she]_{8573-one pretty , soft little dove} dressed [her]_{8573-one pretty , soft little dove} plumage . [Philip]_191-philip fancied that [he]_191-philip saw the same colours in a certain piece of shot silk -- now in [the shop]_{951-the shop} ; and none other seemed to [him]_191-philip so suitable for [[his]_191-philip darling]_{2472-his darling} 's wedding - dress . [He]_191-philip carried enough to make a gown , and gave it to [her]_188-sylvia one evening , as [she]_188-sylvia sate on the grass just outside [the house]_{5492-the house} , half attending to [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} , half engaged in knitting stockings for [her]_188-sylvia scanty marriage outfit . [He]_191-philip was glad that the sun was not gone down , thus allowing [him]_191-philip to display the changing colours in fuller light . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia admired it duly ; even [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} was pleased and attracted by the soft yet brilliant hues . [Philip]_191-philip whispered to [Sylvia--(he]_{390-sylvia--(he} took delight in whispers,--she , on the contrary , always spoke to [him]_191-philip in [her]_{390-sylvia--(he} usual tone of voice)-- '_[3928-i] [Thou'lt]_3929-thou'lt look so pretty in it , sweetheart,--o ' Thursday fortnight ! '_[3928-i] ' Thursday fortnight . On the fourth yo're thinking on . But [I]_3928-i can not wear it then,--I shall be [i]_3928-i '_[3928-i] black . ' '_{[391-philip,--no]} Not on that day , sure ! ' said [Philip]_191-philip . '_{[391-philip,--no]} Why not ? There 's nought t ' happen on that day for t '_{[391-philip,--no]} make [me]_0-i forget feyther . [I]_0-i could n't put off [my]_0-i black , [Philip,--no]_{391-philip,--no} , not to save [my]_0-i life ! [Yon]_3930-yo silk is just lovely , far too good for the likes of [me,--and]_{3931-me,--and} [I]_0-i 'm sure [I]_191-philip 'm_[191-philip] much beholden to [yo]_3930-yo ' ; and [I]_191-philip 'll have it made up first of any gown after last April come two years,--but , oh , [Philip]_191-philip , [I]_191-philip can not put off [my]_191-philip mourning ! '_[191-philip] ' Not for [our]_8580-our wedding - day ! '_{[3932-thou'rt]} said [Philip]_191-philip , sadly . ' No , [lad]_1139-lad , [I]_0-i really can not . [I]_0-i 'm_[0-i] just sorry about it , for [I]_0-i see thou'rt set upon it ; and [thou'rt]_3932-thou'rt so kind and good , [I]_0-i sometimes think [I]_0-i can niver be thankful enough to [thee]_3930-yo . When [I]_0-i think on what would ha ' become of [mother]_684-mother and [me]_0-i if [we]_8580-our had n't had [thee]_3930-yo for [a friend [i]_0-i '_[0-i] need]_{8583-a friend i ' need} , [I]_0-i 'm noane ungrateful , [Philip]_191-philip ; tho '_[191-philip] [I]_0-i sometimes fancy [thou'rt]_3932-thou'rt thinking [I]_0-i am . ' '_[191-philip] [I]_0-i do n't want [yo]_3930-yo ' to be grateful , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , '_[191-philip] said [poor [Philip]_191-philip , dissatisfied , yet unable to explain what [he]_191-philip did want]_191-philip ; only knowing that there was something [he]_191-philip lacked , yet fain would have had . As the marriage - day drew near , all [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's care seemed to be for [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} ; all [her]_188-sylvia anxiety was regarding the appurtenances of [the home [she]_188-sylvia was leaving]_{3934-the home she was leaving} . In vain [Philip]_191-philip tried to interest [her]_188-sylvia in details of [his]_191-philip improvements or contrivances in [the new home to which [he]_191-philip was going to take [her]_188-sylvia]_{3935-the new home to which he was going to take her} . [She]_188-sylvia did not tell [him]_191-philip ; but the idea of [the house behind [the shop]_{951-the shop}]_{3936-the house behind the shop} was associated in [her]_188-sylvia mind with two times of discomfort and misery . The first time [she]_188-sylvia had gone into [the parlour about which [Philip]_191-philip spoke so much]_{3938-the parlour about which philip spoke so much} was at the time of the press - gang riot , when [she]_188-sylvia had fainted from terror and excitement ; the second was on that night of misery when [she]_188-sylvia and [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} had gone in to [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven , to bid [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} farewell before [he]_{955-her father} was taken to [York]_12-york ; in [that room]_{3941-that room} , on that night , [she]_188-sylvia had first learnt something of the fatal peril in which [he]_191-philip stood . [She]_188-sylvia could not show the bright shy curiosity about [her]_188-sylvia future dwelling that is common enough with [girls who are going to be married]_{3942-girls who are going to be married} . All [she]_188-sylvia could do was to restrain [herself]_188-sylvia from sighing , and listen patiently , when [he]_191-philip talked on the subject . In time [he]_191-philip saw that [she]_188-sylvia shrank from it ; so [he]_191-philip held [his]_191-philip peace , and planned and worked for [her]_188-sylvia in silence,--smiling to [himself]_191-philip as [he]_191-philip looked on each completed arrangement for [her]_188-sylvia pleasure or comfort ; and knowing well that [her]_188-sylvia happiness was involved in what fragments of peace and material comfort might remain to [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} . The wedding - day drew near apace . It was [Philip]_191-philip 's plan that after [they]_3944-they had been married in [Kirk Moorside church]_{3945-kirk moorside church} , [he]_191-philip and [[his]_191-philip [Sylvia]_188-sylvia]_{3946-his sylvia} , [[his]_191-philip cousin]_{6296-his cousin} , [[his]_191-philip love]_{3948-his love} , [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} , should go for the day to [Robin Hood]_{392-robin hood} ['s Bay]_{127-'s bay} , returning in the evening to [the house behind the shop in [the market - place]_{5547-the market - place}]_{3950-the house behind the shop in the market - place} . There [they]_3944-they were to find [Bell Robson]_220-bell installed in [[her]_{5519-her mother} future home]_{3952-her future home} ; for [Haytersbank Farm]_{24-haytersbank farm} was to be given up to [the new tenant]_{3953-the new tenant} on the very day of the wedding . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia would not be married any sooner ; [she]_188-sylvia said that [she]_188-sylvia must stay [there]_5676-there till the very last ; and had said it with such determination that [Philip]_191-philip had desisted from all urgency at once . [He]_191-philip had told [her]_188-sylvia that all should be settled for [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's comfort during [their]_3944-they few hours ' absence ; otherwise [Sylvia]_188-sylvia would not have gone at all . [He]_191-philip told [her]_188-sylvia [he]_191-philip should ask [Hester]_209-hester , who was always so good and kind -- who never yet had said [him]_191-philip nay , to go to [church]_6097-church with [them]_3944-they as [bridesmaid]_{6666-bridesmaid} -- for [Sylvia]_188-sylvia would give no thought or care to anything but [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} -- and that [they]_3944-they would leave [her]_188-sylvia at [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} as [they]_3944-they returned from [church]_6097-church ; [she]_188-sylvia would manage [Mrs Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} 's removal -- [she]_188-sylvia would do this -- do that -- do everything . Such friendly confidence had [Philip]_191-philip in [Hester]_209-hester 's willingness and tender skill . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia acquiesced at length , and [Philip]_191-philip took upon [himself]_191-philip to speak to [Hester]_209-hester on the subject . '_[191-philip] [Hester]_209-hester , ' said [he]_191-philip , one day when [he]_191-philip was preparing to go [home]_681-home after [the shop]_{951-the shop} was closed ; '_[0-i] would [yo]_209-hester ' mind stopping a bit ? [I]_209-hester should like to show [yo]_209-hester '_[209-hester] [the place]_{976-the place} now it 's done up ; and [I]_0-i 've a favour to ask on [yo]_209-hester ' besides . '_[209-hester] [He]_0-i was so happy [he]_0-i did not see [her]_209-hester shiver all over . [She]_209-hester hesitated just a moment before [she]_209-hester answered,-- ' [I]_0-i 'll stay , if [thou]_8590-thou wishes it , [Philip]_191-philip . But [I]_0-i 'm_[0-i] [no judge o ' fashions and such like]_{8591-no judge o ' fashions and such like} . '_[0-i] ' [Thou'rt]_8590-thou [a judge]_{8592-a judge} o '_[0-i] comfort , and that 's what [I]_0-i 've been aiming at . [I]_0-i were niver so comfortable in a ' [my]_0-i life as when [I]_0-i were [a lodger at [[thy]_0-i house]_{8594-thy house}]_{8593-a lodger at thy house} , '_[0-i] said [he]_0-i , with brotherly tenderness in [his]_0-i tone . ' If [my]_0-i mind had been at ease [I]_0-i could ha '_[0-i] said [I]_0-i niver were happier in all [my]_0-i days than under [[thy]_0-i roof]_{3957-thy roof} ; and [I]_0-i know it were [thy]_0-i doing for the most part . So come along , [Hester]_209-hester , and tell [me]_0-i if there 's aught more [I]_0-i can put in for [Sylvie]_188-sylvia . ' It might not have been a very appropriate text , but such as it was the words , '_[209-hester] From [him]_0-i that would ask of [thee]_3958-thee turn not [thou]_3958-thee away , ' seemed the only source of strength that could have enabled [her]_209-hester to go patiently through the next half - hour . As it was , [she]_209-hester unselfishly brought all [her]_209-hester mind to bear upon the subject ; admired this , thought and decided upon that , as one by one [Philip]_191-philip showed [her]_209-hester all [his]_191-philip alterations and improvements . Never was such a quiet little bit of unconscious and unrecognized heroism . [She]_209-hester really ended by such a conquest of self that [she]_209-hester could absolutely sympathize with [the proud expectant lover]_{8595-the proud expectant lover} , and had quenched all envy of [the beloved]_{8596-the beloved} , in sympathy with the delight [she]_209-hester imagined [Sylvia]_188-sylvia must experience when [she]_209-hester discovered all these proofs of [Philip]_191-philip 's fond consideration and care . But it was a great strain on the heart , that source of life ; and when [Hester]_209-hester returned into [the parlour]_{1095-the parlour} , after [her]_209-hester deliberate survey of [the house]_{5492-the house} , [she]_209-hester felt as weary and depressed in bodily strength as if [she]_209-hester had gone through an illness of many days . [She]_209-hester sate down on the nearest chair , and felt as though [she]_209-hester never could rise again . [Philip]_191-philip , joyous and content , stood near [her]_209-hester talking . '_[188-sylvia] And , [Hester]_209-hester , ' said [he]_0-i , '_[0-i] [Sylvie]_188-sylvia has given [me]_0-i a message for [thee]_209-hester -- [she]_188-sylvia says [thou]_3959-thou must be [[her]_188-sylvia bridesmaid]_{3960-her bridesmaid} -- she'll have none other . ' '_[209-hester] [I]_0-i can not , ' said [Hester]_209-hester , with sudden sharpness . '_[191-philip] Oh , yes , but [yo]_209-hester ' must . It would n't be like [my]_191-philip wedding if [thou]_3959-thou was n't [there]_5676-there : why [I]_191-philip 've looked upon [thee]_3959-thou as [a sister iver]_{8600-a sister iver} since [I]_191-philip came to lodge with [[thy]_3959-thou mother]_{1736-thy mother} . '_[191-philip] [Hester]_209-hester shook [her]_209-hester head . Did [her]_209-hester duty require [her]_209-hester not to turn away from this asking , too ? [Philip]_191-philip saw [her]_209-hester reluctance , and , by intuition rather than reason , [he]_191-philip knew that what [she]_209-hester would not do for gaiety or pleasure [she]_209-hester would consent to , if by so doing [she]_209-hester could render any service to [another]_7464-another . So [he]_191-philip went on . ' Besides , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia and [me]_209-hester has planned to go for [our]_8602-we wedding jaunt to [[Robin Hood]_{392-robin hood} 's [Bay]_{127-'s bay}]_{8603-robin hood 's bay} . [I]_209-hester ha '_[209-hester] been to engage [a shandry]_{3962-a shandry} this very morn , before t ' [shop]_1791-shop was opened ; and there 's [no one]_{634-no one} to leave [wi]_8606-wi '_[0-i] [[my]_0-i aunt]_{1462-my aunt} . Th ' poor old body is sore crushed with sorrow ; and is , as [one]_629-one may say , childish at times ; [she]_{1462-my aunt} 's to come down here , that [we]_8602-we may find [her]_{1462-my aunt} when [we]_8602-we come back at night ; and there 's niver a one [she]_{1462-my aunt} 'll come with so willing and so happy as with [thee]_0-i , [Hester]_209-hester . [Sylvie]_188-sylvia and [me]_188-sylvia has both said so . '_[188-sylvia] [Hester]_209-hester looked up in [his]_0-i face with [her]_209-hester grave honest eyes . ' [I]_188-sylvia can not go to [church]_6097-church wi '_[188-sylvia] [thee]_0-i , [Philip]_191-philip ; and [thou]_3964-thou must not ask [me]_0-i any further . But [I]_0-i 'll go betimes to [Haytersbank Farm]_{24-haytersbank farm} , and [I]_0-i 'll do [my]_0-i best to make [the old lady]_{3965-the old lady} happy , and to follow out [thy]_0-i directions in bringing [her]_{3965-the old lady} [here]_5537-here before nightfall . ' [Philip]_191-philip was on the point of urging [her]_209-hester afresh to go with [them]_8609-them to [church]_6097-church ; but something in [her]_209-hester eyes brought a thought across [his]_191-philip mind , as transitory as a breath passes over a looking - glass , and [he]_191-philip desisted from [his]_191-philip entreaty , and put away [his]_191-philip thought as a piece of vain coxcombry , insulting to [Hester]_209-hester . [He]_191-philip passed rapidly on to all the careful directions rendered necessary by [her]_209-hester compliance with the latter part of [his]_191-philip request , coupling [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's name with [his]_191-philip perpetually ; so that [Hester]_209-hester looked upon [her]_188-sylvia as [a happy girl]_{8611-a happy girl} , as eager in planning all the details of [her]_188-sylvia marriage as though no heavy shameful sorrow had passed over [her]_188-sylvia head not many months ago . [Hester]_209-hester did not see [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's white , dreamy , resolute face , that answered the solemn questions of the marriage service in a voice that did not seem [her]_209-hester own . [Hester]_209-hester was not with [them]_8612-them to notice the heavy abstraction that made [the bride]_{7760-the bride} as if unconscious of [[her]_{7760-the bride} husband]_{5645-her husband} 's loving words , and then start and smile , and reply with a sad gentleness of tone . No ! [Hester]_209-hester 's duty lay in conveying [the poor widow]_{8615-the poor widow} and [mother]_684-mother down from [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} to [the new home in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{8617-the new home in monkshaven} ; and for all [Hester]_209-hester 's assistance and thoughtfulness , it was a dreary , painful piece of work -- [the poor old woman]_{3594-the poor old woman} crying like [a child]_{5617-a child} , with bewilderment at the confused bustle which , in spite of all [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's careful forethought , could not be avoided on this final day , when [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} had to be carried away from [the homestead over which [she]_188-sylvia had so long presided]_{8621-the homestead over which she had so long presided} . But all this was as nothing to the distress which overwhelmed poor [Bell Robson]_220-bell when [she]_188-sylvia entered [[Philip]_191-philip 's house]_{8622-philip 's house} ; [the parlour]_{1095-the parlour} -- [the whole place so associated with the keen agony [she]_188-sylvia had undergone [there]_5676-there]_{8624-the whole place so associated with the keen agony she had undergone there} , that the stab of memory penetrated through [her]_188-sylvia deadened senses , and brought [her]_188-sylvia back to misery . In vain [Hester]_209-hester tried to console [her]_188-sylvia by telling [her]_188-sylvia the fact of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's marriage with [Philip]_191-philip in every form of words that occurred to [her]_188-sylvia . [Bell]_209-hester only remembered [[her]_209-hester husband]_{5645-her husband} 's fate , which filled up [her]_209-hester poor wandering mind , and coloured everything ; insomuch that [Sylvia]_188-sylvia not being at hand to reply to [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's cry for [her]_188-sylvia , [the latter]_{5840-the latter} imagined that [[her]_{5519-her mother} child]_{1384-her child} , as well as [[her]_{5519-her mother} husband]_{5645-her husband} , was in danger of trial and death , and refused to be comforted by any endeavour of [the patient sympathizing Hester]_{8631-the patient sympathizing hester} . In a pause of [Mrs Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} 's sobs , [Hester]_209-hester heard the welcome sound of the wheels of [the returning shandry]_{8632-the returning shandry} , bearing [the bride]_{7760-the bride} and [bridegroom]_{8634-bridegroom} [home]_681-home . It stopped at the door -- an instant , and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , white as a sheet at the sound of [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's wailings , which [she]_188-sylvia had caught while yet at a distance , with the quick ears of love , came running in ; [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} feebly rose and tottered towards [her]_188-sylvia , and fell into [her]_188-sylvia arms , saying , '_{[393-mrs. hepburn]} Oh ! [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , take [me]_0-i [home]_681-home , and away from [this cruel place]_{3968-this cruel place} ! ' [Hester]_209-hester could not but be touched with [the young girl]_{6501-the young girl} 's manner to [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} -- as tender , as protecting as if [their]_8640-their relation to each other had been reversed , and [she]_{5519-her mother} was lulling and tenderly soothing [a wayward , frightened child]_{8641-a wayward , frightened child} . [She]_188-sylvia had neither eyes nor ears for [any one]_{776-any one} till [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} was sitting in trembling peace , holding [[her]_{5519-her mother} daughter]_{1252-her daughter} 's hand tight in both of [hers]_{5519-her mother} , as if afraid of losing sight of [her]_{5519-her mother} : then [Sylvia]_188-sylvia turned to [Hester]_209-hester , and , with the sweet grace which is a natural gift to [some happy people]_{8645-some happy people} , thanked [her]_209-hester ; in common words enough [she]_209-hester thanked [her]_209-hester , but in that nameless manner , and with that strange , rare charm which made [Hester]_209-hester feel as if [she]_{5519-her mother} had never been thanked in all [her]_{5519-her mother} life before ; and from that time forth [she]_{5519-her mother} understood , if [she]_{5519-her mother} did not always yield to , the unconscious fascination which [Sylvia]_188-sylvia could exercise over [others]_540-others at times . Did it enter into [Philip]_191-philip 's heart to perceive that [he]_191-philip had wedded [[his]_191-philip long - sought bride]_{8647-his long - sought bride} in mourning raiment , and that the first sounds which greeted [them]_8648-them as [they]_8648-them approached [[their]_8648-them home]_{8649-their home} were those of weeping and wailing ? CHAPTER XXX HAPPY DAYS And now [Philip]_191-philip seemed as prosperous as [his]_191-philip heart could desire . The business flourished , and money beyond [his]_191-philip moderate wants came in . As for [himself]_191-philip [he]_191-philip required very little ; but [he]_191-philip had always looked forward to placing [[his]_191-philip idol]_{8650-his idol} in [a befitting shrine]_{8651-a befitting shrine} ; and means for this were now furnished to [him]_191-philip . The dress , the comforts , the position [he]_191-philip had desired for [Sylvia]_188-sylvia were all [hers]_188-sylvia . [She]_188-sylvia did not need to do a stroke of household work if [she]_188-sylvia preferred to '_[684-mother] sit in [[her]_3969-her parlour]_{3970-her parlour} and sew up a seam ' . Indeed [Phoebe]_316-phoebe resented any interference in the domestic labour , which [she]_316-phoebe had performed so long , that [she]_316-phoebe looked upon [the kitchen]_{1174-the kitchen} as [a private empire of [her]_316-phoebe own]_{8653-a private empire of her own} . '_[684-mother] [Mrs Hepburn]_{393-mrs. hepburn} ' ( as [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was now termed ) had a good dark silk gown - piece in [her]_{393-mrs. hepburn} drawers , as well as the poor dove - coloured , against the day when [she]_{393-mrs. hepburn} chose to leave off mourning ; and stuff for either gray or scarlet cloaks was [hers]_188-sylvia at [her]_{393-mrs. hepburn} bidding . What [she]_{393-mrs. hepburn} cared for far more were the comforts with which it was in [her]_{393-mrs. hepburn} power to surround [[her]_{393-mrs. hepburn} mother]_{5519-her mother} . In this [Philip]_191-philip vied with [her]_{393-mrs. hepburn} ; for besides [his]_191-philip old love , and new pity for [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} [Bell]_209-hester , [he]_191-philip never forgot how [she]_{393-mrs. hepburn} had welcomed [him]_191-philip to [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} , and favoured [his]_191-philip love to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , in the yearning days when [he]_191-philip little hoped [he]_191-philip should ever win [[his]_191-philip cousin]_{6296-his cousin} to be [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} . But even if [he]_191-philip had not had these grateful and affectionate feelings towards [the poor woman]_{8278-the poor woman} , [he]_191-philip would have done much for [her]_{8278-the poor woman} if only to gain the sweet , rare smiles which [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} never bestowed upon [him]_191-philip so freely as when [she]_{5589-his wife} saw [him]_191-philip attending to '_[684-mother] [mother]_684-mother , ' for so both of [them]_8660-them now called [Bell]_209-hester . For [her]_188-sylvia creature comforts , [her]_188-sylvia silk gowns , and [her]_188-sylvia humble luxury , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia did not care ; [Philip]_191-philip was almost annoyed at the indifference [she]_188-sylvia often manifested to all [his]_191-philip efforts to surround [her]_188-sylvia with such things . It was even a hardship to [her]_188-sylvia to leave off [her]_188-sylvia country dress , [her]_188-sylvia uncovered hair , [her]_188-sylvia linsey petticoat , and loose bed - gown , and to don a stiff and stately gown for [her]_188-sylvia morning dress . Sitting in [the dark parlour at the back of [the shop]_{951-the shop}]_{8661-the dark parlour at the back of the shop} , and doing '_{[393-mrs. hepburn]} white work , ' was much more wearying to [her]_188-sylvia than running out into [the fields]_{3294-the fields} to bring up the cows , or spinning wool , or making up butter . [She]_188-sylvia sometimes thought to [herself]_188-sylvia that it was a strange kind of life where there were no out - door animals to look after ; the '_[684-mother] ox and the ass ' had hitherto come into all [her]_188-sylvia ideas of humanity ; and [her]_188-sylvia care and gentleness had made the dumb creatures round [[[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} 's home]_{8665-her father 's home} into [mute friends]_{8666-mute friends} with loving eyes , looking at [her]_188-sylvia as if wistful to speak in words the grateful regard that [she]_188-sylvia could read without the poor expression of language . [She]_188-sylvia missed the free open air , the great dome of sky above [the fields]_{3294-the fields} ; [she]_188-sylvia rebelled against the necessity of '_{[393-mrs. hepburn]} dressing ' ( as [she]_188-sylvia called it ) to go out , although [she]_188-sylvia acknowledged that it was a necessity where the first step beyond the threshold must be into [a populous street]_{8668-a populous street} . It is possible that [Philip]_191-philip was right at one time when [he]_191-philip had thought to win [her]_188-sylvia by material advantages ; but [the old vanities]_{8669-the old vanities} had been burnt out of [her]_188-sylvia by the hot iron of acute suffering . A great deal of passionate feeling still existed , concealed and latent ; but at this period it appeared as though [she]_188-sylvia were indifferent to most things , and had lost the power of either hoping or fearing much . [She]_188-sylvia was stunned into a sort of temporary numbness on most points ; those on which [she]_188-sylvia was sensitive being such as referred to the injustice and oppression of [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} 's death , or anything that concerned [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} . [She]_188-sylvia was quiet even to passiveness in all [her]_188-sylvia dealings with [Philip]_191-philip ; [he]_191-philip would have given not a little for some of the old bursts of impatience , the old pettishness , which , naughty as they were , had gone to form [his]_191-philip idea of the former [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . Once or twice [he]_191-philip was almost vexed with [her]_188-sylvia for [her]_188-sylvia docility ; [he]_191-philip wanted [her]_188-sylvia so much to have a will of [her]_188-sylvia own , if only that [he]_191-philip might know how to rouse [her]_188-sylvia to pleasure by gratifying it . Indeed [he]_191-philip seldom fell asleep at nights without [his]_191-philip last thoughts being devoted to some little plan for the morrow , that [he]_191-philip fancied [she]_188-sylvia would like ; and when [he]_191-philip wakened in the early dawn [he]_191-philip looked to see if [she]_188-sylvia were indeed sleeping by [his]_191-philip side , or whether it was not all a dream that [he]_191-philip called [Sylvia]_188-sylvia '_[222-kester] wife . ' [He]_191-philip was aware that [her]_188-sylvia affection for [him]_191-philip was not to be spoken of in the same way as [his]_191-philip for [her]_188-sylvia , but [he]_191-philip found much happiness in only being allowed to love and cherish [her]_188-sylvia ; and with the patient perseverance that was one remarkable feature in [his]_191-philip character , [he]_191-philip went on striving to deepen and increase [her]_188-sylvia love when [most other men]_{8672-most other men} would have given up the endeavour , made [themselves]_{8672-most other men} content with half a heart , and turned to some other object of attainment . All this time [Philip]_191-philip was troubled by a dream that recurred whenever [he]_191-philip was over - fatigued , or otherwise not in perfect health . Over and over again in this first year of married life [he]_191-philip dreamt this dream ; perhaps as many as eight or nine times , and it never varied . It was always of [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's return ; [Kinraid]_202-kinraid was full of life in [Philip]_191-philip 's dream , though in [his]_191-philip waking hours [he]_191-philip could and did convince [himself]_191-philip by all the laws of probability that [[his]_191-philip rival]_{2718-his rival} was dead . [He]_191-philip never remembered the exact sequence of events in that terrible dream after [he]_191-philip had roused [himself]_191-philip , with a fight and a struggle , from [his]_191-philip feverish slumbers . [He]_191-philip was generally sitting up in bed when [he]_191-philip found [himself]_191-philip conscious , [his]_191-philip heart beating wildly , with a conviction of [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's living presence somewhere near [him]_191-philip in the darkness . Occasionally [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was disturbed by [his]_191-philip agitation , and would question [him]_191-philip about [his]_191-philip dreams , having , like most of [[her]_188-sylvia class]_{8674-her class} at that time , great faith in [their]_8675-their prophetic interpretation ; but [Philip]_191-philip never gave [her]_188-sylvia any truth in [his]_191-philip reply . After all , and though [he]_191-philip did not acknowledge it even to [himself]_191-philip , the long - desired happiness was not so delicious and perfect as [he]_191-philip had anticipated . Many have felt the same in [their]_8675-their first year of married life ; but the faithful , patient nature that still works on , striving to gain love , and capable itself of steady love all the while , is a gift not given to all . For many weeks after [their]_8675-their wedding , [Kester]_222-kester never came near [them]_8675-their : a chance word or two from [Sylvia]_188-sylvia showed [Philip]_191-philip that [she]_188-sylvia had noticed this and regretted it ; and , accordingly , [he]_191-philip made it [his]_191-philip business at the next leisure opportunity to go to [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} ( never saying a word to [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} of [his]_191-philip purpose ) , and seek out [Kester]_222-kester . All [the whole place]_{8677-the whole place} was altered ! It was new white - washed , new thatched : the patches of colour in the surrounding ground were changed with altered tillage ; the great geraniums were gone from the window , and instead , was a smart knitted blind . [Children]_572-children played before the house - door ; a dog lying on the step flew at [Philip]_191-philip ; all was so strange , that it was even the strangest thing of all for [Kester]_222-kester to appear where everything else was so altered ! [Philip]_191-philip had to put up with a good deal of crabbed behaviour on the part of [the latter]_{5840-the latter} before [he]_191-philip could induce [Kester]_222-kester to promise to come down into [the town]_{480-the town} and see [Sylvia]_188-sylvia in [[her]_188-sylvia new home]_{8681-her new home} . Somehow , the visit when paid was but a failure ; at least , it seemed so at the time , though probably it broke the ice of restraint which was forming over the familiar intercourse between [Kester]_222-kester and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . [The old servant]_{8299-the old servant} was daunted by seeing [Sylvia]_188-sylvia in a strange place , and stood , sleeking [his]_{8299-the old servant} hair down , and furtively looking about [him]_{8299-the old servant} , instead of seating [himself]_{8299-the old servant} on the chair [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had so eagerly brought forward for [him]_{8299-the old servant} . Then [his]_{8299-the old servant} sense of the estrangement caused by [their]_8683-they new positions infected [her]_188-sylvia , and [she]_188-sylvia began to cry pitifully , saying,-- '_[222-kester] Oh , [Kester]_222-kester ! [Kester]_222-kester ! tell [me]_0-i about [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} ! Is it just as it used to be in feyther 's days ? ' '_[222-kester] Well , a can not say as it is , ' said [Kester]_222-kester , thankful to have a subject started . '_[222-kester] [They'n]_3972-they pleughed up t ' oud [pasture - field]_{8684-pasture - field} , and are settin '_[222-kester] it for ' [taters]_8685-taters . [They]_3972-they 're_[3972-they] not for much cattle , is n't [Higginses]_{394-higginses} . [They]_3972-they 'll be for corn in t ' next year , a reckon , and [they]_3972-they 'll just ha '_[3972-they] [their]_3972-they pains for [their]_3972-they payment . But [they]_3972-they 're allays so pig - headed , is [folk]_1038-folk fra '_[3972-they] a distance . ' So [they]_8683-they went on discoursing on [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} and the old days , till [Bell Robson]_220-bell , having finished [her]_220-bell afternoon nap , came slowly down - [stairs]_8175-stairs to join [them]_8683-they ; and after that the conversation became so broken up , from the desire of [the other two]_{7024-the other two} to attend and reply as best [they]_8683-they could to [her]_220-bell fragmentary and disjointed talk , that [Kester]_222-kester took [his]_222-kester leave before long ; falling , as [he]_222-kester did so , into the formal and unnaturally respectful manner which [he]_222-kester had adopted on first coming in . But [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ran after [him]_222-kester , and brought [him]_222-kester back from the door . '_[222-kester] To think of [thy]_3973-ye going away , [Kester]_222-kester , without either bit or drink ; nay , come back wi ' [thee]_3973-ye , and taste wine and cake . '_[0-i] [Kester]_222-kester stood at the door , half shy , half pleased , while [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , in all the glow and hurry of [a young housekeeper]_{3974-a young housekeeper} 's hospitality , sought for the decanter of wine , and a wine - glass in the corner cupboard , and hastily cut an immense wedge of cake , which [she]_188-sylvia crammed into [his]_222-kester hand in spite of [his]_222-kester remonstrances ; and then [she]_188-sylvia poured [him]_222-kester out an overflowing glass of wine , which [Kester]_222-kester would far rather have gone without , as [he]_222-kester knew manners too well to suppose that [he]_222-kester might taste it without having gone through the preliminary ceremony of wishing [the donor]_{3975-the donor} health and happiness . [He]_222-kester stood red and half smiling , with [his]_222-kester cake in one hand , [his]_222-kester wine in the other , and then began,-- ' Long may [ye]_3973-ye live , [Happy]_395-happy may [ye]_3973-ye [he]_222-kester , And blest with a num'rous Pro - ge - ny . '_[222-kester] ' [Theere]_8689-theere , that 's po'try for [yo]_3973-ye '_[222-kester] as [I]_0-i larnt [i]_0-i ' [my]_222-kester youth . But there 's a deal to be said as can not be put int '_[222-kester] po'try , an ' yet a can not say it , somehow . It 'd tax [a parson]_{8690-a parson} t '_[222-kester] say a ' as a've getten [i]_222-kester '_[222-kester] [my]_0-i mind . It 's like a heap o ' woo '_[222-kester] just after shearin ' time ; it 's worth a deal , but it tak 's a vast o '_[222-kester] combin ' , an '_[222-kester] cardin ' , an '_[222-kester] spinnin ' afore it can be made use on . If a were up to t '_[222-kester] use o ' words , a could say a mighty deal ; but somehow a'm tongue - teed when a come to want [my]_222-kester words most , so a'll only just [mak]_8691-mak '_[222-kester] bold t ' say as a think [yo've]_3973-ye done pretty well for [yo'rsel]_8692-yo'rsel '_[222-kester] , getten a house - full o ' furniture '_[222-kester] ( looking around [him]_222-kester as [he]_222-kester said this ) , ' an '_[222-kester] vittle an ' clothin '_[222-kester] for t ' axing , belike , an '_[222-kester] [a home for [t ' missus]_{6747-t ' missus} in [her]_{6747-t ' missus} time o '_[222-kester] need]_{3976-a home for t ' missus in her time o ' need} ; an ' mebbe not such [a bad husband]_{8694-a bad husband} as a once thought [yon man]_{8695-yon man} '_[222-kester] ud mak ' ; a'm not above sayin '_{[3979-country folk]} as [he]_222-kester 's , [mebbe]_3183-mebbe , better nor a took [him]_222-kester for;--so here 's to [ye]_3978-ye both , and wishin ' [ye]_3978-ye health and happiness , ay , and money to buy [yo]_3978-ye '_{[204-jeremiah]} another , as [country folk]_{3979-country folk} say . ' Having ended [his]_222-kester oration , much to [his]_222-kester own satisfaction , [Kester]_222-kester tossed off [his]_222-kester glass of wine , smacked [his]_222-kester lips , wiped [his]_222-kester mouth with the back of [his]_222-kester hand , pocketed [his]_222-kester cake , and made off . That night [Sylvia]_188-sylvia spoke of [his]_222-kester visit to [[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} . [Philip]_191-philip never said how [he]_191-philip [himself]_191-philip had brought it to pass , nor did [he]_191-philip name the fact that [he]_191-philip had heard [the old man]_{1112-the old man} come in just as [he]_191-philip [himself]_191-philip had intended going into [the parlour]_{1095-the parlour} for tea , but had kept away , as [he]_191-philip thought [Sylvia]_188-sylvia and [Kester]_222-kester would most enjoy [their]_8699-their interview undisturbed . And [Sylvia]_188-sylvia felt as if [[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} 's silence was unsympathizing , and shut up the feelings that were just beginning to expand towards [him]_{5645-her husband} . [She]_188-sylvia sank again into the listless state of indifference from which nothing but some reference to former days , or present consideration for [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} , could rouse [her]_188-sylvia . [Hester]_209-hester was almost surprised at [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's evident liking for [her]_209-hester . By slow degrees [Hester]_209-hester was learning to love [the woman]_{7626-the woman} , whose position as [[Philip]_191-philip 's wife]_{8703-philip 's wife} [she]_188-sylvia would have envied so keenly had [she]_188-sylvia not been so truly good and pious . But [Sylvia]_188-sylvia seemed as though [she]_188-sylvia had given [Hester]_209-hester [her]_188-sylvia whole affection all at once . [Hester]_209-hester could not understand this , while [she]_209-hester was touched and melted by the trust it implied . For one thing [Sylvia]_188-sylvia remembered and regretted -- [her]_188-sylvia harsh treatment of [Hester]_209-hester the rainy , stormy night on which [the latter]_{5840-the latter} had come to [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} to seek [her]_188-sylvia and [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} , and bring [them]_8706-them into [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven to see [the imprisoned father]_{8707-the imprisoned father} and [husband]_1909-husband . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had been struck with [Hester]_209-hester 's patient endurance of [her]_209-hester rudeness , a rudeness which [she]_188-sylvia was conscious that [she]_188-sylvia [herself]_188-sylvia should have immediately and vehemently resented . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia did not understand how [a totally different character]_{8709-a totally different character} from [hers]_188-sylvia might immediately forgive the anger [she]_188-sylvia could not forget ; and because [Hester]_209-hester had been so meek at the time , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , who knew how passing and transitory was [her]_188-sylvia own anger , thought that all was forgotten ; while [Hester]_209-hester believed that the words , which [she]_188-sylvia [herself]_188-sylvia could not have uttered except under deep provocation , meant much more than [they]_8710-they did , and admired and wondered at [Sylvia]_188-sylvia for having so entirely conquered [her]_188-sylvia anger against [her]_209-hester . Again , [the two different women]_{8711-the two different women} were divergently affected by the extreme fondness which [Bell]_209-hester had shown towards [Hester]_209-hester ever since [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's wedding - day . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , who had always received more love from [others]_540-others than [she]_188-sylvia knew what to do with , had the most entire faith in [her]_188-sylvia own supremacy in [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's heart , though at times [Hester]_209-hester would do certain things more to [the poor old woman]_{3594-the poor old woman} 's satisfaction . [Hester]_209-hester , who had craved for the affection which had been withheld from [her]_188-sylvia , and had from that one circumstance become distrustful of [her]_188-sylvia own power of inspiring regard , while [she]_188-sylvia exaggerated the delight of being beloved , feared lest [Sylvia]_188-sylvia should become jealous of [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's open display of great attachment and occasional preference for [Hester]_209-hester . But such a thought never entered [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's mind . [She]_188-sylvia was more thankful than [she]_188-sylvia knew how to express towards [any one who made [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} happy]_{8716-any one who made her mother happy} ; as has been already said , the contributing to [Bell Robson]_220-bell 's pleasures earned [Philip]_191-philip more of [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} 's smiles than anything else . And [Sylvia]_188-sylvia threw [her]_188-sylvia whole heart into the words and caresses [she]_188-sylvia lavished on [Hester]_209-hester whenever [poor Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} spoke of the goodness and kindness of [the latter]_{5840-the latter} . [Hester]_209-hester attributed more virtue to these sweet words and deeds of gratitude than they deserved ; they did not imply in [Sylvia]_188-sylvia any victory over evil temptation , as [they]_8720-their would have done in [Hester]_209-hester . It seemed to be [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's fate to captivate [more people]_{784-more people} than [she]_188-sylvia cared to like back again . [She]_188-sylvia turned the heads of [John]_356-hobbs and [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah , who could hardly congratulate [Philip]_191-philip enough on [his]_191-philip choice of [a wife]_{5930-a wife} . [They]_8720-their had been prepared to be critical on [one who had interfered with [their]_8720-their favourite project of a marriage between [Philip]_191-philip and [Hester]_209-hester]_{8723-one who had interfered with their favourite project of a marriage between philip and hester} ; and , though full of compassion for the cruelty of [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel 's fate , [they]_8720-their were too completely [men of business]_{8724-men of business} not to have some apprehension that the connection of [Philip Hepburn]_191-philip with [the daughter of [a man who was hanged]_{8726-a man who was hanged}]_{8725-the daughter of a man who was hanged} , might injure [the shop over which both [his]_191-philip and [their]_8720-their name appeared]_{8727-the shop over which both his and their name appeared} . But all the possible proprieties demanded that [they]_8720-their should pay attention to [the bride of [[their]_8720-their former shopman]_{8729-their former shopman} and [present successor]_{8730-present successor}]_{8728-the bride of their former shopman and present successor} ; and [the very first visitors whom [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had received after [her]_188-sylvia marriage]_{8731-the very first visitors whom sylvia had received after her marriage} had been [John]_356-hobbs and [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah , in [their]_8720-their sabbath - day clothes . [They]_8720-their found [her]_188-sylvia in the parlour ( so familiar to [both of [them]_8720-their]_{8732-both of them} ! ) clear - starching [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's caps , which had to be got up in some particular fashion that [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was afraid of dictating to [Phoebe]_316-phoebe . [She]_188-sylvia was a little disturbed at [[her]_188-sylvia visitors]_{8734-her visitors} discovering [her]_188-sylvia at this employment ; but [she]_188-sylvia was on [her]_188-sylvia own ground , and that gave [her]_188-sylvia self - possession ; and [she]_188-sylvia welcomed [the two old men]_{8735-the two old men} so sweetly and modestly , and looked so pretty and feminine , and , besides , so notable in [her]_188-sylvia handiwork , that [she]_188-sylvia conquered all [their]_8720-their prejudices at one blow ; and [their]_8720-their first thought on leaving [the shop]_{951-the shop} was how to do [her]_188-sylvia honour , by inviting [her]_188-sylvia to a supper party at [[Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah 's house]_{7132-jeremiah foster 's house} . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was dismayed when [she]_188-sylvia was bidden to this wedding feast , and [Philip]_191-philip had to use all [his]_191-philip authority , though tenderly , to make [her]_188-sylvia consent to go at all . [She]_188-sylvia had been to merry country parties like [the Corneys]_{242-the corneys} '_{[204-jeremiah]} , and to bright haymaking romps in the open air ; but never to a set stately party at [[a friend]_{5615-a friend} 's house]_{3981-a friend 's house} . [She]_3982-she would fain have made attendance on [[her]_3982-she mother]_{5519-her mother} an excuse ; but [Philip]_191-philip knew [he]_191-philip must not listen to any such plea , and applied to [Hester]_209-hester in the dilemma , asking [her]_209-hester to remain with [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} while [he]_191-philip and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia went out visiting ; and [Hester]_209-hester had willingly , nay , eagerly consented -- it was much more to [her]_209-hester taste than going out . So [Philip]_191-philip and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia set out , arm - in - arm , down [Bridge Street]_{16-bridge street} , across [the bridge]_{1006-the bridge} , and then clambered up [the hill]_{1512-the hill} . On the way [he]_191-philip gave [her]_188-sylvia the directions [she]_188-sylvia asked for about [her]_188-sylvia behaviour as [bride and most honoured guest]_{3986-bride and most honoured guest} ; and altogether succeeded , against [his]_191-philip intention and will , in frightening [her]_188-sylvia so completely as to the grandeur and importance of the occasion , and the necessity of remembering certain set rules , and making certain set speeches and attending to them when the right time came , that , if [any one so naturally graceful]_{3987-any one so naturally graceful} could have been awkward , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia would have been so that night . As it was , [she]_188-sylvia sate , pale and weary - looking , on the very edge of [her]_188-sylvia chair ; [she]_188-sylvia uttered the formal words which [Philip]_191-philip had told [her]_188-sylvia were appropriate to the occasion , and [she]_188-sylvia heartily wished [herself]_188-sylvia safe at [home]_681-home and in bed . Yet [she]_188-sylvia left but one unanimous impression on [the company]_{3989-the company} when [she]_188-sylvia went away , namely , that [she]_188-sylvia was [the prettiest and best - behaved woman [they]_{3989-the company} had ever seen]_{3990-the prettiest and best - behaved woman they had ever seen} , and that [Philip Hepburn]_191-philip had done well in choosing [her]_188-sylvia , [[felon]_3991-felon 's daughter]_{3992-felon 's daughter} though [she]_188-sylvia might be . Both [the hosts]_{3993-the hosts} had followed [her]_188-sylvia into [the lobby]_{3994-the lobby} to help [Philip]_191-philip in cloaking [her]_188-sylvia , and putting on [her]_188-sylvia pattens . [They]_{3989-the company} were full of old - fashioned compliments and good wishes ; one speech of theirs came up to [her]_188-sylvia memory in future years:-- ' Now , [Sylvia Hepburn]_188-sylvia , '_{[204-jeremiah]} said [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah , ' [I]_191-philip 've known [[thy]_188-sylvia husband]_{3839-thy husband} long , and [I]_191-philip do n't say but what [thou]_188-sylvia hast done well in choosing [him]_{3839-thy husband} ; but if [he]_3996-he ever neglects or ill - uses [thee]_188-sylvia , come to [me]_191-philip , and [I]_191-philip 'll give [him]_{3839-thy husband} a sound lecture on [his]_{3839-thy husband} conduct . Mind , [I]_191-philip 'm_[191-philip] [[thy]_188-sylvia friend]_{3995-thy friend} from this day forrards , and ready to take [thy]_188-sylvia part against [him]_3996-he ! ' [Philip]_191-philip smiled as if the day would never come when [he]_191-philip should neglect or ill - use [[his]_191-philip darling]_{2472-his darling} ; [Sylvia]_188-sylvia smiled a little , without much attending to , or caring for , the words that were detaining [her]_188-sylvia , tired as [she]_188-sylvia was ; [John]_356-hobbs and [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah chuckled over the joke ; but the words came up again in after days , as words idly spoken sometimes do . Before the end of that first year , [Philip]_191-philip had learnt to be jealous of [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} 's new love for [Hester]_209-hester . To [the latter]_{5840-the latter} , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia gave the free confidence on many things which [Philip]_191-philip fancied [she]_188-sylvia withheld from [him]_191-philip . A suspicion crossed [his]_191-philip mind , from time to time , that [Sylvia]_188-sylvia might speak of [[her]_188-sylvia former lover]_{3868-her former lover} to [Hester]_209-hester . It would be not unnatural , [he]_191-philip thought , if [she]_188-sylvia did so , believing [him]_191-philip to be dead ; but the idea irritated [him]_191-philip . [He]_191-philip was entirely mistaken , however ; [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , with all [her]_188-sylvia apparent frankness , kept [her]_188-sylvia deep sorrows to [herself]_188-sylvia . [She]_188-sylvia never mentioned [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} 's name , though [he]_{955-her father} was continually present to [her]_188-sylvia mind . Nor did [she]_188-sylvia speak of [Kinraid]_202-kinraid to [human being]_{8744-human being} , though , for [his]_202-kinraid sake , [her]_188-sylvia voice softened when , by chance , [she]_188-sylvia spoke to [a passing sailor]_{8745-a passing sailor} ; and for [his]_202-kinraid sake [her]_188-sylvia eyes lingered on [such men]_{8746-such men} longer than on [others]_540-others , trying to discover in [them]_{8746-such men} something of the old familiar gait ; and partly for [his]_202-kinraid dead sake , and partly because of the freedom of the outlook and the freshness of the air , [she]_188-sylvia was glad occasionally to escape from the comfortable imprisonment of [[her]_188-sylvia '_[191-philip] parlour]_{8748-her ' parlour} ' , and [the close streets around [the market - place]_{5547-the market - place}]_{8749-the close streets around the market - place} , and to mount [the cliffs]_{6226-the cliffs} and sit on the turf , gazing abroad over [the wide still expanse of [the open sea]_{7950-the open sea}]_{8752-the wide still expanse of the open sea} ; for , at that height , even breaking waves only looked like broken lines of white foam on [the blue watery plain]_{8754-the blue watery plain} . [She]_188-sylvia did not want any companion on these rambles , which had somewhat of the delight of stolen pleasures ; for [all the other respectable matrons and [town]_3181-town - dwellers whom [she]_188-sylvia knew]_{8755-all the other respectable matrons and town - dwellers whom she knew} were content to have always a business object for [their]_{8755-all the other respectable matrons and town - dwellers whom she knew} walk , or else to stop at [home]_681-home in [[their]_{8755-all the other respectable matrons and town - dwellers whom she knew} own households]_{8758-their own households} ; and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was rather ashamed of [her]_188-sylvia own yearnings for solitude and open air , and the sight and sound of [the mother - like sea]_{8759-the mother - like sea} . [She]_188-sylvia used to take off [her]_188-sylvia hat , and sit there , [her]_188-sylvia hands clasping [her]_188-sylvia knees , the salt air lifting [her]_188-sylvia bright curls , gazing at the distant horizon over [the sea]_{575-the sea} , in a sad dreaminess of thought ; if [she]_188-sylvia had been asked on what [she]_188-sylvia meditated , [she]_188-sylvia could not have told [you]_8761-you . But , by - and - by , the time came when [she]_188-sylvia was [a prisoner in [the house]_{5492-the house}]_{8762-a prisoner in the house} ; [a prisoner in [[her]_188-sylvia room]_{8765-her room} , lying in bed with [a little baby]_{8766-a little baby} by [her]_188-sylvia side -- [[her]_188-sylvia child]_{1384-her child} , [[Philip]_191-philip 's child]_{8768-philip 's child}]_{8764-a prisoner in her room , lying in bed with a little baby by her side -- her child , philip 's child} . [His]_191-philip pride , [his]_191-philip delight knew no bounds ; this was a new fast tie between [them]_8769-them ; this would reconcile [her]_188-sylvia to the kind of life that , with all its respectability and comfort , was so different from what [she]_188-sylvia had lived before , and which [Philip]_191-philip had often perceived that [she]_188-sylvia felt to be dull and restraining . [He]_191-philip already began to trace in [the little girl]_{8770-the little girl} , only a few days old , the lovely curves that [he]_191-philip knew so well by heart in [the mother]_{631-the mother} 's face . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , too , pale , still , and weak , was very happy ; yes , really happy for the first time since [her]_188-sylvia irrevocable marriage . For its irrevocableness had weighed much upon [her]_188-sylvia with a sense of dull hopelessness ; [she]_188-sylvia felt all [Philip]_191-philip 's kindness , [she]_188-sylvia was grateful to [him]_191-philip for [his]_191-philip tender regard towards [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} , [she]_188-sylvia was learning to love [him]_191-philip as well as to like and respect [him]_191-philip . [She]_188-sylvia did not know what else [she]_188-sylvia could have done but marry [so true a friend]_{8773-so true a friend} , and [she]_188-sylvia and [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} so friendless ; but , at the same time , it was like lead on [her]_188-sylvia morning spirits when [she]_188-sylvia awoke and remembered that the decision was made , the dead was done , the choice taken which comes to [most people]_{3787-most people} but once in [their]_{3787-most people} lives . Now [the little baby]_{8776-the little baby} came in upon this state of mind like a ray of sunlight into [a gloomy room]_{8777-a gloomy room} . Even [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} was rejoiced and proud ; even with [her]_{5519-her mother} crazed brain and broken heart , the sight of sweet , peaceful infancy brought light to [her]_{5519-her mother} . All the old ways of holding [a baby]_{6196-a baby} , of hushing [it]_{6196-a baby} to sleep , of tenderly guarding [its]_{6196-a baby} little limbs from injury , came back , like the habits of [her]_{5519-her mother} youth , to [Bell]_209-hester ; and [she]_{5519-her mother} was never so happy or so easy in [her]_{5519-her mother} mind , or so sensible and connected in [her]_{5519-her mother} ideas , as when [she]_{5519-her mother} had [[Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's baby]_{8780-sylvia 's baby} in [her]_{5519-her mother} arms . It was a pretty sight to see , however familiar to all of [us]_8781-us such things may be -- [the pale , worn old woman , in [her]_{5519-her mother} quaint , old - fashioned country dress , holding [the little infant]_{8783-the little infant} on [her]_{5519-her mother} knees , looking at its open , unspeculative eyes , and talking the little language to [it]_{8783-the little infant} as though it could understand]_{8782-the pale , worn old woman , in her quaint , old - fashioned country dress , holding the little infant on her knees , looking at its open , unspeculative eyes , and talking the little language to it as though it could understand} ; [the father]_{6371-the father} on [his]_{6371-the father} knees , kept prisoner by a small , small finger curled round [his]_{6371-the father} strong and sinewy one , and gazing at [the tiny creature with wondering idolatry]_{8785-the tiny creature with wondering idolatry} ; [the young mother]_{870-the young mother} , fair , pale , and smiling , propped up on pillows in order that [she]_{870-the young mother} , too , might see [the wonderful babe]_{8787-the wonderful babe} ; it was astonishing how [the doctor]_{6177-the doctor} could come and go without being drawn into the admiring vortex , and look at [this baby]_{8789-this baby} just as if [babies]_8790-babies came into [the world]_{984-the world} every day . '_[195-daisy] [Philip]_191-philip , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , one night , as [he]_191-philip sate as still as a mouse in [[her]_188-sylvia room]_{8765-her room} , imagining [her]_188-sylvia to be asleep . [He]_191-philip was by [her]_188-sylvia bed - side in a moment . '_[195-daisy] [I]_0-i 've been thinking what [she]_3997-she 's to be called . [Isabella]_220-bell , after [mother]_684-mother ; and what were [yo'r mother]_{6965-yo'r mother} 's name ? ' '_[3997-she] [Margaret]_195-daisy , ' said [he]_191-philip . '_[3997-she] [Margaret Isabella]_{397-margaret isabella} ; [Isabella Margaret]_398-bella . [Mother]_684-mother 's called [Bell]_398-bella . [She]_3997-she might be called [Bella]_398-bella . ' '_[3997-she] [I]_0-i could ha ' wished [her]_3997-she to be called after [thee]_191-philip . '_[3997-she] [She]_3997-she made a little impatient movement . ' Nay ; [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's not a lucky name . Best be called after [[thy]_188-sylvia mother]_{1736-thy mother} and [mine]_188-sylvia . And [I]_188-sylvia want for to ask [Hester]_209-hester to be godmother . '_[188-sylvia] ' Anything [thou]_191-philip likes , [sweetheart]_{7747-sweetheart} . Shall [we]_8795-we call [her]_188-sylvia [Rose]_209-hester , after [Hester Rose]_209-hester ? '_[188-sylvia] ' No , no ! '_[3997-she] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; ' [she]_188-sylvia mun be called after [[my]_188-sylvia mother]_{6101-my mother} , or thine , or both . [I]_188-sylvia should like [her]_188-sylvia to be called [Bella]_398-bella , after [mother]_684-mother , because [she]_684-mother 's so fond of [baby]_8798-baby . '_[188-sylvia] ' Anything to please [thee]_188-sylvia , [darling]_8537-darling . '_[188-sylvia] ' Do n't say that as if it did n't signify ; there 's a deal in having a pretty name , '_{[399-sylvia steele]} said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , a little annoyed . ' [I]_191-philip ha '_[191-philip] allays hated being called [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . It were after [[father]_6351-father 's mother]_{4002-father 's mother} , [Sylvia Steele]_{399-sylvia steele} . ' '_[188-sylvia] [I]_0-i niver thought any name in a ' [the world]_{984-the world} so sweet and pretty as [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , '_[0-i] said [Philip]_191-philip , fondly ; but [she]_188-sylvia was too much absorbed in [her]_188-sylvia own thoughts to notice either [his]_191-philip manner or [his]_191-philip words . ' There , [yo'll]_0-i not mind if it is [Bella]_398-bella , because [yo]_0-i '_[0-i] see [[my]_0-i mother]_{6101-my mother} is alive to be pleased by its being named after [her]_{6101-my mother} , and [Hester]_4004-hester may be godmother , and [I]_0-i 'll ha ' t '_[191-philip] dove - coloured silk as [yo]_0-i ' gave [me]_191-philip afore [we]_8801-we were married made up into a cloak for it to go to [church]_6097-church in . '_[191-philip] ' [I]_0-i got it for [thee]_4005-thee , '_[0-i] said [Philip]_191-philip , a little disappointed . ' It 'll be too good for [the baby]_{8803-the baby} . '_[191-philip] ' Eh ! but [I]_0-i 'm_[0-i] so careless , [I]_0-i should be spilling something on it ? But if [thou]_4005-thee got it for [me]_0-i [I]_0-i can not find [i]_0-i ' [my]_0-i heart for t '_[0-i] wear it on [baby]_8798-baby , and [I]_0-i 'll have it made into a christening gown for [mysel]_0-i ' . But [I]_4005-thee 'll [niver]_5666-niver feel at [my]_4005-thee ease in it , for fear of spoiling it . '_[4005-thee] ' Well ! an '_[188-sylvia] if [thou]_4005-thee does spoil it , love , [I]_0-i 'll get [thee]_4005-thee another . [I]_0-i make account of riches only for [thee]_4005-thee ; that [I]_0-i may be able to get [thee]_4005-thee whativer [thou]_4005-thee 's a fancy for , for either [thysel]_4007-thysel ' , or [[thy]_4005-thee mother]_{1736-thy mother} . '_[188-sylvia] [She]_4005-thee lifted [her]_4005-thee pale face from [her]_4005-thee pillow , and put up [her]_4005-thee lips to kiss [him]_0-i for these words . Perhaps on that day [Philip]_191-philip reached the zenith of [his]_191-philip life 's happiness . CHAPTER XXXI EVIL OMENS The first step in [Philip]_191-philip 's declension happened in this way . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had made rapid progress in [her]_188-sylvia recovery ; but now [she]_188-sylvia seemed at a stationary point of weakness ; wakeful nights succeeding to languid days . Occasionally [she]_188-sylvia caught a little sleep in the afternoons , but [she]_188-sylvia usually awoke startled and feverish . One afternoon [Philip]_191-philip had stolen [upstairs]_{5687-upstairs} to look at [her]_188-sylvia and [[his]_191-philip child]_{8556-his child} ; but the efforts [he]_191-philip made at careful noiselessness made the door creak on its hinges as [he]_191-philip opened it . [The woman employed to nurse [her]_188-sylvia]_{4010-the woman employed to nurse her} had taken [the baby]_{8803-the baby} into [another room]_{7625-another room} that no sound might rouse [her]_188-sylvia from [her]_188-sylvia slumber ; and [Philip]_191-philip would probably have been warned against entering [the chamber where [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} lay sleeping]_{4013-the chamber where his wife lay sleeping} had [he]_191-philip been perceived by [the nurse]_{4015-the nurse} . As it was , [he]_191-philip opened the door , made a noise , and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia started up , [her]_188-sylvia face all one flush , [her]_188-sylvia eyes wild and uncertain ; [she]_188-sylvia looked about [her]_188-sylvia as if [she]_188-sylvia did not know where [she]_188-sylvia was ; pushed the hair off [her]_188-sylvia hot forehead ; all which actions [Philip]_191-philip saw , dismayed and regretful . But [he]_191-philip kept still , hoping that [she]_188-sylvia would lie down and compose [herself]_188-sylvia . Instead [she]_188-sylvia stretched out [her]_188-sylvia arms imploringly , and said , in a voice full of yearning and tears,-- ' Oh ! [Charley]_202-kinraid ! come to [me]_188-sylvia -- come to [me]_188-sylvia ! '_[188-sylvia] and then as [she]_188-sylvia more fully became aware of the place where [she]_188-sylvia was , [her]_188-sylvia actual situation , [she]_188-sylvia sank back and feebly began to cry . [Philip]_191-philip 's heart boiled within [him]_191-philip ; [any man]_{1109-any man} 's would under the circumstances , but [he]_191-philip had the sense of guilty concealment to aggravate the intensity of [his]_191-philip feelings . [Her]_188-sylvia weak cry after [another man]_{5835-another man} , too , irritated [him]_191-philip , partly through [his]_191-philip anxious love , which made [him]_191-philip wise to know how much physical harm [she]_188-sylvia was doing [herself]_188-sylvia . At this moment [he]_191-philip stirred , or unintentionally made some sound : [she]_188-sylvia started up afresh , and called out,-- ' Oh , who 's [theere]_191-philip ? Do , for God 's sake , tell [me]_0-i who [yo]_191-philip '_[0-i] are ! ' '_[4018-she] It 's [me]_0-i , ' said [Philip]_191-philip , coming forwards , striving to keep down the miserable complication of love and jealousy , and remorse and anger , that made [his]_191-philip heart beat so wildly , and almost took [him]_191-philip out of [himself]_191-philip . Indeed , [he]_191-philip must have been quite beside [himself]_191-philip for the time , or [he]_191-philip could never have gone on to utter the unwise , cruel words [he]_191-philip did . But [she]_4018-she spoke first , in a distressed and plaintive tone of voice . '_[191-philip] Oh , [Philip]_191-philip , [I]_0-i 've been asleep , and yet [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i was awake ! And [I]_0-i saw [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid as plain as iver [I]_0-i see [thee]_4018-she now , and [he]_202-kinraid was n't drowned at all . [I]_0-i 'm sure [he]_202-kinraid 's alive somewheere ; [he]_202-kinraid were so clear and life - like . Oh ! what shall [I]_191-philip do ? what shall [I]_191-philip do ? '_[191-philip] [She]_4018-she wrung [her]_4018-she hands in feverish distress . Urged by passionate feelings of various kinds , and also by [his]_191-philip desire to quench the agitation which was doing [her]_4018-she harm , [Philip]_191-philip spoke , hardly knowing what [he]_191-philip said . ' [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's dead , [I]_4024-i tell [yo]_4018-she '_[4024-i] , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ! And what kind of [a woman]_{1082-a woman} are [yo]_4018-she ' to go dreaming of [another man]_{5835-another man} [i]_4025-she '_[4025-she] this way , and taking on so about [him]_4020-him , when [yo're]_4018-she [a wedded wife]_{4021-a wedded wife} , with [a child]_{5617-a child} as [yo've]_4018-she borne to [another man]_{5835-another man} ? ' In a moment [he]_191-philip could have bitten out [his]_191-philip tongue . [She]_4018-she looked at [him]_191-philip with the mute reproach which some of [us]_8807-us see ( [God]_240-god help [us]_8807-us ! ) in the eyes of [the dead]_{6231-the dead} , as [they]_{6231-the dead} come before [our]_8807-us sad memories in the night - season ; looked at [him]_191-philip with such a solemn , searching look , never saying a word of reply or defence . Then [she]_4018-she lay down , motionless and silent . [He]_191-philip had been instantly stung with remorse for [his]_191-philip speech ; the words were not beyond [his]_191-philip lips when an agony had entered [his]_191-philip heart ; but [her]_4018-she steady , dilated eyes had kept [him]_191-philip dumb and motionless as if by a spell . Now [he]_191-philip rushed to the bed on which [she]_4018-she lay , and half knelt , half threw [himself]_191-philip upon it , imploring [her]_4018-she to forgive [him]_191-philip ; regardless for the time of any evil consequences to [her]_4018-she , it seemed as if [he]_191-philip must have [her]_4018-she pardon -- [her]_4018-she relenting -- at any price , even if [they]_8809-they both died in the act of reconciliation . But [she]_4018-she lay speechless , and , as far as [she]_4018-she could be , motionless , the bed trembling under [her]_4018-she with the quivering [she]_4018-she could not still . [Philip]_191-philip 's wild tones caught [the nurse]_{4015-the nurse} 's ears , and [she]_4025-she entered full of the dignified indignation of wisdom . '_[4025-she] Are [yo]_4024-i ' for killing [[yo'r]_4024-i wife]_{7062-yo'r wife} , [measter]_191-philip ? '_[4025-she] [she]_4025-she asked . ' [She]_4025-she 's noane so strong as [she]_4025-she can bear flytin '_[4025-she] and scoldin ' , nor will [she]_4025-she be for many a week to come . Go down wi '_[191-philip] [ye]_4024-i , and leave [her]_4025-she [i]_0-i ' peace if [yo're]_4024-i [a man]_{5486-a man} as can be called [a man]_{5486-a man} ! '_[191-philip] [Her]_4025-she anger was rising as [she]_4025-she caught sight of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's averted face . It was flushed crimson , [her]_188-sylvia eyes full of intense emotion of some kind , [her]_188-sylvia lips compressed ; but an involuntary twitching overmastering [her]_188-sylvia resolute stillness from time to time . [Philip]_191-philip , who did not see the averted face , nor understand the real danger in which [he]_191-philip was placing [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} , felt as though [he]_191-philip must have one word , one responsive touch of the hand which lay passive in [his]_191-philip , which was not even drawn away from the kisses with which [he]_191-philip covered it , any more than if it had been an impassive stone . [The nurse]_{4015-the nurse} had fairly to take [him]_191-philip by the shoulders , and turn [him]_191-philip out of [the room]_{1183-the room} . In half an hour [the doctor]_{6177-the doctor} had to be summoned . Of course , [the nurse]_{4015-the nurse} gave [him]_191-philip [her]_{4015-the nurse} version of the events of the afternoon , with much _ animus _ against [Philip]_191-philip ; and [the doctor]_{6177-the doctor} thought it [his]_{6177-the doctor} duty to have some very serious conversation with [him]_191-philip . ' [I]_{6177-the doctor} do assure [you]_{6177-the doctor} , [Mr. Hepburn]_191-philip , that , in the state [[your]_{6177-the doctor} wife]_{8814-your wife} has been in for some days , it was little less than madness on [your]_{6177-the doctor} part to speak to [her]_{8814-your wife} about anything that could give rise to strong emotion . '_{[6177-the doctor]} ' It was madness , [sir]_1162-sir ! '_[188-sylvia] replied [Philip]_191-philip , in a low , miserable tone of voice . [The doctor]_{6177-the doctor} 's heart was touched , in spite of [the nurse]_{4015-the nurse} 's accusations against [the scolding husband]_{4034-the scolding husband} . Yet the danger was now too serious for [him]_191-philip to mince matters . ' [I]_188-sylvia must tell [you]_{6177-the doctor} that [I]_188-sylvia can not answer for [her]_{8814-your wife} life , unless the greatest precautions are taken on [your]_{6177-the doctor} part , and unless the measures [I]_188-sylvia shall use have the effect [I]_188-sylvia wish for in the next twenty - four hours . [She]_{8814-your wife} is on the verge of a brain fever . Any allusion to the subject which has been the final cause of the state in which [she]_{8814-your wife} now is must be most cautiously avoided , even to a chance word which may bring it to [her]_{8814-your wife} memory . '_[188-sylvia] And so on ; but [Philip]_191-philip seemed to hear only this : then [he]_191-philip might not express contrition , or sue for pardon , [he]_191-philip must go on unforgiven through all this stress of anxiety ; and even if [she]_{4015-the nurse} recovered [the doctor]_{6177-the doctor} warned [him]_191-philip of the undesirableness of recurring to what had passed ! Heavy miserable times of endurance and waiting have to be passed through by all during the course of [their]_4036-their lives ; and [Philip]_191-philip had had [his]_191-philip share of such seasons , when the heart , and the will , and the speech , and the limbs , must be bound down with strong resolution to patience . For many days , nay , for weeks , [he]_191-philip was forbidden to see [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , as the very sound of [his]_191-philip footstep brought on a recurrence of the fever and convulsive movement . Yet [she]_188-sylvia seemed , from questions [she]_188-sylvia feebly asked [the nurse]_{4015-the nurse} , to have forgotten all that had happened on the day of [her]_188-sylvia attack from the time when [she]_188-sylvia dropped off to sleep . But how much [she]_188-sylvia remembered of after occurrences [no one]_{634-no one} could ascertain . [She]_188-sylvia was quiet enough when , at length , [Philip]_191-philip was allowed to see [her]_188-sylvia . But [he]_191-philip was half jealous of [[his]_191-philip child]_{8556-his child} , when [he]_191-philip watched how [she]_188-sylvia could smile at it , while [she]_188-sylvia never changed a muscle of [her]_188-sylvia face at all [he]_191-philip could do or say . And of a piece with this extreme quietude and reserve was [her]_188-sylvia behaviour to [him]_191-philip when at length [she]_188-sylvia had fully recovered , and was able to go about [the house]_{5492-the house} again . [Philip]_191-philip thought many a time of the words [she]_188-sylvia had used long before -- before [their]_4041-their marriage . Ominous words they were . ' It 's not in [me]_191-philip to forgive ; [I]_191-philip sometimes think it 's not in [me]_191-philip to forget . '_{[8816-a cumberland ' statesman]} [Philip]_191-philip was tender even to humility in [his]_191-philip conduct towards [her]_188-sylvia . But nothing stirred [her]_188-sylvia from [her]_188-sylvia fortress of reserve . And [he]_191-philip knew [she]_188-sylvia was so different ; [he]_191-philip knew how loving , nay , passionate , was [her]_188-sylvia nature -- vehement , demonstrative -- oh ! how could [he]_191-philip stir [her]_188-sylvia once more into expression , even if the first show or speech [she]_188-sylvia made was of anger ? Then [he]_191-philip tried being angry with [her]_188-sylvia [himself]_191-philip ; [he]_191-philip was sometimes unjust to [her]_188-sylvia consciously and of a purpose , in order to provoke [her]_188-sylvia into defending [herself]_188-sylvia , and appealing against [his]_191-philip unkindness . [He]_191-philip only seemed to drive [her]_188-sylvia love away still more . If [any one]_{776-any one} had known all that was passing in [that household]_{4043-that household} , while yet the story of it was not ended , nor , indeed , come to its crisis , [their]_4044-their hearts would have been sorry for [the man who lingered long at the door of the room in which [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} sate cooing and talking to [[her]_{5589-his wife} baby]_{4047-her baby} , and sometimes laughing back to it , or who was soothing the querulousness of failing age with every possible patience of love]_{4045-the man who lingered long at the door of the room in which his wife sate cooing and talking to her baby , and sometimes laughing back to it , or who was soothing the querulousness of failing age with every possible patience of love} ; sorry for [the poor listener who was hungering for the profusion of tenderness thus scattered on the senseless air]_{4048-the poor listener who was hungering for the profusion of tenderness thus scattered on the senseless air} , yet only by stealth caught the echoes of what ought to have been [his]_191-philip . It was so difficult to complain , too ; impossible , in fact . Everything that [a wife]_{5930-a wife} could do from duty [she]_{5930-a wife} did ; but the love seemed to have fled , and , in such cases , no reproaches or complaints can avail to bring it back . [So reason outsiders]_{4050-so reason outsiders} , and are convinced of the result before the experiment is made . But [Philip]_191-philip could not reason , or could not yield to reason ; and so [he]_191-philip complained and reproached . [She]_188-sylvia did not much answer [him]_191-philip ; but [he]_191-philip thought that [her]_188-sylvia eyes expressed the old words,-- ' It 's not in [me]_191-philip to forgive ; [I]_191-philip sometimes think it 's not in [me]_191-philip to forget . '_[191-philip] However , it is an old story , an ascertained fact , that , even in the most tender and stable masculine natures , at the supremest season of [their]_4044-their lives , there is room for other thoughts and passions than such as are connected with love . Even with [the most domestic and affectionate men]_{4051-the most domestic and affectionate men} , [their]_4044-their emotions seem to be kept in a cell distinct and away from [their]_4044-their actual lives . [Philip]_191-philip had other thoughts and other occupations than those connected with [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} during all this time . [An uncle of [[his]_191-philip mother]_{4054-his mother} 's , [a Cumberland ' statesman]_{8816-a cumberland ' statesman} '_[4097-their] , of whose existence [he]_191-philip was barely conscious , died about this time , leaving to [[his]_191-philip unknown great - nephew]_{4055-his unknown great - nephew} four or five hundred pounds , which put [him]_191-philip at once in a different position with regard to [his]_191-philip business]_{4053-an uncle of his mother 's , a cumberland ' statesman ' , of whose existence he was barely conscious , died about this time , leaving to his unknown great - nephew four or five hundred pounds , which put him at once in a different position with regard to his business} . Henceforward [his]_191-philip ambition was roused,--such humble ambition as befitted [a shop - keeper in [a country town]_{4057-a country town}]_{4056-a shop - keeper in a country town} sixty or seventy years ago . To be respected by [the men around [him]_191-philip]_{4058-the men around him} had always been an object with [him]_191-philip , and was , perhaps , becoming more so than ever now , as a sort of refuge from [his]_191-philip deep , sorrowful mortification in other directions . [He]_191-philip was greatly pleased at being made [a sidesman]_{4059-a sidesman} ; and , in preparation for the further honour of being [churchwarden]_{4060-churchwarden} , [he]_191-philip went regularly twice a day to [church]_6097-church on Sundays . There was enough religious feeling in [him]_191-philip to make [him]_191-philip disguise the worldly reason for such conduct from [himself]_191-philip . [He]_191-philip believed that [he]_191-philip went because [he]_191-philip thought it right to attend public worship in [the parish church]_{1419-the parish church} whenever it was offered up ; but it may be questioned of [him]_191-philip , as of many others , how far [he]_191-philip would have been as regular in attendance in [a place where [he]_191-philip was not known]_{4063-a place where he was not known} . With this , however , [we]_4064-we have nothing to do . The fact was that [he]_191-philip went regularly to [church]_6097-church , and [he]_191-philip wished [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} to accompany [him]_191-philip to the pew , newly painted , with [his]_191-philip name on the door , where [he]_191-philip sate in full sight of [the clergyman]_{8396-the clergyman} and congregation . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had never been in the habit of such regular church - going , and [she]_188-sylvia felt it as a hardship , and slipped out of the duty as often as ever [she]_188-sylvia could . In [her]_188-sylvia unmarried days , [she]_188-sylvia and [[her]_188-sylvia parents]_{1783-her parents} had gone annually to [the mother - church of [the parish in which [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} was situated]_{4070-the parish in which haytersbank was situated}]_{4069-the mother - church of the parish in which haytersbank was situated} : on the Monday succeeding the Sunday next after the Romish Saint 's Day , to whom [the church]_{6127-the church} was dedicated , there was a great feast or wake held ; and , on the Sunday , [all the parishioners]_{4072-all the parishioners} came to [church]_6097-church from far and near . Frequently , too , in the course of the year , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia would accompany [one or other of [[her]_188-sylvia parents]_{1783-her parents}]_{4074-one or other of her parents} to [Scarby Moorside]_{129-scarby moorside} afternoon service,--when the hay was got in , and the corn not ready for cutting , or the cows were dry and there was no afternoon milking . [Many clergymen]_{4076-many clergymen} were languid in those days , and did not too curiously inquire into the reasons which gave [them]_{4076-many clergymen} [such small congregations in [country parishes]_{4078-country parishes}]_{4077-such small congregations in country parishes} . Now [she]_188-sylvia was married , this weekly church - going which [Philip]_191-philip seemed to expect from [her]_188-sylvia , became a tie and a small hardship , which connected itself with [her]_188-sylvia life of respectability and prosperity . ' A crust of bread and liberty '_[4097-their] was much more accordant to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's nature than plenty of creature comforts and many restraints . Another wish of [Philip]_191-philip 's , against which [she]_188-sylvia said no word , but constantly rebelled in thought and deed , was [his]_191-philip desire that [the servant [he]_191-philip had engaged during the time of [her]_188-sylvia illness to take charge of [the baby]_{8803-the baby}]_{4079-the servant he had engaged during the time of her illness to take charge of the baby} , should always carry it whenever it was taken out for a walk . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia often felt , now [she]_188-sylvia was strong , as if [she]_188-sylvia would far rather have been without the responsibility of having [this nursemaid]_{4081-this nursemaid} , of whom [she]_188-sylvia was , in reality , rather afraid . The good side of it was that it set [her]_188-sylvia at liberty to attend to [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} at times when [she]_188-sylvia would have been otherwise occupied with [[her]_188-sylvia baby]_{4047-her baby} ; but [Bell]_398-bella required very little from [any one]_{776-any one} : [she]_188-sylvia was easily pleased , unexacting , and methodical even in [her]_188-sylvia dotage ; preserving the quiet , undemonstrative habits of [her]_188-sylvia earlier life now that the faculty of reason , which had been at the basis of the formation of such habits , was gone . [She]_188-sylvia took great delight in watching [the baby]_{8803-the baby} , and was pleased to have it in [her]_188-sylvia care for a short time ; but [she]_188-sylvia dozed so much that it prevented [her]_188-sylvia having any strong wish on the subject . So [Sylvia]_188-sylvia contrived to get [[her]_188-sylvia baby]_{4047-her baby} as much as possible to [herself]_188-sylvia , in spite of [the nursemaid]_{4087-the nursemaid} ; and , above all , [she]_188-sylvia would carry it out , softly cradled in [her]_188-sylvia arms , warm pillowed on [her]_188-sylvia breast , and bear it to the freedom and solitude of [the sea]_{575-the sea} - shore on [the west side of [the town]_{480-the town}]_{4089-the west side of the town} where [the cliffs]_{6226-the cliffs} were not so high , and there was a good space of sand and shingle at all low tides . Once [here]_5537-here , [she]_188-sylvia was as happy as [she]_188-sylvia ever expected to be in [this world]_{7039-this world} . The fresh sea - breeze restored something of the colour of former days to [her]_188-sylvia cheeks , the old buoyancy to [her]_188-sylvia spirits ; here [she]_188-sylvia might talk [her]_188-sylvia heart - full of loving nonsense to [[her]_188-sylvia baby]_{4047-her baby} ; here it was all [her]_188-sylvia own ; [no father]_{4095-no father} to share in it , [no nursemaid]_{4096-no nursemaid} to dispute the wisdom of anything [she]_188-sylvia did with it . [She]_188-sylvia sang to it , [she]_188-sylvia tossed it ; it crowed and it laughed back again , till both were weary ; and then [she]_188-sylvia would sit down on a broken piece of rock , and fall to gazing on the advancing waves catching the sunlight on [their]_4097-their crests , advancing , receding , for ever and for ever , as [they]_4097-their had done all [her]_188-sylvia life long -- as [they]_4097-their did when [she]_188-sylvia had walked with [them]_4097-their that once by [the side of [Kinraid]_202-kinraid]_{4098-the side of kinraid} ; those cruel waves that , forgetful of [the happy lovers]_{4099-the happy lovers} ' talk by the side of [[their]_4097-their waters]_{8817-their waters} , had carried one away , and drowned [him]_{4047-her baby} deep till [he]_{4047-her baby} was dead . Every time [she]_188-sylvia sate down to look at [the sea]_{575-the sea} , this process of thought was gone through up to this point ; the next step would , [she]_188-sylvia knew , bring [her]_188-sylvia to the question [she]_188-sylvia dared not , must not ask . [He]_{4047-her baby} was dead ; [he]_{4047-her baby} must be dead ; for was [she]_188-sylvia not [[Philip]_191-philip 's wife]_{8703-philip 's wife} ? Then came up the recollection of [Philip]_191-philip 's speech , never forgotten , only buried out of sight : '_[4101-yo] What kind of [a woman]_{1082-a woman} are [yo]_4101-yo ' to go on dreaming of [another man]_{5835-another man} , and [yo]_4101-yo '_[191-philip] [a wedded wife]_{4021-a wedded wife} ? ' [She]_188-sylvia used to shudder as if cold steel had been plunged into [her]_188-sylvia warm , living body as [she]_188-sylvia remembered these words ; cruel words , harmlessly provoked . They were too much associated with physical pains to be dwelt upon ; only [their]_8821-their memory was always there . [She]_188-sylvia paid for these happy rambles with [[her]_188-sylvia baby]_{4047-her baby} by the depression which awaited [her]_188-sylvia on [her]_188-sylvia re - entrance into [the dark , confined house that was [[her]_188-sylvia home]_{8824-her home}]_{8823-the dark , confined house that was her home} ; [its]_{8823-the dark , confined house that was her home} very fulness of comfort was an oppression . Then , when [[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} saw [her]_188-sylvia pale and fatigued , [he]_{5645-her husband} was annoyed , and sometimes upbraided [her]_188-sylvia for doing what was so unnecessary as to load [herself]_188-sylvia with [[her]_188-sylvia child]_{1384-her child} . [She]_188-sylvia knew full well it was not that that caused [her]_188-sylvia weariness . By - and - by , when [he]_{5645-her husband} inquired and discovered that all these walks were taken in one direction , out towards [the sea]_{575-the sea} , [he]_{5645-her husband} grew jealous of [her]_188-sylvia love for [the inanimate ocean]_{8828-the inanimate ocean} . Was it connected in [her]_188-sylvia mind with the thought of [Kinraid]_202-kinraid ? Why did [she]_188-sylvia so perseveringly , in wind or cold , go out to [the sea - shore]_{7895-the sea - shore} ; [the western side]_{8830-the western side} , too , where , if [she]_188-sylvia went but far enough , [she]_188-sylvia would come upon [the mouth of [the Haytersbank gully]_{2795-the haytersbank gully}]_{8831-the mouth of the haytersbank gully} , the point at which [she]_188-sylvia had last seen [Kinraid]_202-kinraid ? Such fancies haunted [Philip]_191-philip 's mind for hours after [she]_188-sylvia had acknowledged the direction of [her]_188-sylvia walks . But [he]_{5645-her husband} never said a word that could distinctly tell [her]_188-sylvia [he]_{5645-her husband} disliked [her]_188-sylvia going to [the sea]_{575-the sea} , otherwise [she]_188-sylvia would have obeyed [him]_{5645-her husband} in this , as in everything else ; for absolute obedience to [[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} seemed to be [her]_188-sylvia rule of life at this period -- obedience to [him]_{5645-her husband} who would so gladly have obeyed [her]_188-sylvia smallest wish had [she]_188-sylvia but expressed it ! [She]_188-sylvia never knew that [Philip]_191-philip had any painful association with the particular point on [the sea - shore]_{7895-the sea - shore} that [she]_188-sylvia instinctively avoided , both from a consciousness of wifely duty , and also because the sight of it brought up so much sharp pain . [Philip]_191-philip used to wonder if the dream that preceded [her]_188-sylvia illness was the suggestive cause that drew [her]_188-sylvia so often to [the shore]_{855-the shore} . [Her]_188-sylvia illness consequent upon that dream had filled [his]_191-philip mind , so that for many months [he]_191-philip [himself]_191-philip had had no haunting vision of [Kinraid]_202-kinraid to disturb [his]_191-philip slumbers . But now the old dream of [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's actual presence by [Philip]_191-philip 's bedside began to return with fearful vividness . Night after night it recurred ; each time with some new touch of reality , and close approach ; till it was as if the fate that overtakes [all men]_{6207-all men} were then , even then , knocking at [his]_191-philip door . In [his]_191-philip business [Philip]_191-philip prospered . [Men]_662-men praised [him]_191-philip because [he]_191-philip did well to [himself]_191-philip . [He]_191-philip had the perseverance , the capability for head - work and calculation , the steadiness and general forethought which might have made [him]_191-philip a great merchant if [he]_191-philip had lived in [a large city]_{8839-a large city} . Without any effort of [his]_191-philip own , almost , too , without [Coulson]_207-coulson 's being aware of it , [Philip]_191-philip was now in the position of [superior partner]_{8840-superior partner} ; [the one to suggest and arrange]_{8841-the one to suggest and arrange} , while [Coulson]_207-coulson only carried out the plans that emanated from [Philip]_191-philip . The whole work of life was suited to [the man]_{5588-the man} : [he]_191-philip did not aspire to any different position , only to the full development of the capabilities of that which [he]_191-philip already held . [He]_191-philip had originated several fresh schemes with regard to the traffic of [the shop]_{951-the shop} ; and [[his]_191-philip old masters]_{8844-his old masters} , with all [their]_{8844-his old masters} love of tried ways , and distrust of everything new , had been candid enough to confess that [[their]_{8844-his old masters} successors]_{6812-their successors} '_[191-philip] plans had resulted in success . ' [[Their]_{8844-his old masters} successors]_{6812-their successors} . '_[191-philip] [Philip]_191-philip was content with having the power when the exercise of it was required , and never named [his]_191-philip own important share in the new improvements . Possibly , if [he]_191-philip had , [Coulson]_207-coulson 's vanity might have taken the alarm , and [he]_191-philip might not have been so acquiescent for the future . As it was , [he]_191-philip forgot [his]_191-philip own subordinate share , and always used the imperial ' [we]_8847-we '_[191-philip] , ' [we]_8847-we thought '_[191-philip] , ' it struck [us]_8847-we , '_[191-philip] & amp;c . CHAPTER XXXII RESCUED FROM [THE WAVES Meanwhile Hester]_400-hester came and went as usual ; in so quiet and methodical a way , with so even and undisturbed a temper , that [she]_4103-she was almost forgotten when everything went well in [the shop]_{951-the shop} or [household]_{4105-household} . [She]_4103-she was a star , the brightness of which was only recognized in times of darkness . [She]_4103-she [herself]_4103-she was almost surprised at [her]_4103-she own increasing regard for [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . [She]_4103-she had not thought [she]_4103-she should ever be able to love [the woman who had been such a laggard in acknowledging [Philip]_191-philip 's merits]_{4106-the woman who had been such a laggard in acknowledging philip 's merits} ; and from all [she]_4103-she had ever heard of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia before [she]_4103-she came to know [her]_188-sylvia , from the angry words with which [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had received [her]_188-sylvia when [she]_188-sylvia had first gone to [Haytersbank Farm]_{24-haytersbank farm} , [Hester]_400-hester had intended to remain on friendly terms , but to avoid intimacy . But [her]_4103-she kindness to [Bell Robson]_220-bell had won both [the mother]_{631-the mother} 's and [daughter]_{5908-daughter} 's hearts ; and in spite of [herself]_4103-she , certainly against [[her]_4103-she own mother]_{6669-her own mother} 's advice , [she]_4103-she had become [the familiar friend and welcome guest of [the household]_{6398-the household}]_{4110-the familiar friend and welcome guest of the household} . Now the very change in [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's whole manner and ways , which grieved and vexed [Philip]_191-philip , made [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} the more attractive to [Hester]_400-hester . Brought up among [Quakers]_4113-quakers , although not one [herself]_4103-she , [she]_4103-she admired and respected the staidness and outward peacefulness common amongst [the young women of that sect]_{4114-the young women of that sect} . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , whom [she]_4103-she had expected to find volatile , talkative , vain , and wilful , was quiet and still , as if [she]_188-sylvia had been born [a Friend]_{5615-a friend} : [she]_188-sylvia seemed to have no will of [her]_188-sylvia own ; [she]_188-sylvia served [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} and [child]_6455-child for love ; [she]_188-sylvia obeyed [[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} in all things , and never appeared to pine after gaiety or pleasure . And yet at times [Hester]_400-hester thought , or rather a flash came across [her]_400-hester mind , as if all things were not as right as they seemed . [Philip]_191-philip looked older , more care - worn ; nay , even [Hester]_400-hester was obliged to allow to [herself]_400-hester that [she]_400-hester had heard [him]_191-philip speak to [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} in sharp , aggrieved tones . [Innocent Hester]_209-hester ! [she]_400-hester could not understand how the very qualities [she]_400-hester so admired in [Sylvia]_188-sylvia were just what were so foreign to [her]_400-hester nature that [the husband]_{4120-the husband} , who had known [her]_400-hester from [a child]_{5617-a child} , felt what an unnatural restraint [she]_400-hester was putting upon [herself]_400-hester , and would have hailed petulant words or wilful actions with an unspeakable thankfulness for relief . One day -- it was in the spring of 1798 - -Hester was engaged to stay to tea with [the Hepburns]_{4122-the hepburns} , in order that after that early meal [she]_400-hester might set to again in helping [Philip]_191-philip and [Coulson]_207-coulson to pack away the winter cloths and flannels , for which there was no longer any use . The tea - time was half - past four ; about four o'clock a heavy April shower came on , the hail pattering against the window - panes so as to awaken [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} from [her]_{219-mrs. robson} afternoon 's nap . [She]_400-hester came down the corkscrew stairs , and found [Phoebe]_316-phoebe in the parlour arranging the tea - things . [Phoebe]_316-phoebe and [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} were [better friends]_{4123-better friends} than [Phoebe]_316-phoebe and [[her]_316-phoebe young mistress]_{4124-her young mistress} ; and so [they]_4125-they began to talk a little together in a comfortable , familiar way . Once or twice [Philip]_191-philip looked in , as if [he]_191-philip would be glad to see the tea - table in readiness ; and then [Phoebe]_316-phoebe would put on a spurt of busy bustle , which ceased almost as soon as [his]_191-philip back was turned , so eager was [she]_316-phoebe to obtain [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} 's sympathy in some little dispute that had occurred between [her]_316-phoebe and [the nurse - maid]_{4126-the nurse - maid} . [The latter]_{5840-the latter} had misappropriated some hot water , prepared and required by [Phoebe]_316-phoebe , to the washing of [the baby]_{8803-the baby} 's clothes ; it was a long story , and would have tired the patience of [any one in full possession of [their]_4125-they senses]_{4129-any one in full possession of their senses} ; but the details were just within poor [Bell]_220-bell 's comprehension , and [she]_316-phoebe was listening with the greatest sympathy . Both [the women]_{6955-the women} were unaware of the lapse of time ; but it was of consequence to [Philip]_191-philip , as the extra labour was not to be begun until after tea , and the daylight hours were precious . At a quarter to five [Hester]_209-hester and [he]_191-philip came in , and then [Phoebe]_316-phoebe began to hurry . [Hester]_209-hester went up to sit by [Bell]_220-bell and talk to [her]_316-phoebe . [Philip]_191-philip spoke to [Phoebe]_316-phoebe in the familiar words of [country - folk]_{4131-country - folk} . Indeed , until [his]_191-philip marriage , [Phoebe]_316-phoebe had always called [him]_191-philip by [his]_191-philip Christian name , and had found it very difficult to change it into ' [master]_1219-master . '_[191-philip] ' Where 's [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ? '_[316-phoebe] said [he]_191-philip . ' Gone out wi '_[191-philip] t ' babby , '_{[4087-the nursemaid]} replied [Phoebe]_316-phoebe . ' Why ca n't [Nancy]_218-coulson carry it out ? '_{[4087-the nursemaid]} asked [Philip]_191-philip . It was touching on the old grievance : [he]_191-philip was tired , and [he]_191-philip spoke with sharp annoyance . [Phoebe]_316-phoebe might easily have told [him]_191-philip the real state of the case ; [Nancy]_218-coulson was busy at [her]_218-coulson washing , which would have been reason enough . But [the nursemaid]_{4087-the nursemaid} had vexed [her]_{4087-the nursemaid} , and [she]_{4087-the nursemaid} did not like [Philip]_191-philip 's sharpness , so [she]_{4087-the nursemaid} only said,-- ' It 's noane o '_{[4087-the nursemaid]} [my]_0-i business ; it 's [yo]_191-philip ' t '_[191-philip] look after [[yo'r]_191-philip own wife]_{4133-yo'r own wife} and [child]_6455-child ; but [yo'r]_191-philip but [a lad]_{7222-a lad} after a ' . '_[191-philip] This was not conciliatory speech , and just put the last stroke to [Philip]_191-philip 's fit of ill - temper . ' [I]_209-hester 'm_[209-hester] not for [my]_0-i tea to - night , ' said [he]_0-i , to [Hester]_209-hester , when all was ready . '_[188-sylvia] [Sylvie]_188-sylvia 's not [here]_5537-here , and nothing is nice , or as it should be . [I]_0-i 'll go and set to on t ' stock - taking . Do n't [yo]_191-philip '_[209-hester] hurry , [Hester]_209-hester ; stop and chat a bit with [th ' old lady]_{8849-th ' old lady} . '_[209-hester] ' Nay , [Philip]_191-philip , '_[188-sylvia] said [Hester]_209-hester , ' [thou]_8850-thou 's sadly tired ; just take this cup o '_[188-sylvia] tea ; [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 'll be grieved if [yo]_191-philip ' have n't something . '_[188-sylvia] ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia does n't care whether [I]_188-sylvia 'm_[188-sylvia] full or fasting , ' replied [he]_0-i , impatiently putting aside the cup . '_[188-sylvia] If [she]_188-sylvia did [she]_188-sylvia 'd ha ' taken care to be in , and [ha]_8851-ha '_[188-sylvia] seen to things being as [I]_0-i like them . ' Now in general [Philip]_191-philip was the least particular of [men]_662-men about meals ; and to do [Sylvia]_188-sylvia justice , [she]_188-sylvia was scrupulously attentive to every household duty in which [old Phoebe]_316-phoebe would allow [her]_188-sylvia to meddle , and always careful to see after [[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} 's comforts . But [Philip]_191-philip was too vexed at [her]_188-sylvia absence to perceive the injustice of what [he]_191-philip was saying , nor was [he]_191-philip aware how [Bell Robson]_220-bell had been attending to what [he]_191-philip said . But [she]_188-sylvia was sadly discomfited by it , understanding just enough of the grievance in hand to think that [[her]_188-sylvia daughter]_{1252-her daughter} was neglectful of those duties which [she]_188-sylvia [herself]_188-sylvia had always regarded as paramount to all others ; nor could [Hester]_209-hester convince [her]_188-sylvia that [Philip]_191-philip had not meant what [he]_191-philip said ; neither could [she]_188-sylvia turn [the poor old woman]_{3594-the poor old woman} 's thoughts from the words which had caused [her]_188-sylvia distress . Presently [Sylvia]_188-sylvia came in , bright and cheerful , although breathless with hurry . '_[4139-she] Oh , ' said [she]_188-sylvia , taking off [her]_188-sylvia wet shawl , '_[188-sylvia] [we]_4137-we 've had to shelter from such a storm of rain , [baby]_8798-baby and [me]_0-i -- but see ! [she]_4139-she 's none the worse for it , as bonny as [iver]_6842-iver , bless [her]_4139-she . ' [Hester]_209-hester began some speech of admiration for [the child]_{2284-the child} in order to prevent [Bell]_220-bell from delivering the lecture [she]_209-hester felt sure was coming down on the unsuspecting [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; but all in vain . '_[191-philip] [Philip]_191-philip 's been complaining on [thee]_4141-thee , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , ' said [Bell]_220-bell , in the way in which [she]_220-bell had spoken to [[her]_220-bell daughter]_{1252-her daughter} when [she]_{1252-her daughter} was [a little child]_{8858-a little child} ; grave and severe in tone and look , more than in words . '_[191-philip] [I]_0-i forget justly what about , but [he]_191-philip spoke on [thy]_191-philip neglecting [him]_191-philip continual . It 's not right , [[my]_0-i lass]_{1468-my lass} , it 's not right ; [a woman]_{1082-a woman} should -- but [my]_0-i head 's very tired , and all [I]_0-i can think on to say is , it 's not right . ' '_{[1736-thy mother]} [Philip]_191-philip been complaining of [me]_0-i , and to [mother]_684-mother ! ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , ready to burst into tears , so grieved and angry was [she]_188-sylvia . '_[191-philip] No ! ' said [Hester]_209-hester , '_[191-philip] [[thy]_191-philip mother]_{1736-thy mother} has taken it a little too strong ; [he]_191-philip were vexed like at [his]_191-philip tea not being ready . ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia said no more , but the bright colour faded from [her]_188-sylvia cheek , and the contraction of care returned to [her]_188-sylvia brow . [She]_188-sylvia occupied [herself]_188-sylvia with taking off [[her]_188-sylvia baby]_{4047-her baby} 's walking things . [Hester]_209-hester lingered , anxious to soothe and make peace ; [she]_209-hester was looking sorrowfully at [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , when [she]_209-hester saw tears dropping on [the baby]_{8803-the baby} 's cloak , and then it seemed as if [she]_209-hester must speak a word of comfort before going to [the shop - work]_{8861-the shop - work} , where [she]_209-hester knew [she]_209-hester was expected by both [Philip]_191-philip and [Coulson]_218-coulson . [She]_209-hester poured out a cup of tea , and coming close up to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , and kneeling down by [her]_188-sylvia , [she]_209-hester whispered,-- '_[0-i] Just take [him]_4146-him this into [t ' ware - room]_{8862-t ' ware - room} ; it 'll put all to rights if thou'll take it to [him]_4146-him wi '_[4149-yo] [thy]_4147-thy own hands . ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia looked up , and [Hester]_209-hester then more fully saw how [she]_188-sylvia had been crying . [She]_209-hester whispered in reply , for fear of disturbing [[her]_209-hester mother,--]_{8863-her mother,--} '_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't mind anything but [his]_4146-him speaking ill on [me]_0-i to [mother]_684-mother . [I]_0-i know [I]_0-i 'm for [iver]_8864-iver trying and trying to be [a good wife]_{2041-a good wife} to [him]_4146-him , an '_[4149-yo] it 's very dull work ; harder than [yo]_4149-yo ' think on , [Hester,--an]_{402-hester,--an} '_[4149-yo] [I]_0-i would ha ' been [home]_681-home for tea to - night only [I]_4149-yo was afeared of [baby]_8798-baby getting wet wi '_[4149-yo] t ' storm o '_[4149-yo] hail as [we]_4150-we had down on [t ' shore]_{5806-t ' shore} ; and [we]_4150-we sheltered under a rock . It 's a weary coming [home]_681-home to [this dark place]_{8870-this dark place} , and to find [[my]_0-i own mother]_{8871-my own mother} set against [me]_0-i . '_[0-i] ' Take [him]_4146-him [his]_4146-him tea , like [a good lassie]_{8872-a good lassie} . [I]_188-sylvia 'll answer for it [he]_4146-him 'll be all right . [A man]_{5486-a man} takes it hardly when [he]_{5486-a man} comes in tired , a - thinking [[his]_{5486-a man} wife]_{5589-his wife} 'll be there to cheer [him]_{5486-a man} up a bit , to find [her]_{5589-his wife} off , and [niver]_224-niver know nought of t '_[188-sylvia] reason why . ' '_[188-sylvia] [I]_0-i 'm glad enough [I]_209-hester 've getten [a baby]_{6196-a baby} , '_[209-hester] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , ' but for aught else [I]_209-hester wish [I]_209-hester 'd [niver]_224-niver been married , [I]_209-hester do ! '_[209-hester] ' Hush [thee]_8876-thee , [lass]_799-lass ! '_[4152-him] said [Hester]_209-hester , rising up indignant ; ' now that is a sin . [Eh]_8878-eh ! if [thou]_8879-thou only knew the lot o '_[0-i] [some folk]_{1519-some folk} . But let 's talk no more on that , that can not be helped ; go , take [him]_4152-him [his]_4152-him tea , for it 's a sad thing to think on [him]_4152-him fasting all this time . ' [Hester]_209-hester 's voice was raised by the simple fact of [her]_209-hester change of position ; and the word fasting caught [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} 's ear , as [she]_{219-mrs. robson} sate at [her]_{219-mrs. robson} knitting by the chimney - corner . '_[203-mother] Fasting ? [he]_4152-him said [thou]_4153-thou did n't care if [he]_4152-him were full or fasting . [Lassie]_263-lassie ! it 's not right in [thee]_263-lassie , [I]_0-i say ; go , take [him]_4152-him [his]_4152-him tea at once . ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia rose , and gave up the baby , which [she]_188-sylvia had been suckling , to [Nancy]_218-coulson , who having done [her]_188-sylvia washing , had come for [her]_188-sylvia charge , to put [it]_4152-him to bed . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia kissed it fondly , making a little moan of sad , passionate tenderness as [she]_188-sylvia did so . Then [she]_188-sylvia took the cup of tea ; but [she]_188-sylvia said , rather defiantly , to [Hester,--]_{370-hester,--} '_[0-i] [I]_0-i 'll go to [him]_4152-him with it , because [mother]_684-mother bids [me]_0-i , and it 'll ease [her]_684-mother mind . ' Then louder to [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} , [she]_188-sylvia added,-- '_[4155-she] [Mother]_203-mother , [I]_0-i 'll take [him]_4152-him [his]_4152-him tea , though [I]_0-i could n't help the being out . ' If the act itself was conciliatory , the spirit in which [she]_188-sylvia was going to do it was the reverse . [Hester]_209-hester followed [her]_188-sylvia slowly into [the ware - room]_{5686-the ware - room} , with intentional delay , thinking that [her]_188-sylvia presence might be an obstacle to [their]_8882-their mutually understanding one another . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia held the cup and plate of bread and butter out to [Philip]_191-philip , but avoided meeting [his]_191-philip eye , and said not a word of explanation , or regret , or self - justification . If [she]_188-sylvia had spoken , though ever so crossly , [Philip]_191-philip would have been relieved , and would have preferred it to [her]_188-sylvia silence . [He]_191-philip wanted to provoke [her]_188-sylvia to speech , but did not know how to begin . '_[4155-she] [Thou]_4155-she 's been out again wandering on [that sea - shore]_{4156-that sea - shore} ! ' said [he]_191-philip . [She]_4155-she did not answer [him]_191-philip . '_[4155-she] [I]_0-i can not think what 's always taking [thee]_4155-she there , when [one]_629-one would ha ' thought a walk up to [Esdale]_131-esdale would be far more sheltered , both for [thee]_4155-she and [baby]_8798-baby in such weather as this . [Thou'll]_4155-she be having [that baby]_{8884-that baby} ill some of these days . '_[4155-she] At this , [she]_4155-she looked up at [him]_4158-he , and [her]_4155-she lips moved as though [she]_4155-she were going to say something . Oh , how [he]_4158-he wished [she]_4155-she would , that [they]_4159-we might come to a wholesome quarrel , and [a making friends]_{4160-a making friends} again , and a tender kissing , in which [he]_4158-he might whisper penitence for all [his]_4158-he hasty words , or unreasonable vexation . But [she]_4155-she had come resolved not to speak , for fear of showing too much passion , too much emotion . Only as [she]_4155-she was going away [she]_4155-she turned and said,-- ' [Philip]_191-philip , [mother]_684-mother has n't many more years to live ; dunnot grieve [her]_684-mother , and set [her]_684-mother again '_[4155-she] [me]_0-i by finding fault wi ' [me]_188-sylvia afore [her]_684-mother . [Our]_4159-we being [we]_4159-we d were a great mistake ; but before [t '_[188-sylvia] poor old widow woman]_{8886-t ' poor old widow woman} let [us]_4159-we make as if [we]_4159-we were happy . ' '_[188-sylvia] [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ! [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ! ' [he]_4158-he called after [her]_188-sylvia . [She]_188-sylvia must have heard , but [she]_188-sylvia did not turn . [He]_4158-he went after [her]_188-sylvia , and seized [her]_188-sylvia by the arm rather roughly ; [she]_188-sylvia had stung [him]_4158-he to the heart with [her]_188-sylvia calm words , which seemed to reveal a long - formed conviction . '_[4161-i] [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ! ' said [he]_4158-he , almost fiercely , '_[4161-i] what do [yo]_188-sylvia ' mean by what [you]_188-sylvia 've said ? Speak ! [I]_4161-i will have an answer . '_[4161-i] [He]_4161-i almost shook [her]_188-sylvia : [she]_188-sylvia was half frightened by [his]_4161-i vehemence of behaviour , which [she]_188-sylvia took for pure anger , while it was the outburst of agonized and unrequited love . ' Let [me]_0-i go ! Oh , [Philip]_191-philip , [yo]_191-philip '_[0-i] hurt [me]_0-i ! ' Just at this moment [Hester]_209-hester came up ; [Philip]_191-philip was ashamed of [his]_191-philip passionate ways in [her]_188-sylvia serene presence , and loosened [his]_191-philip grasp of [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} , and [she]_188-sylvia ran away ; ran into [[[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's empty room]_{8889-her mother 's empty room} , as to [a solitary place]_{8890-a solitary place} , and there burst into that sobbing , miserable crying which [we]_8891-we instinctively know is too surely lessening the length of [our]_8891-we days on [earth]_3762-earth to be indulged in often . When [she]_188-sylvia had exhausted that first burst and lay weak and quiet for a time , [she]_188-sylvia listened in dreading expectation of the sound of [his]_191-philip footstep coming in search of [her]_188-sylvia to make [friends]_915-friends . But [he]_191-philip was detained below on business , and never came . Instead , [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} came clambering up [the stairs]_{2724-the stairs} ; [she]_{5519-her mother} was now in the habit of going to bed between seven and eight , and to - night [she]_{5519-her mother} was retiring at even an earlier hour . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia sprang up and drew down the window - blind , and made [her]_188-sylvia face and manner as composed as possible , in order to soothe and comfort [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's last waking hours . [She]_188-sylvia helped [her]_{5519-her mother} to bed with gentle patience ; the restraint imposed upon [her]_{5519-her mother} by [her]_{5519-her mother} tender filial love was good for [her]_{5519-her mother} , though all the time [she]_{5519-her mother} was longing to be alone to have another wild outburst . When [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} was going off to sleep , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia went to look at [[her]_188-sylvia baby]_{4047-her baby} , also in a soft sleep . Then [she]_{5519-her mother} gazed out at the evening sky , high above the tiled roofs of [the opposite houses]_{8899-the opposite houses} , and the longing to be out under the peaceful heavens took possession of [her]_{5519-her mother} once more . '_{[202-kinraid]} It 's [my]_0-i only comfort , ' said [she]_{5519-her mother} to [herself]_{5519-her mother} ; '_{[202-kinraid]} and there 's no earthly harm in it . [I]_0-i would ha ' been at [home]_681-home to [his]_{4047-her baby} tea , if [I]_{1082-a woman} could ; but when [he]_{4047-her baby} does n't want [me]_{1082-a woman} , and [mother]_684-mother does n't want [me]_{1082-a woman} , and [baby]_8798-baby is either in [my]_{1082-a woman} arms or asleep ; why , [I]_{1082-a woman} 'll go any cry [my]_{1082-a woman} fill out under yon great quiet sky . [I]_{1082-a woman} can not stay in [t '_{[1082-a woman]} house]_{7199-t ' house} to be choked up wi ' [my]_{1082-a woman} tears , nor yet to have [him]_{4047-her baby} coming about [me]_{1082-a woman} either for scolding or peace - making . '_{[1082-a woman]} So [she]_4162-she put on [her]_4162-she things and went out again ; this time along [the High Street]_{501-the high street} , and up the long flights of steps towards [the parish church]_{1419-the parish church} , and there [she]_4162-she stood and thought that here [she]_4162-she had first met [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , at [[Darley]_256-darley 's burying]_{4165-darley 's burying} , and [she]_4162-she tried to recall the very look of all the sad , earnest faces round the open grave -- the whole scene , in fact ; and let [herself]_4162-she give way to the miserable regrets [she]_4162-she had so often tried to control . Then [she]_4162-she walked on , crying bitterly , almost unawares to [herself]_4162-she ; on through [the high , bleak fields at [the summit of the cliffs]_{4167-the summit of the cliffs}]_{4166-the high , bleak fields at the summit of the cliffs} ; [fields bounded by loose stone fences]_{4168-fields bounded by loose stone fences} , and far from all sight of the habitation of [man]_5688-man . But , below , [the sea]_{575-the sea} rose and raged ; it was high water at the highest tide , and the wind blew gustily from [the land]_{7332-the land} , vainly combating the great waves that came invincibly up with a roar and an impotent furious dash against the base of [the cliffs below]_{4172-the cliffs below} . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia heard the sound of the passionate rush and rebound of many waters , like the shock of mighty guns , whenever the other sound of the blustering gusty wind was lulled for an instant . [She]_4162-she was more quieted by this tempest of the elements than [she]_4162-she would have been had all nature seemed as still as [she]_4162-she had imagined it to be while [she]_4162-she was yet in - doors and only saw a part of the serene sky . [She]_4162-she fixed on a certain point , in [her]_4162-she own mind , which [she]_4162-she would reach , and then turn back again . It was where the outline of [the land]_{7332-the land} curved inwards , dipping into [a little bay]_{4174-a little bay} . Here [the field - path]_{4175-the field - path} [she]_4162-she had hitherto followed descended somewhat abruptly to a cluster of [[fishermen]_{7520-fishermen} 's cottages]_{4177-fishermen 's cottages} , hardly large enough to be called [a village]_{4178-a village} ; and then [the narrow roadway]_{4179-the narrow roadway} wound up the rising ground till it again reached the summit of the cliffs that stretched along [the coast]_{633-the coast} for many and many a mile . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia said to [herself]_188-sylvia that [she]_188-sylvia would turn homewards when [she]_188-sylvia came within sight of [this cove,--Headlington Cove]_{4181-this cove,--headlington cove} , [they]_4182-they called [it]_{4181-this cove,--headlington cove} . All the way along [she]_188-sylvia had met [no one]_{634-no one} since [she]_188-sylvia had left [the town]_{480-the town} , but just as [she]_188-sylvia had got over [the last stile , or ladder of stepping - stones]_{4185-the last stile , or ladder of stepping - stones} , into the field from which the path descended , [she]_188-sylvia came upon [a number of people]_{4186-a number of people} -- quite [a crowd]_{4187-a crowd} , in fact ; [men moving forward in a steady line , hauling at a rope , a chain , or something of that kind]_{4188-men moving forward in a steady line , hauling at a rope , a chain , or something of that kind} ; [boys]_4189-boys , [children]_572-children , and [women]_1054-women holding [babies]_8790-babies in [their]_{4186-a number of people} arms , as if [all were fain to come out and partake in some general interest]_{4193-all were fain to come out and partake in some general interest} . [They]_{4186-a number of people} kept within a certain distance from [the edge of the cliff]_{4194-the edge of the cliff} , and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , advancing a little , now saw the reason why . The great cable [the men]_{1065-the men} held was attached to some part of a smack , which could now be seen by [her]_188-sylvia in [the waters below]_{4196-the waters below} , half dismantled , and all but a wreck , yet with [[her]_188-sylvia deck]_{4197-her deck} covered with [living men]_{4198-living men} , as far as the waning light would allow [her]_188-sylvia to see . [The vessel]_{4199-the vessel} strained to get free of the strong guiding cable ; the tide was turning , the wind was blowing off [shore]_6426-shore , and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia knew without being told , that almost parallel to this was a line of sunken rocks that had been fatal to [many a ship]_{4201-many a ship} before now , if [she]_188-sylvia had tried to take [the inner channel]_{4202-the inner channel} instead of keeping out to [sea]_630-sea for miles , and then steering in straight for [Monkshaven port]_{4204-monkshaven port} . And [the ships that had been thus lost]_{4205-the ships that had been thus lost} had been in good plight and order compared to [this vessel]_{4206-this vessel} , which seemed nothing but a hull without mast or sail . By this time , [the crowd]_{848-the crowd} -- [the fishermen from the hamlet down below]_{4208-the fishermen from the hamlet down below} , with [[their]_{4208-the fishermen from the hamlet down below} wives]_{8050-their wives} and [children]_572-children -- all had come but the bedridden -- had reached the place where [Sylvia]_188-sylvia stood . [The women , in a state of wild excitement]_{4211-the women , in a state of wild excitement} , rushed on , encouraging [[their]_{4211-the women , in a state of wild excitement} husbands]_{4212-their husbands} and [sons]_7916-sons by words , even while [they]_{4211-the women , in a state of wild excitement} hindered [them]_{4211-the women , in a state of wild excitement} by actions ; and , from time to time , [one of [them]_{4211-the women , in a state of wild excitement}]_{4214-one of them} would run to [the edge of [the cliff]_{5745-the cliff}]_{4194-the edge of the cliff} and shout out some brave words of hope in [her]_{4214-one of them} shrill voice to [the crew on the deck below]_{4217-the crew on the deck below} . Whether [these latter]_{4218-these latter} heard it or not , [no one]_{634-no one} could tell ; but it seemed as if all human voice must be lost in the tempestuous stun and tumult of wind and wave . It was generally [a woman with [a child]_{5617-a child} in [her]_{4220-a woman with a child in her arms who so employed herself} arms who so employed [herself]_{4220-a woman with a child in her arms who so employed herself}]_{4220-a woman with a child in her arms who so employed herself} . As the strain upon the cable became greater , and the ground on which [they]_{4211-the women , in a state of wild excitement} strove more uneven , every hand was needed to hold and push , and [all those women who were unencumbered held by the dear rope on which so many lives were depending]_{4222-all those women who were unencumbered held by the dear rope on which so many lives were depending} . On [they]_{4211-the women , in a state of wild excitement} came , a long line of [human beings , black against the ruddy sunset sky]_{4223-human beings , black against the ruddy sunset sky} . As [they]_{4211-the women , in a state of wild excitement} came near [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , [a woman]_{1082-a woman} cried out,-- ' Dunnot stand idle , [lass]_799-lass , but houd on wi '_{[1082-a woman]} [us]_4225-us ; there 's [many a bonny life at stake]_{4226-many a bonny life at stake} , and many [a mother]_{6355-a mother} 's heart a - hangin ' on this bit o '_{[4229-all on board]} hemp . Tak ' houd , [lass]_799-lass , and give a firm grip , and [God]_240-god remember [thee]_4228-thee [i]_{4229-all on board} '_{[4229-all on board]} [thy]_4228-thee need . ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia needed no second word ; a place was made for [her]_188-sylvia , and in an instant more the rope was pulling against [her]_188-sylvia hands till it seemed as though [she]_188-sylvia was holding fire in [her]_188-sylvia bare palms . Never [a one of [them]_{4211-the women , in a state of wild excitement}]_{8906-a one of them} thought of letting go for an instant , though when all was over many of [their]_{4211-the women , in a state of wild excitement} hands were raw and bleeding . [Some strong , experienced fishermen]_{8907-some strong , experienced fishermen} passed a word along the line from time to time , giving directions as to how it should be held according to varying occasions ; but [few among the rest]_{8908-few among the rest} had breath or strength enough to speak . [The women and [children]_572-children that accompanied [them]_{8909-the women and children that accompanied them}]_{8909-the women and children that accompanied them} ran on before , breaking down the loose stone fences , so as to obviate delay or hindrance ; [they]_{8909-the women and children that accompanied them} talked continually , exhorting , encouraging , explaining . From [their]_{8909-the women and children that accompanied them} many words and fragmentary sentences , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia learnt that [the vessel]_{4199-the vessel} was supposed to be a Newcastle smack sailing from [London]_49-london , that had taken [the dangerous inner channel]_{8912-the dangerous inner channel} to save time , and had been caught in the storm , which [she]_188-sylvia was too crazy to withstand ; and that if by some daring contrivance of [the fishermen who had first seen [her]_188-sylvia]_{8913-the fishermen who had first seen her} the cable had not been got ashore , [she]_188-sylvia would have been cast upon [the rocks]_{6484-the rocks} before this , and '_[4230-they] [all on board]_{4229-all on board} perished ' . '_[4232-his] It were dayleet then , ' quoth [one woman]_{8915-one woman} ; '_{[1345-a king]} a could see [their]_4230-they faces , [they]_4230-they were so near . [They]_4230-they were as pale as [dead men]_{4231-dead men} , an ' one was prayin '_{[1345-a king]} down on [his]_4232-his knees . There was [[a king]_{1345-a king} 's officer]_{4234-a king 's officer} aboard , for [I]_0-i saw t ' gowd about [him]_{4234-a king 's officer} . '_{[4234-a king 's officer]} ' [He]_{4234-a king 's officer} 'd maybe come from [these hom'ard parts]_{8916-these hom'ard parts} , and be comin '_{[1345-a king]} to see [[his]_{4234-a king 's officer} own folk]_{4235-his own folk} ; else it 's no common for [[king]_5982-king 's officers]_{4237-king 's officers} to sail in [aught]_4238-aught but [[king]_5982-king 's ships]_{4240-king 's ships} . ' '_{[1345-a king]} Eh ! but it 's gettin ' dark ! See there 's t '_{[1345-a king]} leeghts in [t ' houses in [t '_{[1345-a king]} New Town]_{8917-t ' new town}]_{4241-t ' houses in t ' new town} ! T ' grass is crispin '_{[1345-a king]} wi ' t '_{[1345-a king]} white frost under out feet . It 'll be a hard tug round t ' point , and then [she]_8918-she 'll be gettin '_[4248-thee] into [still waters]_{4242-still waters} . ' One more great push and mighty strain , and the danger was past ; [the vessel]_{4199-the vessel} -- or what remained of [her]_8918-she -- was in [the harbour]_{846-the harbour} , among the lights and cheerful sounds of safety . [The fishermen]_{7904-the fishermen} sprang down [the cliff]_{5745-the cliff} to [the quay - side]_{905-the quay - side} , anxious to see [the men whose lives [they]_{7904-the fishermen} had saved]_{8924-the men whose lives they had saved} ; [the women , weary and over - excited]_{8925-the women , weary and over - excited} , began to cry . Not [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , however ; [her]_188-sylvia fount of tears had been exhausted earlier in the day : [her]_188-sylvia principal feeling was of gladness and high rejoicing that [they]_{8924-the men whose lives they had saved} were saved who had been so near to death not half an hour before . [She]_188-sylvia would have liked to have seen [the men]_{1065-the men} , and shaken hands with [them]_{1065-the men} all round . But instead [she]_188-sylvia must go [home]_681-home , and well would it be with [her]_188-sylvia if [she]_188-sylvia was in time for [[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} 's supper , and escaped any notice of [her]_188-sylvia absence . So [she]_188-sylvia separated [herself]_188-sylvia from [the groups of women who sate on the grass in [the churchyard]_{6267-the churchyard} , awaiting the return of such of [[their]_{1065-the men} husbands]_{4212-their husbands} as could resist the fascinations of [the Monkshaven public houses]_{8932-the monkshaven public houses}]_{8929-the groups of women who sate on the grass in the churchyard , awaiting the return of such of their husbands as could resist the fascinations of the monkshaven public houses} . As [Sylvia]_188-sylvia went down [the church steps]_{3194-the church steps} , [she]_188-sylvia came upon one of [the fishermen who had helped to tow [the vessel]_{4199-the vessel} into port]_{8934-the fishermen who had helped to tow the vessel into port} . '_[191-philip] There was [seventeen men]_{4243-seventeen men} and [boys]_4189-boys aboard [her]_4245-her , and [a navy - lieutenant as had comed as passenger]_{4246-a navy - lieutenant as had comed as passenger} . It were a good job as [we]_4247-we could manage [her]_4245-her . Good - neet to [thee]_4248-thee , [thou'll]_4248-thee sleep all t ' sounder for havin' lent a hand . '_[188-sylvia] [The street]_{673-the street} air felt hot and close after the sharp keen atmosphere of [the heights above]_{4250-the heights above} ; [the decent shops]_{4251-the decent shops} and [houses]_4252-houses had all [their]_{4251-the decent shops} shutters put up , and were preparing for [their]_{4251-the decent shops} early bed - time . Already lights shone here and there in [the upper chambers]_{4253-the upper chambers} , and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia scarcely met [any one]_{776-any one} . [She]_188-sylvia went round up [the passage]_{4255-the passage} from [the quay - side]_{905-the quay - side} , and in by the private door . All was still ; the basins of bread and milk that [she]_188-sylvia and [[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} were in the habit of having for supper stood in the fender before the fire , each with a plate upon [them]_4258-them . [Nancy]_218-coulson had gone to bed , [Phoebe]_316-phoebe dozed in [the kitchen]_{1174-the kitchen} ; [Philip]_191-philip was still in [the ware - room]_{5686-the ware - room} , arranging goods and taking stock along with [Coulson]_218-coulson , for [Hester]_209-hester had gone [home]_681-home to [[her]_209-hester mother]_{5519-her mother} . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was not willing to go and seek out [Philip]_191-philip , after the manner in which [they]_4263-they had parted . All the despondency of [her]_188-sylvia life became present to [her]_188-sylvia again as [she]_188-sylvia sate down within [[her]_188-sylvia home]_{8824-her home} . [She]_188-sylvia had forgotten it in [her]_188-sylvia interest and excitement , but now it came back again . Still [she]_188-sylvia was hungry , and youthful , and tired . [She]_188-sylvia took [her]_188-sylvia basin up , and was eating [her]_188-sylvia supper when [she]_188-sylvia heard a cry of [[her]_188-sylvia baby]_{4047-her baby} [upstairs]_{5687-upstairs} , and ran away to attend to it . When it had been fed and hushed away to sleep , [she]_188-sylvia went in to see [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} , attracted by some unusual noise in [[her]_188-sylvia room]_{8765-her room} . [She]_188-sylvia found [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} awake , and restless , and ailing ; dwelling much on what [Philip]_191-philip had said in [his]_191-philip anger against [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . It was really necessary for [[her]_188-sylvia daughter]_{1252-her daughter} to remain with [her]_188-sylvia ; so [Sylvia]_188-sylvia stole out , and went quickly down - stairs to [Philip]_191-philip -- now sitting tired and worn out , and eating [his]_191-philip supper with little or no appetite -- and told [him]_191-philip [she]_188-sylvia meant to pass the night with [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} . [His]_191-philip answer of acquiescence was so short and careless , or so it seemed to [her]_188-sylvia , that [she]_188-sylvia did not tell [him]_191-philip any more of what [she]_188-sylvia had done or seen that evening , or even dwell upon any details of [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's indisposition . As soon as [she]_188-sylvia had left [the room]_{1183-the room} , [Philip]_191-philip set down [his]_191-philip half - finished basin of bread and milk , and sate long , [his]_191-philip face hidden in [his]_191-philip folded arms . The wick of the candle grew long and black , and fell , and sputtered , and guttered ; [he]_191-philip sate on , unheeding either it or the pale gray fire that was dying out -- dead at last . CHAPTER XXXIII AN APPARITION [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} was very poorly all night long . Uneasy thoughts seemed to haunt and perplex [her]_{219-mrs. robson} brain , and [she]_{219-mrs. robson} neither slept nor woke , but was restless and uneasy in [her]_{219-mrs. robson} talk and movements . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia lay down by [her]_{219-mrs. robson} , but got so little sleep , that at length [she]_188-sylvia preferred sitting in the easy - chair by the bedside . Here [she]_188-sylvia dropped off to slumber in spite of [herself]_188-sylvia ; the scene of the evening before seemed to be repeated ; the cries of [the many people]_{4273-the many people} , the heavy roar and dash of the threatening waves , were repeated in [her]_188-sylvia ears ; and something was said to [her]_188-sylvia through all the conflicting noises,--what it was [she]_188-sylvia could not catch , though [she]_188-sylvia strained to hear the hoarse murmur that , in [her]_188-sylvia dream , [she]_188-sylvia believed to convey a meaning of the utmost importance to [her]_188-sylvia . This dream , that mysterious , only half - intelligible sound , recurred whenever [she]_188-sylvia dozed , and [her]_188-sylvia inability to hear the words uttered distressed [her]_188-sylvia so much , that at length [she]_188-sylvia sate bolt upright , resolved to sleep no more . [[Her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} was talking in a half - conscious way ; [Philip]_191-philip 's speech of the evening before was evidently running in [her]_188-sylvia mind . ' [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , if [thou're]_8936-thou're not [a good wife to [him]_191-philip]_{8937-a good wife to him} , it 'll just break [my]_188-sylvia heart outright . [A woman]_{1082-a woman} should obey [[her]_{1082-a woman} husband]_{5645-her husband} , and not go [her]_{1082-a woman} own gait . [I]_188-sylvia never leave [the house]_{5492-the house} wi'out telling [father]_6351-father , and getting [his]_191-philip leave . '_[188-sylvia] And then [she]_188-sylvia began to cry pitifully , and to say unconnected things , till [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , to soothe [her]_188-sylvia , took [her]_188-sylvia hand , and promised never to leave [the house]_{5492-the house} without asking [[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} 's permission , though in making this promise , [she]_188-sylvia felt as if [she]_188-sylvia were sacrificing [her]_188-sylvia last pleasure to [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's wish ; for [she]_188-sylvia knew well enough that [Philip]_191-philip would always raise objections to the rambles which reminded [her]_188-sylvia of [her]_188-sylvia old free open - air life . But to comfort and cherish [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} [she]_188-sylvia would have done anything ; yet this very morning that was dawning , [she]_188-sylvia must go and ask [his]_191-philip permission for a simple errand , or break [her]_188-sylvia word . [She]_188-sylvia knew from experience that nothing quieted [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} so well as balm - tea ; it might be that the herb really possessed some sedative power ; it might be only early faith , and often repeated experience , but it had always had a tranquillizing effect ; and more than once , during the restless hours of the night , [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} had asked for it ; but [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's stock of last year 's dead leaves was exhausted . Still [she]_188-sylvia knew where a plant of balm grew in [the sheltered corner of [Haytersbank Farm garden]_{24-haytersbank farm}]_{4280-the sheltered corner of haytersbank farm garden} ; [she]_188-sylvia knew that [the tenants who had succeeded [them]_{4281-the tenants who had succeeded them in the occupation of the farm} in the occupation of [the farm]_{6675-the farm}]_{4281-the tenants who had succeeded them in the occupation of the farm} had had to leave [it]_{24-haytersbank farm} in consequence of a death , and that [the place]_{976-the place} was unoccupied ; and in the darkness [she]_188-sylvia had planned that if [she]_188-sylvia could leave [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} after the dawn came , and [she]_188-sylvia had attended to [[her]_188-sylvia baby]_{4047-her baby} , [she]_188-sylvia would walk quickly to [the old garden]_{4286-the old garden} , and gather the tender sprigs which [she]_188-sylvia was sure to find there . Now [she]_188-sylvia must go and ask [Philip]_191-philip ; and till [she]_188-sylvia held [[her]_188-sylvia baby]_{4047-her baby} to [her]_188-sylvia breast , [she]_188-sylvia bitterly wished that [she]_188-sylvia were free from the duties and chains of matrimony . But the touch of its waxen fingers , the hold of its little mouth , made [her]_188-sylvia relax into docility and gentleness . [She]_188-sylvia gave it back to [Nancy]_218-coulson to be dressed , and softly opened the door of [[Philip]_191-philip 's bed - room]_{4288-philip 's bed - room} . ' [Philip]_191-philip ! '_[188-sylvia] said [she]_188-sylvia , gently . ' [Philip]_191-philip ! '_{[190-feyther]} [He]_191-philip started up from dreams of [her]_188-sylvia ; of [her]_188-sylvia , angry . [He]_191-philip saw [her]_188-sylvia there , rather pale with [her]_188-sylvia night 's watch and anxiety , but looking meek , and a little beseeching . ' [Mother]_684-mother has had such a bad night ! [she]_684-mother fancied once as some balm - tea would do [her]_684-mother good -- it allays used to : but [my]_191-philip dried balm is all gone , and [I]_191-philip thought there 'd be sure to be some in [t '_[191-philip] old garden at [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank}]_{8943-t ' old garden at haytersbank} . [Feyther]_190-feyther planted a bush just for [mother]_684-mother , wheere it allays came up early , nigh t ' old elder - tree ; and if yo'd not mind , [I]_191-philip could run [theere]_188-sylvia while [she]_684-mother sleeps , and be back again in an hour , and it 's not seven now . '_[191-philip] ' [Thou]_190-feyther 's not wear [thyself]_190-feyther out with running , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , '_[191-philip] said [Philip]_191-philip , eagerly ; ' [I]_191-philip 'll get up and go [myself]_191-philip , or , perhaps , '_[191-philip] continued [he]_191-philip , catching the shadow that was coming over [her]_188-sylvia face , ' thou'd rather go thyself : it 's only that [I]_0-i 'm_[0-i] so afraid of [thy]_190-feyther tiring thyself . ' '_[191-philip] It 'll not tire [me]_0-i , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . '_[191-philip] Afore [I]_0-i was married , [I]_0-i was out often far farther than that , afield to fetch up t ' kine , before [my]_191-philip breakfast . '_[191-philip] ' Well , go if [thou]_190-feyther will , '_{[6656-the corneys]} said [Philip]_191-philip . ' But get somewhat to eat first , and do n't hurry ; there 's no need for that . '_[188-sylvia] [She]_188-sylvia had got [her]_188-sylvia hat and shawl , and was off before [he]_191-philip had finished [his]_191-philip last words . [The long High Street]_{4290-the long high street} was almost empty of [people]_5560-people at that early hour ; one side was entirely covered by the cool morning shadow which lay on the pavement , and crept up [the opposite houses]_{8899-the opposite houses} till only the topmost story caught the rosy sunlight . Up [the hill - road]_{2676-the hill - road} , through the gap in the stone wall , across [the dewy fields]_{4294-the dewy fields} , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia went by [the very shortest path [she]_188-sylvia knew]_{4295-the very shortest path she knew} . [She]_188-sylvia had only once been at [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} since [her]_188-sylvia wedding - day . On that occasion [the place]_{976-the place} had seemed strangely and dissonantly changed by [the numerous children who were diverting [themselves]_{4297-the numerous children who were diverting themselves before the open door , and whose playthings and clothes strewed the house - place} before the open door , and whose playthings and clothes strewed [the house - place]_{1175-the house - place}]_{4297-the numerous children who were diverting themselves before the open door , and whose playthings and clothes strewed the house - place} , and made it one busy scene of confusion and untidiness , more like [[the Corneys]_{6656-the corneys} ' kitchen]_{7040-the corneys ' kitchen} in former times , than [[[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's orderly and quiet abode]_{8946-her mother 's orderly and quiet abode} . [Those little children]_{8947-those little children} were fatherless now ; and [the house]_{5492-the house} was shut up , awaiting the entry of [some new tenant]_{8949-some new tenant} . There were no shutters to shut ; the long low window was blinking in the rays of the morning sun ; [the house]_{5492-the house} and [cow - house]_{8951-cow - house} doors were closed , and [no poultry]_{8952-no poultry} wandered about [the field]_{5780-the field} in search of stray grains of corn , or early worms . It was a strange and unfamiliar silence , and struck solemnly on [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's mind . Only a thrush in [the old orchard]_{8954-the old orchard} down in [the hollow]_{8955-the hollow} , out of sight , whistled and gurgled with continual shrill melody . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia went slowly past [the house]_{5492-the house} and down [the path leading to [the wild , deserted bit of garden]_{8958-the wild , deserted bit of garden}]_{8957-the path leading to the wild , deserted bit of garden} . [She]_188-sylvia saw that [the last tenants]_{8959-the last tenants} had had a pump sunk for [them]_{8959-the last tenants} , and resented the innovation , as though [the well [she]_188-sylvia was passing]_{8960-the well she was passing} could feel the insult . Over [it]_{8960-the well she was passing} grew two hawthorn trees ; on the bent trunk of [one of them]_{4214-one of them} [she]_188-sylvia used to sit , long ago : the charm of the position being enhanced by the possible danger of falling into the well and being drowned . The rusty unused chain was wound round the windlass ; the bucket was falling to pieces from dryness . A lean cat came from [some outhouse]_{8962-some outhouse} , and mewed pitifully with hunger ; accompanying [Sylvia]_188-sylvia to [the garden]_{7648-the garden} , as if glad of some human companionship , yet refusing to allow itself to be touched . Primroses grew in the sheltered places , just as they formerly did ; and made [the uncultivated ground]_{8964-the uncultivated ground} seem less deserted than [the garden]_{7648-the garden} , where the last year 's weeds were rotting away , and cumbering the ground . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia forced [her]_188-sylvia way through the berry bushes to [the herb - plot]_{8966-the herb - plot} , and plucked the tender leaves [she]_188-sylvia had come to seek ; sighing a little all the time . Then [she]_188-sylvia retraced [her]_188-sylvia steps ; paused softly before the house - door , and entered [the porch]_{8272-the porch} and kissed the senseless wood . [She]_188-sylvia tried to tempt the poor gaunt cat into [her]_188-sylvia arms , meaning to carry [it]_{8960-the well she was passing} [home]_681-home and befriend [it]_{8960-the well she was passing} ; but it was scared by [her]_188-sylvia endeavour and ran back to [its home in [the outhouse]_{8970-the outhouse}]_{8969-its home in the outhouse} , making [a green path across the white dew of [the meadow]_{8972-the meadow}]_{8971-a green path across the white dew of the meadow} . Then [Sylvia]_188-sylvia began to hasten [home]_681-home , thinking , and remembering -- at the stile that led into [the road]_{808-the road} [she]_188-sylvia was brought short up . [Some one]_{1489-some one} stood in the lane just on the other side of the gap ; [his]_{1489-some one} back was to the morning sun ; all [she]_188-sylvia saw at first was the uniform of [a naval officer]_{8976-a naval officer} , so well known in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven in those days . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia went hurrying past [him]_{1489-some one} , not looking again , although [her]_188-sylvia clothes almost brushed [his]_{1489-some one} , as [he]_{1489-some one} stood there still . [She]_188-sylvia had not gone [a yard]_{8977-a yard} -- no , not half a yard -- when [her]_188-sylvia heart leaped up and fell again dead within [her]_188-sylvia , as if [she]_188-sylvia had been shot . '_[188-sylvia] [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ! ' [he]_{1489-some one} said , in a voice tremulous with joy and passionate love . '_{[6464-my love]} [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ! ' [She]_188-sylvia looked round ; [he]_{1489-some one} had turned a little , so that the light fell straight on [his]_{1489-some one} face . It was bronzed , and the lines were strengthened ; but it was the same face [she]_188-sylvia had last seen in [Haytersbank Gully]_{95-haytersbank gully} three long years ago , and had never thought to see in life again . [He]_{1489-some one} was close to [her]_188-sylvia and held out [his]_{1489-some one} fond arms ; [she]_188-sylvia went fluttering towards [their]_8978-their embrace , as if drawn by the old fascination ; but when [she]_188-sylvia felt them close round [her]_188-sylvia , [she]_188-sylvia started away , and cried out with a great pitiful shriek , and put [her]_188-sylvia hands up to [her]_188-sylvia forehead as if trying to clear away some bewildering mist . Then [she]_188-sylvia looked at [him]_{1489-some one} once more , a terrible story in [her]_188-sylvia eyes , if [he]_{1489-some one} could but have read it . Twice [she]_188-sylvia opened [her]_188-sylvia stiff lips to speak , and twice the words were overwhelmed by the surges of [her]_188-sylvia misery , which bore them back into the depths of [her]_188-sylvia heart . [He]_{1489-some one} thought that [he]_{1489-some one} had come upon [her]_188-sylvia too suddenly , and [he]_{1489-some one} attempted to soothe [her]_188-sylvia with soft murmurs of love , and to woo [her]_188-sylvia to [his]_{1489-some one} outstretched hungry arms once more . But when [she]_188-sylvia saw this motion of [his]_{1489-some one} , [she]_188-sylvia made a gesture as though pushing [him]_{1489-some one} away ; and with an inarticulate moan of agony [she]_188-sylvia put [her]_188-sylvia hands to [her]_188-sylvia head once more , and turning away began to run blindly towards [the town]_{480-the town} for protection . For a minute or so [he]_{1489-some one} was stunned with surprise at [her]_188-sylvia behaviour ; and then [he]_{1489-some one} thought it accounted for by the shock of [his]_{1489-some one} accost , and that [she]_188-sylvia needed time to understand the unexpected joy . So [he]_{1489-some one} followed [her]_188-sylvia swiftly , ever keeping [her]_188-sylvia in view , but not trying to overtake [her]_188-sylvia too speedily . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i have frightened [[my]_0-i poor love]_{4300-my poor love} , ' [he]_{1489-some one} kept thinking . And by this thought [he]_{1489-some one} tried to repress [his]_{1489-some one} impatience and check the speed [he]_{1489-some one} longed to use ; yet [he]_{1489-some one} was always so near behind that [her]_188-sylvia quickened sense heard [his]_{1489-some one} well - known footsteps following , and a mad notion flashed across [her]_188-sylvia brain that [she]_188-sylvia would go to [the wide full river]_{8980-the wide full river} , and end the hopeless misery [she]_188-sylvia felt enshrouding [her]_188-sylvia . There was a sure hiding - place from all human reproach and heavy mortal woe beneath the rushing waters borne landwards by the morning tide . [No one]_{634-no one} can tell what changed [her]_188-sylvia course ; perhaps the thought of [[her]_188-sylvia sucking child]_{8982-her sucking child} ; perhaps [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} ; perhaps [an angel of God]_{8984-an angel of god} ; [no one on earth]_{8985-no one on earth} knows , but as [she]_188-sylvia ran along [the quay - side]_{905-the quay - side} [she]_188-sylvia all at once turned up an entry , and through an open door . [He]_{1489-some one} , following all the time , came into [a quiet dark parlour]_{8987-a quiet dark parlour} , with a cloth and tea - things on the table ready for breakfast ; the change from the bright sunny air out of doors to the deep shadow of [this room]_{8988-this room} made [him]_{1489-some one} think for the first moment that [she]_188-sylvia had passed on , and that [no one]_{634-no one} was there , and [he]_{1489-some one} stood for an instant baffled , and hearing no sound but the beating of [his]_{1489-some one} own heart ; but an irrepressible sobbing gasp made [him]_{1489-some one} look round , and there [he]_{1489-some one} saw [her]_188-sylvia cowered behind the door , [her]_188-sylvia face covered tight up , and sharp shudders going through [her]_188-sylvia whole frame . '_[0-i] [[My]_0-i love]_{6464-my love} , [[my]_0-i darling]_{7390-my darling} ! ' said [he]_{1489-some one} , going up to [her]_188-sylvia , and trying to raise [her]_188-sylvia , and to loosen [her]_188-sylvia hands away from [her]_188-sylvia face . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i 've been too sudden for [thee]_{6464-my love} : it was thoughtless in [me]_0-i ; but [I]_0-i have so looked forward to this time , and seeing [thee]_{6464-my love} come along [the field]_{5780-the field} , and go past [me]_0-i , but [I]_0-i should ha ' been more tender and careful of [thee]_{6464-my love} . Nay ! let [me]_188-sylvia have another look of [thy]_{6464-my love} sweet face . '_[188-sylvia] All this [he]_0-i whispered in the old tones of manoeuvring love , in that voice [she]_{6464-my love} had yearned and hungered to hear in life , and had not heard , for all [her]_{6464-my love} longing , save in [her]_{6464-my love} dreams . [She]_{6464-my love} tried to crouch more and more into the corner , into the hidden shadow -- to sink into the ground out of sight . Once more [he]_0-i spoke , beseeching [her]_{6464-my love} to lift up [her]_{6464-my love} face , to let [him]_0-i hear [her]_{6464-my love} speak . But [she]_{6464-my love} only moaned . ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ! '_[188-sylvia] said [he]_0-i , thinking [he]_0-i could change [his]_0-i tactics , and pique [her]_{6464-my love} into speaking , that [he]_0-i would make a pretence of suspicion and offence . ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ! [one]_629-one would think [you]_188-sylvia were n't glad to see [me]_188-sylvia back again at length . [I]_188-sylvia only came in late last night , and [my]_188-sylvia first thought on wakening was of [you]_188-sylvia ; it has been ever since [I]_188-sylvia left [you]_188-sylvia . '_[188-sylvia] [Sylvia]_188-sylvia took [her]_188-sylvia hands away from [her]_188-sylvia face ; it was gray as the face of death ; [her]_188-sylvia awful eyes were passionless in [her]_188-sylvia despair . ' Where have [yo]_0-i '_[188-sylvia] been ? ' [she]_188-sylvia asked , in slow , hoarse tones , as if [her]_188-sylvia voice were half strangled within [her]_188-sylvia . '_{[1365-your cousin]} Been ! ' said [he]_0-i , a red light coming into [his]_0-i eyes , as [he]_0-i bent [his]_0-i looks upon [her]_188-sylvia ; now , indeed , a true and not an assumed suspicion entering [his]_0-i mind . '_[191-philip] Been ! ' [he]_0-i repeated ; then , coming a step nearer to [her]_188-sylvia , and taking [her]_188-sylvia hand , not tenderly this time , but with a resolution to be satisfied . '_[191-philip] Did not [[your]_188-sylvia cousin]_{1365-your cousin} -- [Hepburn]_188-sylvia , [I]_0-i mean -- did not [he]_{1365-your cousin} tell [you?--he]_{4305-you?--he} saw [the press - gang]_{708-the press - gang} seize me,--I gave [him]_{1365-your cousin} a message to [you]_188-sylvia -- [I]_0-i bade [you]_188-sylvia keep true to [me]_0-i as [I]_0-i would be to [you]_188-sylvia . ' Between every clause of this speech [he]_0-i paused and gasped for [her]_188-sylvia answer ; but none came . [Her]_188-sylvia eyes dilated and held [his]_0-i steady gaze prisoner as with a magical charm -- neither could look away from [the other]_{873-the other} 's wild , searching gaze . When [he]_0-i had ended , [she]_188-sylvia was silent for a moment , then [she]_188-sylvia cried out , shrill and fierce,-- '_[191-philip] [Philip]_191-philip ! ' No answer . Wilder and shriller still , '_[191-philip] [Philip]_191-philip ! ' [she]_188-sylvia cried . [He]_191-philip was in [the distant ware - room]_{8992-the distant ware - room} completing the last night 's work before the regular shop hours began ; before breakfast , also , that [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} might not find [him]_191-philip waiting and impatient . [He]_191-philip heard [her]_188-sylvia cry ; it cut through doors , and still air , and great bales of woollen stuff ; [he]_191-philip thought that [she]_188-sylvia had hurt [herself]_188-sylvia , that [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} was worse , that [[her]_188-sylvia baby]_{4047-her baby} was ill , and [he]_191-philip hastened to the spot whence the cry proceeded . On opening the door that separated [the shop]_{951-the shop} from [the sitting - room]_{3624-the sitting - room} , [he]_191-philip saw the back of [a naval officer]_{8976-a naval officer} , and [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} on the ground , huddled up in a heap ; when [she]_188-sylvia perceived [him]_191-philip come in , [she]_188-sylvia dragged [herself]_188-sylvia up by means of a chair , groping like [a blind person]_{8355-a blind person} , and came and stood facing [him]_191-philip . [The officer]_{9001-the officer} turned fiercely round , and would have come towards [Philip]_191-philip , who was so bewildered by the scene that even yet [he]_191-philip did not understand who [the stranger]_{5723-the stranger} was , did not perceive for an instant that [he]_191-philip saw the realization of [his]_191-philip greatest dread . But [Sylvia]_188-sylvia laid [her]_188-sylvia hand on [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's arm , and assumed to [herself]_188-sylvia the right of speech . [Philip]_191-philip did not know [her]_188-sylvia voice , it was so changed . '_{[202-kinraid]} [Philip]_191-philip , ' [she]_188-sylvia said , '_{[202-kinraid]} this is [Kinraid]_202-kinraid come back again to [we]_4307-we d [me]_0-i . [He]_202-kinraid is alive ; [he]_202-kinraid has niver been dead , only taken by t ' press - gang . And [he]_202-kinraid says [yo]_191-philip '_[191-philip] saw it , and knew it all t ' time . Speak , was it so ? '_[191-philip] [Philip]_191-philip knew not what to say , whither to turn , under what refuge of words or acts to shelter . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's influence was keeping [Kinraid]_202-kinraid silent , but [he]_191-philip was rapidly passing beyond it . ' Speak ! '_[188-sylvia] [he]_191-philip cried , loosening [himself]_191-philip from [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's light grasp , and coming towards [Philip]_191-philip , with a threatening gesture . ' Did [I]_188-sylvia not bid [you]_191-philip tell [her]_188-sylvia how it was ? Did [I]_188-sylvia not bid [you]_191-philip say how [I]_188-sylvia would be faithful to [her]_188-sylvia , and [she]_188-sylvia was to be faithful to [me]_188-sylvia ? Oh ! [[you]_191-philip damned scoundrel]_{9003-you damned scoundrel} ! have [you]_191-philip kept it from [her]_188-sylvia all that time , and let [her]_188-sylvia think [me]_188-sylvia dead , or false ? Take that ! '_[188-sylvia] [His]_191-philip closed fist was up to strike [the man]_{5588-the man} , who hung [his]_{5588-the man} head with bitterest shame and miserable self - reproach ; but [Sylvia]_188-sylvia came swift between the blow and [its victim]_{4309-its victim} . ' [Charley]_202-kinraid , [thou]_9004-thou sha n't strike [him]_{5588-the man} , '_[188-sylvia] [she]_188-sylvia said . ' [He]_{5588-the man} is [a damned scoundrel]_{9005-a damned scoundrel} '_{[202-kinraid]} ( this was said in the hardest , quietest tone ) ' but [he]_{5588-the man} is [[my]_202-kinraid husband]_{1552-my husband} . '_{[202-kinraid]} ' Oh ! [thou]_9004-thou false heart ! '_[188-sylvia] exclaimed [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , turning sharp on [her]_188-sylvia . ' If ever [I]_188-sylvia trusted [woman]_6601-woman , [I]_188-sylvia trusted [you]_188-sylvia , [Sylvia Robson]_188-sylvia . '_[188-sylvia] [He]_202-kinraid made as though throwing [her]_188-sylvia from [him]_202-kinraid , with a gesture of contempt that stung [her]_188-sylvia to life . ' Oh , [Charley]_202-kinraid ! '_[188-sylvia] [she]_188-sylvia cried , springing to [him]_202-kinraid , ' [dunnot]_403-dunnot cut [me]_191-philip to the quick ; have pity on [me]_191-philip , though [he]_202-kinraid had none . [I]_191-philip did so love [thee]_4310-thee ; it was [my]_191-philip very heart - strings as gave way when [they]_9008-they told [me]_191-philip [thou]_4310-thee was drowned -- feyther , and [th '_[191-philip] Corneys]_{9009-th ' corneys} , and all , iverybody . [Thy]_4310-thee hat and t ' bit o '_[224-niver] ribbon [I]_0-i gave [thee]_4310-thee were found drenched and dripping wi ' sea - water ; and [I]_0-i went mourning for [thee]_4310-thee all the day long -- dunnot turn away from [me]_0-i ; only hearken this once , and then kill [me]_0-i dead , and [I]_0-i 'll bless [yo',--and]_{9010-yo',--and} have [niver]_5666-niver been [mysel]_5666-niver '_[0-i] since ; [niver]_224-niver ceased to feel t ' sun grow dark and th '_[191-philip] air chill and dreary when [I]_0-i thought on t ' time when [thou]_4310-thee was alive . [I]_191-philip did , [[my]_191-philip [Charley]_202-kinraid]_{9012-my charley} , [my]_191-philip own love ! And [I]_191-philip thought [thou]_4310-thee was dead for [iver]_5666-niver , and [I]_191-philip wished [I]_191-philip were lying beside [thee]_4310-thee . Oh , [Charley]_202-kinraid ! [Philip]_191-philip , [theere]_191-philip , where [he]_191-philip stands , could tell [yo]_4310-thee '_[191-philip] this was true . [Philip]_191-philip , was n't it so ? ' '_[4313-yo] Would God [I]_0-i were dead ! ' moaned forth [the unhappy , guilty man]_{9013-the unhappy , guilty man} . But [she]_{9012-my charley} had turned to [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , and was speaking again to [him]_202-kinraid , and [neither of [them]_9015-them]_{7194-neither of them} heard or heeded [him]_202-kinraid -- [they]_9015-them were drawing closer and closer together -- [she]_{9012-my charley} , with [her]_{9012-my charley} cheeks and eyes aflame , talking eagerly . '_[4313-yo] And [feyther]_190-feyther was taken up , and all for setting some free as t ' press - gang had gotten by a foul trick ; and [he]_190-feyther were put [i]_0-i '_[0-i] [York]_12-york prison , and tried , and hung!--hung ! [Charley!--good kind feyther]_{404-charley!--good kind feyther} was hung on a gallows ; and [mother]_684-mother lost [her]_684-mother sense and grew silly in grief , and [we]_4312-we were like to be turned out on t ' [wide world]_{9016-wide world} , and [poor mother]_{8462-poor mother} dateless -- and [I]_4317-he thought [yo]_4313-yo '_[4317-he] were dead -- oh ! [I]_0-i thought [yo]_4313-yo ' were dead , [I]_4317-he did -- oh , [Charley]_202-kinraid , [Charley]_202-kinraid ! '_[4317-he] By this time [they]_4314-they were in [each other]_{6627-each other} 's arms , [she]_4316-her with [her]_4316-her head on [his]_4317-he shoulder , crying as if [her]_4316-her heart would break . [Philip]_191-philip came forwards and took hold of [her]_4316-her to pull [her]_4316-her away ; but [Charley]_202-kinraid held [her]_4316-her tight , mutely defying [Philip]_191-philip . Unconsciously [she]_4316-her was [Philip]_191-philip 's protection , in that hour of danger , from a blow which might have been [his]_191-philip death if strong will could have aided it to kill . ' [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ! '_[4319-yo] said [he]_4317-he , grasping [her]_4316-her tight . ' Listen to [me]_4319-yo . [He]_4317-he did n't love [yo]_4319-yo '_[4319-yo] as [I]_0-i did . [He]_4317-he had loved [other women]_{2970-other women} . [I]_0-i , [yo'--yo]_4319-yo ' alone . [He]_4317-he loved [other girls]_{2808-other girls} before [yo]_4319-yo '_[4319-yo] , and had left off loving ['em]_4319-yo . [I]_4319-yo -- [I]_4319-yo wish [God]_240-god would free [my]_4319-yo heart from the pang ; but it will go on till [I]_4319-yo die , whether [yo]_4319-yo '_[4319-yo] love [me]_0-i or not . And then -- where was [I]_0-i ? Oh ! that very night that [he]_4317-he was taken , [I]_0-i was a - thinking on [yo]_4319-yo ' and on [him]_4317-he ; and [I]_0-i might ha '_[0-i] given [yo]_4319-yo ' [his]_4317-he message , but [I]_0-i heard [them]_9019-them speaking of [him]_4317-he as knew [him]_4317-he well ; talking of [his]_4317-he false fickle ways . How was [I]_0-i to know [he]_4317-he would keep true to [thee]_9020-her ? It might be a sin in [me]_0-i , [I]_0-i can not say ; [my]_0-i heart and [my]_0-i sense are gone dead within [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i know this , [I]_0-i 've loved [yo]_9020-her '_[0-i] as [no man but [me]_0-i]_{4320-no man but me} ever loved before . Have some pity and forgiveness on [me]_0-i , if it 's only because [I]_0-i 've been so tormented with [my]_0-i love . ' [He]_4317-he looked at [her]_9020-her with feverish eager wistfulness ; it faded away into despair as [she]_9020-her made no sign of having even heard [his]_4317-he words . [He]_4317-he let go [his]_4317-he hold of [her]_9020-her , and [his]_4317-he arm fell loosely by [his]_4317-he side . '_[188-sylvia] [I]_0-i may die , ' [he]_4317-he said , '_[188-sylvia] for [my]_0-i life is ended ! ' '_[0-i] [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ! ' spoke out [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , bold and fervent , '_[4325-they] [your]_188-sylvia marriage is no marriage . [You]_188-sylvia were tricked into it . [You]_188-sylvia are [[my]_0-i wife]_{6603-my wife} , not [his]_0-i . [I]_0-i am [[your]_188-sylvia husband]_{4322-your husband} ; [we]_4323-we plighted [each other]_{6627-each other} [our]_4323-we troth . See ! here is [my]_0-i half of the sixpence . ' [He]_4317-he pulled it out from [his]_4317-he bosom , tied by a black ribbon round [his]_4317-he neck . '_[405-hark] When [they]_4325-they stripped [me]_0-i and searched [me]_0-i in [th ' French prison]_{9021-th ' french prison} , [I]_8798-baby managed to keep this . No lies can break the oath [we]_4323-we swore to [each other]_{6627-each other} . [I]_8798-baby can get [your]_4327-your pretence of a marriage set aside . [I]_8798-baby 'm_[8798-baby] in favour with [[my]_0-i admiral]_{4326-my admiral} , and [he]_{4326-my admiral} 'll do a deal for [me]_0-i , and back [me]_0-i out . Come with [me]_0-i ; [your]_4327-your marriage shall be set aside , and [we]_4328-we 'll be married again , all square and above - board . Come away . Leave [that damned fellow]_{4329-that damned fellow} to repent of the trick [he]_{4329-that damned fellow} played [an honest sailor]_{4330-an honest sailor} ; [we]_4328-we 'll be true , whatever has come and gone . Come , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . ' [His]_0-i arm was round [her]_188-sylvia waist , and [he]_0-i was drawing [her]_188-sylvia towards the door , [his]_0-i face all crimson with eagerness and hope . Just then [the baby]_{8803-the baby} cried . '_{[4329-that damned fellow]} [Hark]_405-hark ! ' said [she]_188-sylvia , starting away from [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , '_[5666-niver] [baby]_8798-baby 's crying for [me]_0-i . [[His]_{4329-that damned fellow} child]_{8556-his child} -- yes , it is [[his]_{4329-that damned fellow} child]_{8556-his child} -- [I'd]_4334-i'd forgotten that -- forgotten all . [I]_0-i 'll make [my]_0-i vow now , lest [I]_0-i lose [mysel]_0-i ' again . [I]_0-i 'll never forgive [yon man]_{8695-yon man} , nor live with [him]_{8695-yon man} as [[his]_{8695-yon man} wife]_{5589-his wife} again . All that 's done and ended . [He]_{4329-that damned fellow} 's spoilt [my]_0-i life,--he 's spoilt it for as long as iver [I]_0-i live on [this earth]_{9026-this earth} ; but neither [yo]_9027-yo '_[0-i] nor [him]_{4329-that damned fellow} shall spoil [my]_0-i soul . It goes hard wi ' [me]_0-i , [Charley]_202-kinraid , it does indeed . [I]_0-i 'll just give [yo]_4336-yo '_[0-i] one kiss -- one little kiss -- and then , so help [me]_0-i [God]_240-god , [I]_0-i 'll [niver]_5666-niver see nor hear till -- no , not that , not that is needed -- [I'll]_0-i niver see -- sure that 's enough -- [I'll]_0-i never see [yo]_4336-yo ' again on this side heaven , so help [me]_218-coulson [God]_240-god ! [I]_218-coulson 'm_{[218-coulson]} bound and tied , but [I]_0-i 've sworn [my]_0-i oath to [him]_{4329-that damned fellow} as well as [yo]_4336-yo ' : there 's things [I]_5688-man will do , and there 's things [I]_5688-man wo n't . Kiss [me]_5688-man once more . [God]_240-god help [me]_5688-man , [he]_{4329-that damned fellow} 's gone ! '_[5688-man] CHAPTER XXXIV A RECKLESS RECRUIT [She]_4337-her lay across a chair , [her]_4337-her arms helplessly stretched out , [her]_4337-her face unseen . Every now and then a thrill ran through [her]_4337-her body : [she]_4337-her was talking to [herself]_4337-her all the time with incessant low incontinence of words . [Philip]_191-philip stood near [her]_4337-her , motionless : [he]_191-philip did not know whether [she]_4337-her was conscious of [his]_191-philip presence ; in fact , [he]_191-philip knew nothing but that [he]_191-philip and [she]_4337-her were sundered for ever ; [he]_191-philip could only take in that one idea , and it numbed all other thought . Once more [[her]_4337-her baby]_{4047-her baby} cried for the comfort [she]_4337-her alone could give . [She]_4337-her rose to [her]_4337-her feet , but staggered when [she]_4337-her tried to walk ; [her]_4337-her glazed eyes fell upon [Philip]_191-philip as [he]_191-philip instinctively made a step to hold [her]_4337-her steady . No light came into [her]_4337-her eyes any more than if [she]_4337-her had looked upon [a perfect stranger]_{2637-a perfect stranger} ; not even was there the contraction of dislike . [Some other figure]_{4340-some other figure} filled [her]_4337-her mind , and [she]_4337-her saw [him]_{4340-some other figure} no more than [she]_4337-her saw the inanimate table . That way of looking at [him]_{4340-some other figure} withered [him]_{4340-some other figure} up more than any sign of aversion would have done . [He]_{4340-some other figure} watched [her]_4337-her laboriously climb the stairs , and vanish out of sight ; and sat down with a sudden feeling of extreme bodily weakness . The door of communication between [the parlour]_{1095-the parlour} and [the shop]_{951-the shop} was opened . That was the first event of which [Philip]_191-philip took note ; but [Phoebe]_316-phoebe had come in unawares to [him]_{4340-some other figure} , with the intention of removing the breakfast things on [her]_316-phoebe return from [market]_5585-market , and seeing them unused , and knowing that [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had sate up all night with [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} , [she]_316-phoebe had gone back to [the kitchen]_{1174-the kitchen} . [Philip]_191-philip had neither seen nor heard [her]_316-phoebe . Now [Coulson]_218-coulson came in , amazed at [Hepburn]_191-philip 's non - appearance in [the shop]_{951-the shop} . ' Why ! [Philip]_191-philip , what 's ado ? How ill yo '_[0-i] look , [man]_5688-man ! ' exclaimed [he]_191-philip , thoroughly alarmed by [Philip]_191-philip 's ghastly appearance . '_[0-i] What 's the matter ? ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i ! ' said [Philip]_191-philip , slowly gathering [his]_191-philip thoughts . '_{[218-coulson]} Why should there be anything the matter ? ' [His]_191-philip instinct , quicker to act than [his]_191-philip reason , made [him]_191-philip shrink from [his]_191-philip misery being noticed , much more made any subject for explanation or sympathy . '_[4348-he] There may be nothing the matter wi ' [thee]_191-philip , '_{[218-coulson]} said [Coulson]_218-coulson , ' but [thou]_9028-thou 's the look of a corpse on [thy]_191-philip face . [I]_191-philip was afeared something was wrong , for it 's half - past nine , and [thee]_191-philip so punctual ! '_[191-philip] [He]_4348-he almost guarded [Philip]_191-philip into [the shop]_{951-the shop} , and kept furtively watching [him]_191-philip , and perplexing [himself]_4348-he with [Philip]_191-philip 's odd , strange ways . [Hester]_209-hester , too , observed the heavy broken - down expression on [Philip]_191-philip 's ashen face , and [her]_209-hester heart ached for [him]_191-philip ; but after that first glance , which told [her]_209-hester so much , [she]_209-hester avoided all appearance of noticing or watching . Only a shadow brooded over [her]_209-hester sweet , calm face , and once or twice [she]_209-hester sighed to [herself]_209-hester . It was market - day , and [people]_5560-people came in and out , bringing [their]_5560-people store of gossip from [the country]_{574-the country} , or [the town]_{480-the town} -- from [the farm]_{6675-the farm} or [the quay - side]_{905-the quay - side} . Among the pieces of news , the rescue of the smack the night before furnished a large topic ; and by - and - by [Philip]_191-philip heard a name that startled [him]_191-philip into attention . [The landlady of [a small public - house much frequented by [sailors]_5848-sailors]_{4356-a small public - house much frequented by sailors}]_{4355-the landlady of a small public - house much frequented by sailors} was talking to [Coulson]_218-coulson . ' There was [a sailor aboard of [her]_209-hester]_{9029-a sailor aboard of her} as knowed [Kinraid]_202-kinraid by sight , in [Shields]_69-shields , years ago ; and [he]_{9029-a sailor aboard of her} called [him]_191-philip by [his]_191-philip name afore [they]_9030-they were well out o ['_{[218-coulson]} t ' river]_{9031-' t ' river} . And [Kinraid]_202-kinraid was no ways set up , for all [[his]_202-kinraid lieutenant]_{9032-his lieutenant} 's uniform ( and eh ! but [they]_9030-they say [he]_202-kinraid looks handsome in it ! ) ; but [he]_202-kinraid tells '_{[1821-the good woman]} m all about it -- how [he]_191-philip was pressed aboard [a man]_{5486-a man} - o'-war , an ' for [his]_191-philip good conduct were made [a warrant officer]_{9033-a warrant officer} , [boatswain]_{9034-boatswain} , or something ! '_{[4362-a gallant captain]} [All the people in [the shop]_{951-the shop}]_{4359-all the people in the shop} were listening now ; [Philip]_191-philip alone seemed engrossed in folding up a piece of cloth , so as to leave no possible chance of creases in it ; yet [he]_191-philip lost not a syllable of [the good woman]_{1821-the good woman} 's narration . [She]_{1821-the good woman} , pleased with the enlarged audience [her]_{1821-the good woman} tale had attracted , went on with fresh vigour . ' An '_{[4362-a gallant captain]} there 's [a gallant captain]_{4362-a gallant captain} , [one Sir Sidney Smith]_{406-sir sidney} , and [he]_{4362-a gallant captain} 'd a notion o ' goin' smack into [a French port]_{9035-a french port} , an '_[4363-yo] carryin ' off [a vessel]_{9036-a vessel} from right under [their]_9037-they very noses ; an '_[0-i] says [he]_{4362-a gallant captain} , " Which of [yo]_4363-yo ' [British sailors]_{9038-british sailors} 'll go along with [me]_{4364-some others as brave} to death or glory ? " So [Kinraid]_202-kinraid stands up like [a man]_{5486-a man} , an '_{[4364-some others as brave]} " [I]_0-i 'll go with [yo]_4363-yo ' , [captain]_545-captain , " [he]_0-i says . So [they]_9037-they , an '_{[4364-some others as brave]} [some others as brave]_{4364-some others as brave} , went off , an ' did [their]_{4364-some others as brave} work , an '_[191-philip] choose whativer it was , [they]_{4364-some others as brave} did it famously ; but [they]_{4364-some others as brave} got caught by [them]_{4364-some others as brave} French , an ' were clapped into [prison]_9041-prison [i]_191-philip '_[191-philip] [France]_9-france for iver so long ; but at last one [Philip]_191-philip -- [Philip]_191-philip somethin' ( [he]_191-philip were [a Frenchman]_{4365-a frenchman} , [I]_0-i know)--helped 'em to escape , in [a fishin'-boat]_{9042-a fishin'-boat} . But [they]_9037-they were welcomed by [th '_[191-philip] whole British squadron]_{9043-th ' whole british squadron} as was [i]_0-i ' t '_[191-philip] Channel for t ' piece of daring [they]_9037-they 'd done [i]_191-philip '_[191-philip] cuttin ' out t '_[191-philip] ship from [a French port]_{9035-a french port} ; an ' Captain Sir [Sidney Smith]_{406-sir sidney} was made [an admiral]_{9044-an admiral} , an '_[191-philip] [him]_191-philip as [we]_4367-we used t ' call [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid , [the specksioneer]_{5992-the specksioneer} , is made [a lieutenant]_{9046-a lieutenant} , an '_[191-philip] [a commissioned officer [i]_0-i ' t '_[191-philip] [King]_5982-king 's service]_{4368-a commissioned officer i ' t ' king 's service} ; and is come to great glory , and slep in [[my]_0-i house]_{4370-my house} this very blessed night as is just past ! ' A murmur of applause and interest and rejoicing buzzed all around [Philip]_191-philip . All this was publicly known about [Kinraid,--and]_{407-kinraid,--and} how much more ? [All Monkshaven]_{1309-all monkshaven} might hear tomorrow -- nay , to - day -- of [Philip]_191-philip 's treachery to [the hero of the hour]_{9048-the hero of the hour} ; how [he]_191-philip had concealed [his]_191-philip fate , and supplanted [him]_191-philip in [his]_191-philip love . [Philip]_191-philip shrank from the burst of popular indignation which [he]_191-philip knew must follow . Any wrong done to [one who stands on the pinnacle of the people]_{9049-one who stands on the pinnacle of the people} 's favour is resented by [each individual]_{9050-each individual} as a personal injury ; and among [a primitive set of country - folk , who recognize the wild passion in love , as it exists untamed by the trammels of reason and self]_{9051-a primitive set of country - folk , who recognize the wild passion in love , as it exists untamed by the trammels of reason and self} - restraint , any story of baulked affections , or treachery in such matters , spreads like wildfire . [Philip]_191-philip knew this quite well ; [his]_191-philip doom of disgrace lay plain before [him]_191-philip , if only [Kinraid]_202-kinraid spoke the word . [His]_191-philip head was bent down while [he]_191-philip thus listened and reflected . [He]_191-philip half resolved on doing something ; [he]_191-philip lifted up [his]_191-philip head , caught the reflection of [his]_191-philip face in the little strip of glass on the opposite side , in which [the women]_{6955-the women} might look at [themselves]_{6955-the women} in [their]_{6955-the women} contemplated purchases , and quite resolved . The sight [he]_191-philip saw in the mirror was [his]_191-philip own long , sad , pale face , made plainer and grayer by the heavy pressure of the morning 's events . [He]_191-philip saw [his]_191-philip stooping figure , [his]_191-philip rounded shoulders , with something like a feeling of disgust at [his]_191-philip personal appearance as [he]_191-philip remembered the square , upright build of [Kinraid]_202-kinraid ; [his]_191-philip fine uniform , with epaulette and sword - belt ; [his]_191-philip handsome brown face ; [his]_191-philip dark eyes , splendid with the fire of passion and indignation ; [his]_191-philip white teeth , gleaming out with the terrible smile of scorn . The comparison drove [Philip]_191-philip from passive hopelessness to active despair . [He]_191-philip went abruptly from [the crowded shop]_{9053-the crowded shop} into [the empty parlour]_{9054-the empty parlour} , and on into [the kitchen]_{1174-the kitchen} , where [he]_191-philip took up a piece of bread , and heedless of [Phoebe]_316-phoebe 's look and words , began to eat it before [he]_191-philip even left [the place]_{976-the place} ; for [he]_191-philip needed the strength that food would give ; [he]_191-philip needed it to carry [him]_191-philip out of the sight and the knowledge of all who might hear what [he]_191-philip had done , and point [their]_9057-their fingers at [him]_191-philip . [He]_191-philip paused a moment in [the parlour]_{1095-the parlour} , and then , setting [his]_191-philip teeth tight together , [he]_191-philip went [upstairs]_{5687-upstairs} . First of all [he]_191-philip went into the bit of [a room]_{1243-a room} opening out of [theirs]_9061-theirs , in which [[his]_191-philip baby]_{9062-his baby} slept . [He]_191-philip dearly loved [the child]_{2284-the child} , and many a time would run in and play a while with it ; and in such gambols [he]_191-philip and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had passed [their]_9061-theirs happiest moments of wedded life . [The little Bella]_{9064-the little bella} was having [her]_{9064-the little bella} morning slumber ; [Nancy]_218-coulson used to tell long afterwards how [he]_191-philip knelt down by the side of [her]_218-coulson cot , and was so strange [she]_218-coulson thought [he]_191-philip must have prayed , for all it was nigh upon eleven o'clock , and folk in [their]_9065-their senses only said [their]_9065-their prayers when [they]_9065-their got up , and when [they]_9065-their went to bed . Then [he]_191-philip rose , and stooped over , and gave [the child]_{2284-the child} a long , lingering , soft , fond kiss . And on tip - toe [he]_191-philip passed away into [the room where [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} lay]_{9067-the room where his aunt lay} ; [[his]_191-philip aunt who had been so true a friend to [him]_191-philip]_{9069-his aunt who had been so true a friend to him} ! [He]_191-philip was thankful to know that in [her]_{2284-the child} present state [she]_{2284-the child} was safe from the knowledge of what was past , safe from the sound of the shame to come . [He]_191-philip had not meant to see [Sylvia]_188-sylvia again ; [he]_191-philip dreaded the look of [her]_{2284-the child} hatred , [her]_{2284-the child} scorn , but there , outside [[her]_{2284-the child} mother]_{5519-her mother} 's bed , [she]_{2284-the child} lay , apparently asleep . [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} , too , was sleeping , [her]_{2284-the child} face towards the wall . [Philip]_191-philip could not help it ; [he]_191-philip went to have one last look at [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} . [She]_{2284-the child} was turned towards [[her]_{2284-the child} mother]_{5519-her mother} , [her]_{2284-the child} face averted from [him]_191-philip ; [he]_191-philip could see the tear - stains , the swollen eyelids , the lips yet quivering : [he]_191-philip stooped down , and bent to kiss the little hand that lay listless by [her]_{2284-the child} side . As [his]_191-philip hot breath neared that hand it was twitched away , and a shiver ran through the whole prostrate body . And then [he]_191-philip knew that [she]_{2284-the child} was not asleep , only worn out by [her]_{2284-the child} misery,--misery that [he]_191-philip had caused . [He]_191-philip sighed heavily ; but [he]_191-philip went away , down - stairs , and away for ever . Only as [he]_191-philip entered [the parlour]_{1095-the parlour} [his]_191-philip eyes caught on two silhouettes , [one of [himself]_191-philip]_{9074-one of himself} , one of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , done in the first month of [their]_9075-their marriage , by [some wandering artist]_{9076-some wandering artist} , if so [he]_191-philip could be called . [They]_9075-their were hanging against the wall in little oval wooden frames ; black profiles , with the lights done in gold ; about as poor semblances of humanity as could be conceived ; but [Philip]_191-philip went up , and after looking for a minute or so at [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's , [he]_191-philip took it down , and buttoned [his]_191-philip waistcoat over it . It was the only thing [he]_191-philip took away from [[his]_191-philip home]_{534-his home} . [He]_191-philip went down the entry on to [the quay]_{891-the quay} . [The river]_{491-the river} was there , and waters , [they]_9080-they say , have a luring power , and a weird promise of rest in their perpetual monotony of sound . But [many people]_{1049-many people} were [there]_5676-there , if such a temptation presented itself to [Philip]_191-philip 's mind ; the sight of [[his]_191-philip fellow - townsmen]_{9083-his fellow - townsmen} , perhaps of [[his]_191-philip acquaintances]_{9084-his acquaintances} , drove [him]_191-philip up another entry -- [the town]_{480-the town} is burrowed with such -- back into [the High Street]_{13-high street} , which [he]_191-philip straightway crossed into [a well - known court]_{9086-a well - known court} , out of which rough steps led to [the summit of [the hill]_{1512-the hill}]_{9087-the summit of the hill} , and on to [the fells]_{9089-the fells} and [moors beyond]_{9090-moors beyond} . [He]_191-philip plunged and panted up this rough ascent . From the top [he]_191-philip could look down on [the whole town]_{563-the whole town} lying below , severed by [the bright shining river]_{9092-the bright shining river} into two parts . To the right lay [the sea]_{575-the sea} , shimmering and heaving ; there were the cluster of masts rising out of [the little port]_{9094-the little port} ; [the irregular roofs of [the houses]_{498-the houses}]_{9095-the irregular roofs of the houses} ; which of [them]_{498-the houses} , thought [he]_191-philip , as [he]_191-philip carried [his]_191-philip eye along [the quay - side]_{905-the quay - side} to [the market - place]_{5547-the market - place} , which of [them]_{498-the houses} was [his]_191-philip ? and [he]_191-philip singled it out in its unfamiliar aspect , and saw the thin blue smoke rising from the kitchen chimney , where even now [Phoebe]_316-phoebe was cooking the household meal that [he]_191-philip never more must share . Up at that thought and away , [he]_191-philip knew not nor cared not whither . [He]_191-philip went through [the ploughed fields]_{9099-the ploughed fields} where the corn was newly springing ; [he]_191-philip came down upon [the vast sunny sea]_{9100-the vast sunny sea} , and turned [his]_191-philip back upon [it]_{9100-the vast sunny sea} with loathing ; [he]_191-philip made [his]_191-philip way inland to [the high green pastures]_{9101-the high green pastures} ; [the short upland turf above which the larks hung poised '_{[1489-some one]} at heaven 's gate]_{9102-the short upland turf above which the larks hung poised ' at heaven 's gate} ' . [He]_191-philip strode along , so straight and heedless of briar and bush , that the wild black cattle ceased from grazing , and looked after [him]_191-philip with [their]_9103-their great blank puzzled eyes . [He]_191-philip had passed all enclosures and stone fences now , and was fairly on [the desolate brown moors]_{9104-the desolate brown moors} ; through the withered last year 's ling and fern , through the prickly gorse , [he]_191-philip tramped , crushing down the tender shoots of this year 's growth , and heedless of the startled plover 's cry , goaded by the furies . [His]_191-philip only relief from thought , from the remembrance of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's looks and words , was in violent bodily action . So [he]_191-philip went on till evening shadows and ruddy evening lights came out upon [the wild fells]_{9105-the wild fells} . [He]_191-philip had crossed [roads]_9106-roads and [lanes]_3186-lanes , with a bitter avoidance of [men]_662-men 's tracks ; but now the strong instinct of self - preservation came out , and [his]_191-philip aching limbs , [his]_191-philip weary heart , giving great pants and beats for a time , and then ceasing altogether till a mist swam and quivered before [his]_191-philip aching eyes , warned [him]_191-philip that [he]_191-philip must find some shelter and food , or lie down to die . [He]_191-philip fell down now , often ; stumbling over the slightest obstacle . [He]_191-philip had passed [the cattle pastures]_{9109-the cattle pastures} ; [he]_191-philip was among the black - faced sheep ; and [they]_{4374-an old stiff - legged shepherd , in a smock - frock} , too , ceased nibbling , and looked after [him]_191-philip , and somehow , in [his]_191-philip poor wandering imagination , [their]_{4374-an old stiff - legged shepherd , in a smock - frock} silly faces turned to likenesses of [Monkshaven people]_{9110-monkshaven people} -- people who ought to be far , far away . '_{[5588-the man]} [Thou'll]_4371-thou be belated on [these fells]_{4372-these fells} , if [thou]_4371-thou does n't tak ' heed , '_{[5588-the man]} shouted [some one]_{1489-some one} . [Philip]_191-philip looked abroad to see whence the voice proceeded . [An old stiff - legged shepherd , in a smock - frock]_{4374-an old stiff - legged shepherd , in a smock - frock} , was within a couple of hundred yards . [Philip]_191-philip did not answer , but staggered and stumbled towards [him]_{4374-an old stiff - legged shepherd , in a smock - frock} . ' Good lork ! '_[4377-i] said [the man]_{5588-the man} , ' wheere hast ta been ? [Thou]_4371-thou 's seen Oud [Harry]_216-donkin , [I]_4377-i think , [thou]_4371-thou looks so scared . '_[4377-i] [Philip]_191-philip rallied [himself]_191-philip , and tried to speak up to the old standard of respectability ; but the effort was pitiful to see , had [any one]_{776-any one} been by , who could have understood the pain it caused to restrain cries of bodily and mental agony . ' [I]_4377-i 've lost [my]_4377-i way , that 's all . '_[4377-i] ' '_[4377-i] Twould ha ' been enough , too , [I]_4377-i 'm_[4377-i] thinkin ' , if [I]_4377-i had n't come out after [t '_[4377-i] ewes]_{9111-t ' ewes} . There 's t ' Three Griffins near at hand : a sup o '_[4377-i] Hollands 'll set [thee]_4371-thou to reeghts . ' [Philip]_191-philip followed faintly . [He]_191-philip could not see before [him]_191-philip , and was guided by the sound of footsteps rather than by the sight of [the figure]_{9112-the figure} moving onwards . [He]_191-philip kept stumbling ; and [he]_191-philip knew that [the old shepherd]_{9113-the old shepherd} swore at [him]_191-philip ; but [he]_191-philip also knew such curses proceeded from no ill - will , only from annoyance at the delay in going and '_[4377-i] seem ' after [t '_[4377-i] ewes]_{9111-t ' ewes} . ' But had [the man]_{5588-the man} 's words conveyed the utmost expression of hatred , [Philip]_191-philip would neither have wondered at them , nor resented [them]_{9111-t ' ewes} . [They]_9116-they came into [a wild mountain road]_{9117-a wild mountain road} , unfenced from [the fells]_{9089-the fells} . A hundred yards off , and there was [a small public - house]_{9119-a small public - house} , with a broad ruddy oblong of firelight shining across [the tract]_{9120-the tract} . '_[4377-i] [Theere]_4377-i ! ' said [the old man]_{1112-the old man} . '_[191-philip] [Thee]_4377-i can not well miss that . A dunno tho ' , [thee]_4377-i bees sich [a gawby]_{9122-a gawby} . '_{[2823-the landlord]} So [he]_4377-i went on , and delivered [Philip]_191-philip safely up to [the landlord]_{2823-the landlord} . ' Here 's [a felly as a fund on t '_{[2823-the landlord]} fell side]_{9123-a felly as a fund on t ' fell side} , just as one as if [he]_191-philip were drunk ; but [he]_191-philip 's sober enough , a reckon , only summat 's wrong [i]_0-i ' [his]_191-philip head , a'm thinkin '_[0-i] . ' '_[0-i] No ! ' said [Philip]_191-philip , sitting down on the first chair [he]_191-philip came to . '_{[4383-the sergeant]} [I]_0-i 'm right enough ; just fairly wearied out : lost [my]_{4385-the recruiting sergeant} way , '_{[4385-the recruiting sergeant]} and [he]_0-i fainted . There was [a recruiting sergeant of [marines]_4380-marines]_{4379-a recruiting sergeant of marines} sitting in [the house - place]_{1175-the house - place} , drinking . [He]_{4379-a recruiting sergeant of marines} , too , like [Philip]_191-philip , had lost [his]_{4379-a recruiting sergeant of marines} way ; but was turning [his]_{4379-a recruiting sergeant of marines} blunder to account by telling all manner of wonderful stories to [two or three rustics who had come in ready to drink on any pretence]_{4382-two or three rustics who had come in ready to drink on any pretence} ; especially if [they]_{4382-two or three rustics who had come in ready to drink on any pretence} could get good liquor without paying for it . [The sergeant]_{4383-the sergeant} rose as [Philip]_191-philip fell back , and brought up [his]_191-philip own mug of beer , into which a noggin of gin had been put ( called in [Yorkshire]_26-yorkshire ' dog's - nose '_{[4385-the recruiting sergeant]} ) . [He]_{4383-the sergeant} partly poured and partly spilt some of this beverage on [Philip]_191-philip 's face ; some drops went through the pale and parted lips , and with a start [the worn - out man]_{4384-the worn - out man} revived . ' Bring [him]_191-philip some victual , [landlord]_{9124-landlord} , '_[316-phoebe] called out [the recruiting sergeant]_{4385-the recruiting sergeant} . ' [I]_316-phoebe 'll stand shot . '_[316-phoebe] [They]_4386-they brought some cold bacon and coarse oat - cake . [The sergeant]_{4383-the sergeant} asked for pepper and salt ; minced the food fine and made it savoury , and kept administering it by teaspoonfuls ; urging [Philip]_191-philip to drink from time to time from [his]_191-philip own cup of dog's - nose . A burning thirst , which needed no stimulant from either pepper or salt , took possession of [Philip]_191-philip , and [he]_191-philip drank freely , scarcely recognizing what [he]_191-philip drank . It took effect on one so habitually sober ; and [he]_191-philip was soon in that state when the imagination works wildly and freely . [He]_191-philip saw [the sergeant]_{4383-the sergeant} before [him]_191-philip , handsome , and bright , and active , in [his]_{4383-the sergeant} gay red uniform , without a care , as it seemed to [Philip]_191-philip , taking life lightly ; admired and respected everywhere because of [his]_{4383-the sergeant} cloth . If [Philip]_191-philip were gay , and brisk , well - dressed like [him]_191-philip , returning with martial glory to [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven , would not [Sylvia]_188-sylvia love [him]_191-philip once more ? Could not [he]_191-philip win [her]_188-sylvia heart ? [He]_191-philip was brave by nature , and the prospect of danger did not daunt [him]_191-philip , if ever it presented itself to [his]_191-philip imagination . [He]_191-philip thought [he]_191-philip was cautious in entering on the subject of enlistment with [[his]_191-philip new friend]_{4389-his new friend} , [the sergeant]_{4383-the sergeant} ; but [the latter]_{5840-the latter} was twenty times as cunning as [he]_191-philip , and knew by experience how to bait [his]_191-philip hook . [Philip]_191-philip was older by some years than the regulation age ; but , at that time of great demand for [men]_662-men , the question of age was lightly entertained . [The sergeant]_{4383-the sergeant} was profuse in statements of the advantages presented to [a man of education in [his]_{4394-a man of education in his branch of the service} branch of the service]_{4394-a man of education in his branch of the service} ; how [such a one]_{4395-such a one} was sure to rise ; in fact , it would have seemed from [the sergeant]_{4383-the sergeant} 's account , as though the difficulty consisted in remaining in the ranks . [Philip]_191-philip 's dizzy head thought the subject over and over again , each time with failing power of reason . At length , almost , as it would seem , by some sleight of hand , [he]_191-philip found the fatal shilling in [his]_191-philip palm , and had promised to go before [the nearest magistrate]_{4397-the nearest magistrate} to be sworn in as [one of [[his]_191-philip Majesty]_{665-his majesty} 's marines]_{4398-one of his majesty 's marines} the next morning . And after that [he]_191-philip remembered nothing more . [He]_191-philip wakened up in [a little truckle - bed in [the same room]_{4401-the same room} as [the sergeant , who lay sleeping the sleep of full contentment]_{4402-the sergeant , who lay sleeping the sleep of full contentment}]_{4400-a little truckle - bed in the same room as the sergeant , who lay sleeping the sleep of full contentment} ; while gradually , drop by drop , the bitter recollections of the day before came , filling up [Philip]_191-philip 's cup of agony . [He]_191-philip knew that [he]_191-philip had received the bounty - money ; and though [he]_191-philip was aware that [he]_191-philip had been partly tricked into it , and had no hope , no care , indeed , for any of the advantages so liberally promised [him]_191-philip the night before , yet [he]_191-philip was resigned , with utterly despondent passiveness , to the fate to which [he]_191-philip had pledged [himself]_191-philip . Anything was welcome that severed [him]_191-philip from [his]_191-philip former life , that could make [him]_191-philip forget it , if that were possible ; and also welcome anything which increased the chances of death without the sinfulness of [his]_191-philip own participation in the act . [He]_191-philip found in the dark recess of [his]_191-philip mind the dead body of [his]_191-philip fancy of the previous night ; that [he]_191-philip might come [home]_681-home , handsome and glorious , to win the love that had never been [his]_191-philip . But [he]_191-philip only sighed over it , and put it aside out of [his]_191-philip sight -- so full of despair was [he]_191-philip . [He]_191-philip could eat no breakfast , though [the sergeant]_{4383-the sergeant} ordered of the best . [The latter]_{5840-the latter} kept watching [[his]_{5840-the latter} new recruit]_{4406-his new recruit} out of the corner of [his]_{5840-the latter} eye , expecting a remonstrance , or dreading a sudden bolt . But [Philip]_191-philip walked with [him]_191-philip the two or three miles in the most submissive silence , never uttering a syllable of regret or repentance ; and before [Justice Cholmley]_{409-justice cholmley} , of [Holm - Fell Hall]_{133-holm - fell hall} , [he]_191-philip was sworn into [[his]_191-philip Majesty]_{665-his majesty} 's service , under the name of [Stephen Freeman]_{410-stephen freeman} . With a new name , [he]_191-philip began a new life . Alas ! the old life lives for ever ! CHAPTER XXXV THINGS UNUTTERABLE After [Philip]_191-philip had passed out of [the room]_{1183-the room} , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia lay perfectly still , from very exhaustion . [[Her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} slept on , happily unconscious of all the turmoil that had taken place ; yes , happily , though the heavy sleep was to end in death . But of this [[her]_{5519-her mother} daughter]_{1252-her daughter} knew nothing , imagining that it was refreshing slumber , instead of an ebbing of life . Both [mother]_684-mother and [daughter]_{5908-daughter} lay motionless till [Phoebe]_316-phoebe entered [the room]_{1183-the room} to tell [Sylvia]_188-sylvia that dinner was on the table . Then [Sylvia]_188-sylvia sate up , and put back [her]_188-sylvia hair , bewildered and uncertain as to what was to be done next ; how [she]_188-sylvia should meet [the husband to whom [she]_188-sylvia had discarded all allegiance]_{4414-the husband to whom she had discarded all allegiance} , repudiated the solemn promise of love and obedience which [she]_188-sylvia had vowed . [Phoebe]_316-phoebe came into [the room]_{1183-the room} , with natural interest in [the invalid]_{2021-the invalid} , scarcely older than [herself]_316-phoebe . ' How is [t '_[316-phoebe] old lady]_{9125-t ' old lady} ? ' asked [she]_316-phoebe , in a low voice . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia turned [her]_188-sylvia head round to look ; [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} had never moved , but was breathing in a loud uncomfortable manner , that made [her]_316-phoebe stoop over [her]_316-phoebe to see the averted face more nearly . '_[316-phoebe] [Phoebe]_316-phoebe ! ' [she]_316-phoebe cried , '_[316-phoebe] come here ! [She]_{2021-the invalid} looks strange and odd ; [her]_{2021-the invalid} eyes are open , but do n't see [me]_0-i . [Phoebe]_316-phoebe ! [Phoebe]_316-phoebe ! ' '_[316-phoebe] Sure enough , [she]_{2021-the invalid} 's in a bad way ! ' said [Phoebe]_316-phoebe , climbing stiffly on to the bed to have a nearer view . '_[316-phoebe] Hold [her]_{2021-the invalid} head a little up t ' ease [her]_{2021-the invalid} breathin '_{[218-coulson]} while [I]_0-i go for [master]_1219-master ; [he]_1219-master 'll be for sendin ' for [t '_{[218-coulson]} doctor]_{6092-t ' doctor} , [I]_0-i 'll be bound . ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia took [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's head and laid it fondly on [her]_188-sylvia breast , speaking to [her]_{5519-her mother} and trying to rouse [her]_{5519-her mother} ; but it was of no avail : the hard , stertorous breathing grew worse and worse . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia cried out for help ; [Nancy]_218-coulson came , [the baby]_{8803-the baby} in [her]_218-coulson arms . [They]_9130-they had been in several times before that morning ; and [the child]_{2284-the child} came smiling and crowing at [[its]_{2284-the child} mother]_{9132-its mother} , who was supporting [[her]_{2284-the child} own dying parent]_{9133-her own dying parent} . '_{[218-coulson]} Oh , [Nancy]_218-coulson ! ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; '_{[218-coulson]} what is the matter with [mother]_684-mother ? [yo]_218-coulson ' can see [her]_684-mother face ; tell [me]_{4421-old missus} quick ! '_{[4421-old missus]} [Nancy]_218-coulson set [the baby]_{8803-the baby} on the bed for all reply , and ran out of [the room]_{1183-the room} , crying out , ' [Master]_9134-master ! [master]_1219-master ! Come quick ! T '_[4423-her] [old missus]_{4421-old missus} is a - dying ! ' This appeared to be no news to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , and yet the words came on [her]_188-sylvia with a great shock , but for all that [she]_188-sylvia could not cry ; [she]_188-sylvia was surprised [herself]_188-sylvia at [her]_188-sylvia own deadness of feeling . [[Her]_188-sylvia baby]_{4047-her baby} crawled to [her]_188-sylvia , and [she]_188-sylvia had to hold and guard both [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} and [[her]_188-sylvia child]_{1384-her child} . It seemed a long , long time before [any one]_{776-any one} came , and then [she]_188-sylvia heard muffled voices , and a heavy tramp : it was [Phoebe]_316-phoebe leading [the doctor]_{6177-the doctor} [upstairs]_{5687-upstairs} , and [Nancy]_218-coulson creeping in behind to hear [his]_{6177-the doctor} opinion . [He]_{6177-the doctor} did not ask many questions , and [Phoebe]_316-phoebe replied more frequently to [his]_{6177-the doctor} inquiries than did [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , who looked into [his]_{6177-the doctor} face with a blank , tearless , speechless despair , that gave [him]_{6177-the doctor} more pain than the sight of [[her]_188-sylvia dying mother]_{9142-her dying mother} . The long decay of [Mrs. Robson]_{219-mrs. robson} 's faculties and health , of which [he]_{6177-the doctor} was well aware , had in a certain manner prepared [him]_{6177-the doctor} for some such sudden termination of the life whose duration was hardly desirable , although [he]_{6177-the doctor} gave several directions as to [her]_4423-her treatment ; but the white , pinched face , the great dilated eye , the slow comprehension of [the younger woman]_{9143-the younger woman} , struck [him]_{6177-the doctor} with alarm ; and [he]_{6177-the doctor} went on asking for various particulars , more with a view of rousing [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , if even it were to tears , than for any other purpose that the information thus obtained could answer . '_[191-philip] [You]_4422-you had best have pillows propped up behind [her]_4423-her -- it will not be for long ; [she]_4423-her does not know that [you]_4422-you are holding [her]_4423-her , and it is only tiring [you]_4422-you to no purpose ! ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's terrible stare continued : [he]_{6177-the doctor} put [his]_{6177-the doctor} advice into action , and gently tried to loosen [her]_188-sylvia clasp , and tender hold . This [she]_188-sylvia resisted ; laying [her]_188-sylvia cheek against [[her]_188-sylvia poor mother]_{3850-her poor mother} 's unconscious face . '_[191-philip] Where is [Hepburn]_191-philip ? ' said [he]_{6177-the doctor} . '_[4423-her] [He]_191-philip ought to be [here]_5537-here ! ' [Phoebe]_316-phoebe looked at [Nancy]_218-coulson , [Nancy]_218-coulson at [Phoebe]_316-phoebe . It was the latter who replied , '_[4423-her] [He]_191-philip 's neither [i]_0-i ' [t '_[191-philip] [house]_2500-house nor [i]_0-i ' t '_[8798-baby] [shop]_1791-shop]_{9145-t ' house nor i ' t ' shop} . A seed [him]_191-philip go past t ' kitchen window better nor an hour ago ; but neither [William Coulson]_207-coulson or [Hester Rose]_209-hester knows where [he]_191-philip 's gone to . [Dr Morgan]_{411-dr morgan} 's lips were puckered up into a whistle , but [he]_{411-dr morgan} made no sound . '_[8798-baby] Give [me]_0-i [baby]_8798-baby ! ' [he]_{411-dr morgan} said , suddenly . [Nancy]_218-coulson had taken [her]_8798-baby up off the bed where [she]_8798-baby had been sitting , encircled by [[her]_8798-baby mother]_{5519-her mother} 's arm . [The nursemaid]_{4087-the nursemaid} gave [her]_8798-baby to [the doctor]_{6177-the doctor} . [He]_{6177-the doctor} watched [the mother]_{631-the mother} 's eye , it followed [[her]_{4087-the nursemaid} child]_{1384-her child} , and [he]_{6177-the doctor} was rejoiced . [He]_{6177-the doctor} gave a little pinch to [the baby]_{8803-the baby} 's soft flesh , and [she]_{631-the mother} cried out piteously ; again the same action , the same result . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia laid [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} down , and stretched out [her]_188-sylvia arms for [[her]_188-sylvia child]_{1384-her child} , hushing [it]_{1384-her child} , and moaning over it . '_{[4120-the husband]} So far so good ! ' said [Dr Morgan]_{411-dr morgan} to [himself]_{411-dr morgan} . '_[4431-you] But where is [the husband]_{4120-the husband} ? [He]_{4120-the husband} ought to be [here]_5537-here . ' [He]_{6177-the doctor} went down [- stairs]_{9154-- stairs} to make inquiry for [Philip]_191-philip ; [that poor young creature , about whose health [he]_{6177-the doctor} had never felt thoroughly satisfied since the fever after [her]_{631-the mother} confinement]_{9155-that poor young creature , about whose health he had never felt thoroughly satisfied since the fever after her confinement} , was in an anxious condition , and with an inevitable shock awaiting [her]_{631-the mother} . [[Her]_{631-the mother} husband]_{5645-her husband} ought to be with [her]_{631-the mother} , and supporting [her]_{631-the mother} to bear it . [Dr Morgan]_{411-dr morgan} went into [the shop]_{951-the shop} . [Hester]_209-hester alone was [there]_5676-there . [Coulson]_207-coulson had gone to [his]_207-coulson comfortable dinner at [[his]_207-coulson well - ordered house]_{9159-his well - ordered house} , with [[his]_207-coulson common - place wife]_{9160-his common - place wife} . If [he]_207-coulson had felt anxious about [Philip]_191-philip 's looks and strange disappearance , [he]_207-coulson had also managed to account for them in some indifferent way . [Hester]_209-hester was alone with [the shop - boy]_{9161-the shop - boy} ; [few people]_{9162-few people} came in during the universal Monkshaven dinner - hour . [She]_209-hester was resting [her]_209-hester head on [her]_209-hester hand , and puzzled and distressed about many things -- all that was implied by the proceedings of the evening before between [Philip]_191-philip and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; and that was confirmed by [Philip]_191-philip 's miserable looks and strange abstracted ways to - day . Oh ! how easy [Hester]_209-hester would have found it to make [him]_191-philip happy ! not merely how easy , but what happiness it would have been to [her]_209-hester to merge [her]_209-hester every wish into the one great object of fulfiling [his]_191-philip will . To [her]_209-hester , [an on - looker]_{9163-an on - looker} , the course of married life , which should lead to perfect happiness , seemed to plain ! Alas ! it is often so ! and the resisting forces which make all such harmony and delight impossible are not recognized by [the bystanders]_{9164-the bystanders} , hardly by [the actors]_{9165-the actors} . But if these resisting forces are only superficial , or constitutional , they are but the necessary discipline here , and do not radically affect the love which will make all things right in heaven . Some glimmering of this latter comforting truth shed its light on [Hester]_209-hester 's troubled thoughts from time to time . But again , how easy would it have been to [her]_209-hester to tread the maze that led to [Philip]_191-philip 's happiness ; and how difficult it seemed to [the wife [he]_191-philip had chosen]_{9166-the wife he had chosen} ! [She]_209-hester was aroused by [Dr Morgan]_{411-dr morgan} 's voice . '_{[5589-his wife]} So both [Coulson]_207-coulson and [Hepburn]_191-philip have left [the shop]_{951-the shop} to [your]_4431-you care , [Hester]_209-hester . [I]_0-i want [Hepburn]_191-philip , though ; [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} is in a very anxious state . Where is [he]_191-philip ? can [you]_4431-you tell [me]_0-i ? ' '_[4431-you] [Sylvia]_188-sylvia in an anxious state ! [I]_0-i 've not seen [her]_{5589-his wife} to - day , but last night [she]_{5589-his wife} looked as well as could be . ' '_[0-i] Ay , ay ; but many a thing happens in four - and - twenty hours . [[Her]_{5589-his wife} mother]_{5519-her mother} is dying , may be dead by this time ; and [[her]_{5589-his wife} husband]_{5645-her husband} should be there with [her]_{5589-his wife} . Ca n't [you]_4431-you send for [him]_191-philip ? ' '_[4431-you] [I]_0-i do n't know where [he]_191-philip is , ' said [Hester]_209-hester . '_[0-i] [He]_191-philip went off from [here]_5537-here all on a sudden , when there was [all the market - folks in t ' shop]_{9167-all the market - folks in t ' shop} ; [I]_{393-mrs. hepburn} thought [he]_191-philip 'd maybe gone to [John Foster]_205-john 's about th '_{[393-mrs. hepburn]} money , for [they]_4436-they was paying a deal in . [I]_0-i 'll send [there]_5676-there and inquire . ' No ! [the messenger]_{9168-the messenger} brought back word that [he]_191-philip had not been seen at [[their]_4436-they bank]_{9169-their bank} all morning . Further inquiries were made by [the anxious Hester]_{9170-the anxious hester} , by [the doctor]_{6177-the doctor} , by [Coulson]_207-coulson ; all [they]_4436-they could learn was that [Phoebe]_316-phoebe had seen [him]_191-philip pass the [kitchen]_7021-kitchen window about eleven o'clock , when [she]_316-phoebe was peeling the potatoes for dinner ; and [two lads playing on the quay - side]_{9173-two lads playing on the quay - side} thought [they]_{9173-two lads playing on the quay - side} had seen [him]_191-philip among [a group of sailors]_{9174-a group of sailors} ; but [these latter]_{4218-these latter} , as far as [they]_{9173-two lads playing on the quay - side} could be identified , had no knowledge of [his]_191-philip appearance among [them]_{9173-two lads playing on the quay - side} . Before night [the whole town]_{563-the whole town} was excited about [his]_191-philip disappearance . Before night [Bell Robson]_220-bell had gone to [[her]_220-bell long [home]_681-home]_{9177-her long home} . And [Sylvia]_188-sylvia still lay quiet and tearless , apparently more unmoved than [any other creature by the events of the day]_{9179-any other creature by the events of the day} , and the strange vanishing of [[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} . The only thing [she]_188-sylvia seemed to care for was [[her]_188-sylvia baby]_{4047-her baby} ; [she]_188-sylvia held [it]_{4047-her baby} tight in [her]_188-sylvia arms , and [Dr Morgan]_{411-dr morgan} bade [them]_{9173-two lads playing on the quay - side} leave it [there]_5676-there , its touch might draw the desired tears into [her]_188-sylvia weary , sleepless eyes , and charm the aching pain out of [them]_{9173-two lads playing on the quay - side} . [They]_{9173-two lads playing on the quay - side} were afraid lest [she]_188-sylvia should inquire for [[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} , whose non - appearance at such a time of sorrow to [[his]_{5645-her husband} wife]_{5589-his wife} must ( [they]_{9173-two lads playing on the quay - side} thought ) seem strange to [her]_188-sylvia . And night drew on while [they]_{9173-two lads playing on the quay - side} were all in this state . [She]_188-sylvia had gone back to [[her]_188-sylvia own room]_{9185-her own room} without a word when [they]_{9173-two lads playing on the quay - side} had desired [her]_188-sylvia to do so ; caressing [[her]_188-sylvia child]_{1384-her child} in [her]_188-sylvia arms , and sitting down on the first chair [she]_188-sylvia came to , with a heavy sigh , as if even this slight bodily exertion had been too much for [her]_188-sylvia . [They]_{9173-two lads playing on the quay - side} saw [her]_188-sylvia eyes turn towards the door every time it was opened , and [they]_{9173-two lads playing on the quay - side} thought it was with anxious expectation of [one who could not be found]_{9187-one who could not be found} , though many were seeking for [him]_{5645-her husband} in all probable places . When night came [some one]_{1489-some one} had to tell [her]_188-sylvia of [[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} 's disappearance ; and [Dr Morgan]_{411-dr morgan} was [the person who undertook this]_{9190-the person who undertook this} . [He]_{411-dr morgan} came into [[her]_188-sylvia room]_{8765-her room} about nine o'clock ; [[her]_188-sylvia baby]_{4047-her baby} was sleeping in [her]_188-sylvia arms ; [she]_188-sylvia [herself]_188-sylvia pale as death , still silent and tearless , though strangely watchful of gestures and sounds , and probably cognizant of more than [they]_9193-they imagined . '_[0-i] Well , [Mrs. Hepburn]_{393-mrs. hepburn} , ' said [he]_0-i , as cheerfully as [he]_0-i could , '_{[393-mrs. hepburn]} [I]_0-i should advise [your]_{393-mrs. hepburn} going to bed early ; for [I]_0-i fancy [[your]_{393-mrs. hepburn} husband]_{4322-your husband} wo n't come [home]_681-home to - night . Some journey or other , that perhaps [Coulson]_207-coulson can explain better than [I]_0-i can , will most likely keep [him]_{4322-your husband} away till to - morrow . It 's very unfortunate that [he]_{4322-your husband} should be away at such a sad time as this , as [I]_0-i 'm sure [he]_{4322-your husband} 'll feel when [he]_{4322-your husband} returns ; but [we]_9194-we must make the best of it . '_{[393-mrs. hepburn]} [He]_0-i watched [her]_{393-mrs. hepburn} to see the effect of [his]_0-i words . [She]_{393-mrs. hepburn} sighed , that was all . [He]_0-i still remained a little while . [She]_{393-mrs. hepburn} lifted [her]_{393-mrs. hepburn} head up a little and asked , ' How long do [yo]_4440-doctor '_[0-i] think [she]_{393-mrs. hepburn} was unconscious , [doctor]_4440-doctor ? Could [she]_{393-mrs. hepburn} hear things , think [yo]_4440-doctor ' , afore [she]_{393-mrs. hepburn} fell into that strange kind o '_[0-i] slumber ? ' '_{[393-mrs. hepburn]} [I]_0-i can not tell , ' said [he]_0-i , shaking [his]_0-i head . '_[0-i] Was [she]_{393-mrs. hepburn} breathing in that hard snoring kind of way when [you]_0-i left [her]_{393-mrs. hepburn} this morning ? ' '_[0-i] Yes , [I]_0-i think so ; [I]_0-i can not tell , so much has happened . ' '_[0-i] When [you]_0-i came back to [her]_{393-mrs. hepburn} , after [your]_0-i breakfast , [I]_0-i think [you]_0-i said [she]_{393-mrs. hepburn} was in much the same position ? ' '_[0-i] Yes , and yet [I]_0-i may be telling [yo]_4440-doctor ' lies ; if [I]_0-i could but think : but it 's [my]_0-i head as is aching so ; [doctor]_4440-doctor , [I]_0-i wish [yo'd]_4440-doctor go , for [I]_0-i need being alone , [I]_0-i 'm_[0-i] so mazed . ' '_{[6177-the doctor]} Good - night , then , for [you]_0-i 're [a wise woman]_{9196-a wise woman} , [I]_{6177-the doctor} see , and mean to go to bed , and have a good night with [baby there]_{9197-baby there} . '_{[6177-the doctor]} But [he]_0-i went down to [Phoebe]_316-phoebe , and told [her]_316-phoebe to go in from time to time , and see how [[her]_316-phoebe mistress]_{4441-her mistress} was . [He]_0-i found [Hester Rose]_209-hester and [the old servant]_{8299-the old servant} together ; [both]_6514-both had been crying , [both]_6514-both were evidently in great trouble about the death and the mystery of the day . [Hester]_209-hester asked if [she]_209-hester might go up and see [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , and [the doctor]_{6177-the doctor} gave [his]_{6177-the doctor} leave , talking meanwhile with [Phoebe]_316-phoebe over the kitchen fire . [Hester]_209-hester came down again without seeing [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . The door of [the room]_{1183-the room} was bolted , and everything quiet inside . ' Does [she]_188-sylvia know where [[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} is , think [you]_209-hester ? '_[209-hester] asked [the doctor]_{6177-the doctor} at this account of [Hester]_209-hester 's . ' [She]_188-sylvia 's not anxious about [him]_{5645-her husband} at any rate : or else the shock of [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's death has been too much for [her]_188-sylvia . [We]_9200-we must hope for some change in the morning ; a good fit of crying , or a fidget about [[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} , would be more natural . Good - night to [you]_6514-both both , '_[224-niver] and off [he]_{6177-the doctor} went . [Phoebe]_316-phoebe and [Hester]_209-hester avoided looking at [each other]_{6627-each other} at these words . [Both]_6514-both were conscious of the probability of something having gone seriously wrong between [the husband]_{4120-the husband} and [wife]_611-wife . [Hester]_209-hester had the recollection of the previous night , [Phoebe]_316-phoebe the untasted breakfast of to - day to go upon . [She]_209-hester spoke first . ' A just wish [he]_{6177-the doctor} 'd come [home]_681-home to [still folks]_{9203-still folks} '_[224-niver] tongues . It need [niver]_224-niver ha ' been known if [t '_[224-niver] old lady]_{9125-t ' old lady} had n't died this day of all others . It 's such a thing for t ' shop t '_{[634-no one]} have [one o ' t '_{[634-no one]} partners]_{4452-one o ' t ' partners} missin ' , an '_[0-i] [no one]_{634-no one} for t ' know what 's comed on [him]_{6177-the doctor} . It niver happened [i]_0-i '_[0-i] Fosters ' days , that 's a '_{[6177-the doctor]} [I]_0-i know . ' '_[316-phoebe] [He]_{6177-the doctor} 'll maybe come back yet , ' said [Hester]_209-hester . '_[316-phoebe] It 's not so very late . ' '_[316-phoebe] It were market day , and a ' , '_[316-phoebe] continued [Phoebe]_316-phoebe , ' just as if [iverything]_{412-iverything} mun go wrong together ; an '_[316-phoebe] a ' t '_[316-phoebe] country customers'll go back wi ' fine tale [i]_316-phoebe '_[316-phoebe] [their]_4454-their mouths , as [Measter]_{6177-the doctor} Hepburn was strayed an ' missin '_[209-hester] just like a beast o ' some kind . '_[316-phoebe] ' Hark ! is n't that a step ? '_[316-phoebe] said [Hester]_209-hester suddenly , as a footfall sounded in [the now quiet street]_{4455-the now quiet street} ; but it passed the door , and the hope that had arisen on its approach fell as the sound died away . ' [He]_{6177-the doctor} 'll noane come to - night , '_[4456-ha] said [Phoebe]_316-phoebe , who had been as eager a listener as [Hester]_209-hester , however . ' [Thou'd]_9205-thou'd best go [thy]_9205-thou'd ways [home]_681-home ; a shall stay up , for it 's not seemly for [us]_9207-us a '_[316-phoebe] t ' go to [our]_9207-us beds , an '_[316-phoebe] a corpse in [t ' house]_{7199-t ' house} ; an '_[316-phoebe] [Nancy]_218-coulson , as might [ha]_4456-ha ' watched , is gone to [her]_218-coulson bed this hour past , like a lazy boots as [she]_218-coulson is . A can hear , too , if t '_[0-i] [measter]_{6177-the doctor} does come [home]_681-home ; tho ' a'll be bound [he]_{6177-the doctor} wunnot ; choose wheere [he]_{6177-the doctor} is , [he]_{6177-the doctor} 'll be [i]_4459-she '_[4459-she] bed by now , for it 's well on to eleven . [I]_0-i 'll let [thee]_4458-thee out by t ' [shop]_1791-shop - door , and stand by it till [thou]_4458-thee 's close at [home]_681-home , for it 's ill for [a young woman]_{5626-a young woman} to be [i]_4459-she '_[4459-she] t ' [street]_9212-street so late . '_[4459-she] So [she]_4459-she held the door open , and shaded the candle from the flickering outer air , while [Hester]_209-hester went to [[her]_209-hester home]_{8824-her home} with a heavy heart . Heavily and hopelessly did [they]_4461-they all meet in the morning . No news of [Philip]_191-philip , no change in [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; an unceasing flow of angling and conjecture and gossip radiating from [the shop]_{951-the shop} into [the town]_{480-the town} . [Hester]_209-hester could have entreated [Coulson]_218-coulson on [her]_209-hester knees to cease from repeating the details of a story of which every word touched on a raw place in [her]_209-hester sensitive heart ; moreover , when [they]_4461-they talked together so eagerly , [she]_209-hester could not hear the coming footsteps on [the pavement]_{4464-the pavement} without . Once [some one]_{1489-some one} hit very near the truth in a chance remark . ' It seems strange , '_{[4467-measter]} [she]_4459-she said , ' how as [one man]_{6035-one man} turns up , another just disappears . Why , it were but upo '_{[4467-measter]} Tuesday as [Kinraid]_202-kinraid come back , as all [[his]_202-kinraid own folk]_{4235-his own folk} had thought to be dead ; and next day here 's [Measter]_4467-measter Hepburn as is gone [no one]_{634-no one} knows wheere ! ' '_{[4467-measter]} That 's t ' way [i]_4467-measter '_{[4467-measter]} [this world]_{7039-this world} , ' replied [Coulson]_218-coulson , a little sententiously . '_[4459-she] This life is full o ' changes o '_[191-philip] one kind or another ; [them]_4470-them that 's dead is alive ; and as for poor [Philip]_191-philip , though [he]_191-philip was alive , [he]_191-philip looked fitter to be dead when [he]_191-philip came into [t ' shop o '_[4459-she] Wednesday]_{4471-t ' shop o ' wednesday} morning . ' '_{[204-jeremiah]} And how does [she]_4459-she take it ? ' nodding to where [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was supposed to be . '_[4459-she] Oh ! [she]_4459-she 's not [herself]_4459-she , so to say . [She]_4459-she were just stunned by finding [[her]_4459-she mother]_{5519-her mother} was dying in [her]_4459-she very arms when [she]_4459-she thought as [she]_4459-she were only sleeping ; yet [she]_4459-she 's never been able to cry a drop ; so that t ' sorrow 's gone inwards on [her]_4459-she brain , and from all [I]_4473-they can hear , [she]_4459-she does n't rightly understand as [[her]_4459-she husband]_{5645-her husband} is missing . [T '_[4473-they] doctor]_{6092-t ' doctor} says if [she]_4459-she could but cry , [she]_4459-she 'd come to a juster comprehension of things . ' '_[4459-she] And what do [John]_205-john and [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah say to it all ? ' '_[4473-they] [They]_4473-they 're down here many a time in t '_[4473-they] day to ask if [he]_4474-he 's come back , or how [she]_{5519-her mother} is ; for [they]_4473-they made a deal on ['em]_9216-'em both . [They]_4473-they 're_[4473-they] going t ' attend t '_[4473-they] funeral to - morrow , and have given orders as t ' [shop]_1791-shop is to be shut up in t '_[4473-they] morning . ' To the surprise of [every one]_{565-every one} , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , who had never left [[her]_188-sylvia room]_{8765-her room} since the night of [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's death , and was supposed to be almost unconscious of all that was going on in [the house]_{5492-the house} , declared [her]_188-sylvia intention of following [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} to the grave . [No one]_{634-no one} could do more than remonstrate : [no one]_{634-no one} had sufficient authority to interfere with [her]_188-sylvia . [Dr Morgan]_{411-dr morgan} even thought that [she]_188-sylvia might possibly be roused to tears by the occasion ; only [he]_{411-dr morgan} begged [Hester]_209-hester to go with [her]_188-sylvia , that [she]_188-sylvia might have the solace of [some woman]_{9225-some woman} 's company . [She]_188-sylvia went through the greater part of the ceremony in the same hard , unmoved manner in which [she]_188-sylvia had received everything for days past . But on looking up once , as [they]_9226-they formed round the open grave , [she]_188-sylvia saw [Kester]_222-kester , in [his]_222-kester Sunday clothes , with a bit of new crape round [his]_222-kester hat , crying as if [his]_222-kester heart would break over the coffin of [[his]_222-kester good , kind mistress]_{9227-his good , kind mistress} . [His]_222-kester evident distress , the unexpected sight , suddenly loosed the fountain of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's tears , and [her]_188-sylvia sobs grew so terrible that [Hester]_209-hester feared [she]_188-sylvia would not be able to remain until the end of the funeral . But [she]_188-sylvia struggled hard to stay till the last , and then [she]_188-sylvia made an effort to go round by the place where [Kester]_222-kester stood . '_[4473-they] Come and see [me]_0-i , ' was all [she]_188-sylvia could say for crying : and [Kester]_222-kester only nodded [his]_222-kester head -- [he]_222-kester could not speak a word . CHAPTER XXXVI MYSTERIOUS TIDINGS That very evening [Kester]_222-kester came , humbly knocking at [the kitchen]_{1174-the kitchen} - door . [Phoebe]_316-phoebe opened it . [He]_222-kester asked to see [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . '_[222-kester] A know not if [she]_4475-she 'll see [thee]_4475-she , ' said [Phoebe]_316-phoebe . '_[222-kester] There 's no makin ' [her]_4475-she out ; sometimes [she]_4475-she 's for one thing , sometimes [she]_4475-she 's for another . '_[4475-she] ' [She]_4475-she bid [me]_4475-she come and see [her]_4475-she , '_[4475-she] said [Kester]_222-kester . ' Only this mornin '_[4475-she] , at missus ' buryin '_[0-i] , [she]_4475-she telled [me]_0-i to come . ' So [Phoebe]_316-phoebe went off to inform [Sylvia]_188-sylvia that [Kester]_222-kester was [there]_5676-there ; and returned with the desire that [he]_222-kester would walk into [the parlour]_{1095-the parlour} . An instant after [he]_222-kester was gone , [Phoebe]_316-phoebe heard [him]_222-kester return , and carefully shut the two doors of communication between the [kitchen]_7021-kitchen and [sitting - room]_{9232-sitting - room} . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was in the latter when [Kester]_222-kester came in , holding [her]_188-sylvia baby close to [her]_188-sylvia ; indeed , [she]_188-sylvia seldom let it go now - a - days to any one else , making [[Nancy]_218-coulson 's place]_{9233-nancy 's place} quite a sinecure , much to [Phoebe]_316-phoebe 's indignation . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's face was shrunk , and white , and thin ; [her]_188-sylvia lovely eyes alone retained the youthful , almost childlike , expression . [She]_188-sylvia went up to [Kester]_222-kester , and shook [his]_222-kester horny hand , [she]_188-sylvia [herself]_188-sylvia trembling all over . '_[222-kester] Do n't talk to [me]_0-i of [her]_4476-her , ' [she]_188-sylvia said hastily . '_[222-kester] [I]_0-i can not stand it . It 's a blessing for [her]_4476-her to be gone , but , oh---- ' [She]_188-sylvia began to cry , and then cheered [herself]_188-sylvia up , and swallowed down [her]_188-sylvia sobs . '_[222-kester] [Kester]_222-kester , ' [she]_188-sylvia went on , hastily , '_[0-i] [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid is n't dead ; dost ta know ? [He]_202-kinraid 's alive , and [he]_202-kinraid were here o ' Tuesday -- no , Monday , was it ? [I]_222-kester can not tell -- but [he]_202-kinraid were here ! '_[222-kester] ' [A]_359-a knowed as [he]_202-kinraid were n't dead . [Every one]_{565-every one} is a - speaking on it . But a did n't know as [thee'd]_359-a ha '_[0-i] seen [him]_202-kinraid . [A]_359-a took comfort [i]_0-i ' thinkin '_{[202-kinraid]} as thou'd ha ' been wi '_[0-i] [[thy]_359-a mother]_{1736-thy mother} a ' t '_[0-i] time as [he]_202-kinraid were [i]_0-i ' t '_{[202-kinraid]} place . ' '_{[202-kinraid]} Then [he]_202-kinraid 's gone ? ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . '_[191-philip] Gone ; ay , days past . As far as a know , [he]_202-kinraid but stopped a ' neet . A thought to [mysel]_9235-mysel '_[222-kester] ( but [yo]_4478-yo ' may be sure a said nought to [nobody]_988-nobody ) , [he]_202-kinraid 's heerd as [[our]_9237-our [Sylvia]_188-sylvia]_{6844-our sylvia} were married , and has put it in [his]_202-kinraid pipe , and ta'en [hissel]_9239-hissel '_{[202-kinraid]} off to smoke it . ' '_[222-kester] [Kester]_222-kester ! ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , leaning forwards , and whispering . '_[222-kester] [I]_0-i saw [him]_202-kinraid . [He]_202-kinraid was here . [Philip]_191-philip saw [him]_202-kinraid . [Philip]_191-philip had known as [he]_202-kinraid was n't dead a ' this time ! '_[222-kester] [Kester]_222-kester stood up suddenly . ' By goom , [that chap]_{9240-that chap} has a deal t '_[222-kester] answer for . ' A bright red spot was on each of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's white cheeks ; and for a minute or so neither of [them]_9241-them spoke . Then [she]_188-sylvia went on , still whispering out [her]_188-sylvia words . '_[222-kester] [Kester]_222-kester , [I]_0-i 'm more afeared than [I]_0-i dare tell [any one]_{776-any one} : can [they]_9243-they ha '_[0-i] met , think [yo]_222-kester ' ? T '_[222-kester] very thought turns [me]_0-i sick . [I]_0-i told [Philip]_191-philip [my]_0-i mind , and took a vow again ' [him]_191-philip -- but it would be awful to think on harm happening to [him]_191-philip through [Kinraid]_202-kinraid . Yet [he]_191-philip went out that morning , and has niver been seen or heard on sin '_[222-kester] ; and [Kinraid]_202-kinraid were just fell again ' [him]_191-philip , and as for that matter , so was [I]_191-philip ; but---- '_[191-philip] The red spot vanished as [she]_4479-she faced [her]_4479-she own imagination . [Kester]_222-kester spoke . ' It 's a thing as can be easy looked into . What day an '_[0-i] time were it when [Philip]_191-philip left [this house]_{2487-this house} ? ' '_[0-i] Tuesday -- the day [she]_4481-she died . [I]_0-i saw [him]_191-philip in [[her]_4481-she room]_{8765-her room} that morning between breakfast and dinner ; [I]_0-i could a'most swear to it 's being close after eleven . [I]_0-i mind counting t ' clock . It was that very morn as [Kinraid]_202-kinraid were [here]_5537-here . '_[0-i] ' A'll go an '_[191-philip] have a pint o ' beer at [[t '_[0-i] King]_{8519-t ' king} 's Arms]_{9246-t ' king 's arms} , down on [t ' quay - side]_{5638-t ' quay - side} ; it were [theere]_9248-theere [he]_191-philip put up at . An '_[0-i] a'm pretty sure as [he]_191-philip only stopped one night , and left [i]_0-i ' t '_[0-i] morning betimes . But a'll go see . ' '_[0-i] Do , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , '_[0-i] and go out through t ' [shop]_1791-shop ; [they]_9250-they 're_[0-i] all watching and watching [me]_0-i to see how [I]_0-i take things ; and dare n't let on about t ' fire as is burning up [my]_188-sylvia heart . [Coulson]_218-coulson is [i]_188-sylvia '_[188-sylvia] t ' [shop]_1791-shop , but [he]_191-philip 'll not notice [thee]_9248-theere like [Phoebe]_316-phoebe . '_[4483-they] By - and - by [Kester]_222-kester came back . It seemed as though [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had never stirred ; [she]_188-sylvia looked eagerly at [him]_222-kester , but did not speak . ' [He]_222-kester went away [i]_4483-they '_[4483-they] Rob [Mason]_413-mason 's mail - cart , [him]_222-kester as tak 's t ' letters to [Hartlepool]_{32-hartlepool} . [T '_[4483-they] lieutenant]_{8068-t ' lieutenant} ( as [they]_4483-they ca ' [him]_222-kester down at [t]_9253-t '_[4483-they] [King 's Arms]_{134-king 's arms} ; [they]_4483-they 're as proud on [his]_222-kester uniform as if it had been a new - painted sign to swing o'er [their]_4483-they doors ) , [t '_[4483-they] lieutenant]_{8068-t ' lieutenant} had reckoned upo ' stayin '_{[4484-rob postman]} longer wi ' ['em]_{9255-'em[4484-rob postman]} ; but [he]_222-kester went out betimes o ' Tuesday morn '_{[4484-rob postman]} , an ' came back a '_{[242-the corneys]} ruffled up , an paid [his]_222-kester bill -- paid for [his]_222-kester breakfast , though [he]_222-kester touched noane on it -- an ' went off [i]_{4484-rob postman} '_{[4484-rob postman]} [Rob postman]_{4484-rob postman} 's mail - cart , as starts reg'lar at ten o'clock . [Corneys]_{242-the corneys} has been [theere]_4485-theere askin ' for [him]_222-kester , an '_[224-niver] makin ' a piece o '_[224-niver] work , as [he]_222-kester niver went near [em]_{242-the corneys} ; and [they]_{242-the corneys} bees [cousins]_7790-cousins . [Niver]_224-niver a one among ['em]_9256-'em knows as [he]_222-kester were here as far as a could mak '_[188-sylvia] out . ' '_[222-kester] Thank [yo]_4487-yo ' , [Kester]_222-kester , '_[222-kester] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , falling back in [her]_188-sylvia chair , as if all the energy that had kept [her]_188-sylvia stiff and upright was gone now that [her]_188-sylvia anxiety was relieved . [She]_188-sylvia was silent for a long time ; [her]_188-sylvia eyes shut , [her]_188-sylvia cheek laid on [[her]_188-sylvia child]_{1384-her child} 's head . [Kester]_222-kester spoke next . ' A think it 's pretty clear as [they'n]_{242-the corneys} [niver]_224-niver met . But it 's a '_[188-sylvia] t ' more wonder where [[thy]_188-sylvia husband]_{3839-thy husband} 's gone to . [Thee]_188-sylvia and [him]_4490-him had words about it , and [thou]_188-sylvia telled [him]_4490-him [thy]_188-sylvia mind , [thou]_188-sylvia said ? '_[188-sylvia] ' Yes , '_[0-i] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , not moving . ' [I]_0-i 'm_[0-i] afeared lest [mother]_684-mother knows what [I]_0-i said to [him]_4490-him , there , where [she]_684-mother 's gone to -- [I]_0-i am- ' the tears filled [her]_188-sylvia shut eyes , and came softly overflowing down [her]_188-sylvia cheeks ; '_[4491-ha] and yet it were true , what [I]_0-i said , [I]_0-i can not forgive [him]_4490-him ; [he]_4490-him 's just spoilt [my]_0-i life , and [I]_0-i 'm not one - and - twenty yet , and [he]_4490-him knowed how wretched , how very wretched , [I]_224-niver were . A word fra '_[224-niver] [him]_4490-him would [ha]_4491-ha ' mended it a '_[224-niver] ; and [Charley]_202-kinraid had bid [him]_4490-him speak the word , and give [me]_0-i [his]_4490-him faithful love , and [Philip]_191-philip saw [my]_0-i heart ache day after day , and [niver]_224-niver let on as [him]_4490-him [I]_0-i was mourning for was alive , and had sent [me]_0-i word as [he]_4490-him 'd keep true to [me]_0-i , as [I]_0-i were to do to [him]_4490-him . ' '_[224-niver] A wish a'd been [theere]_4492-theere ; a'd ha ' felled [him]_4490-him to t '_[222-kester] ground , ' said [Kester]_222-kester , clenching [his]_222-kester stiff , hard hand with indignation . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was silent again : pale and weary [she]_188-sylvia sate , [her]_188-sylvia eyes still shut . Then [she]_188-sylvia said , '_[222-kester] Yet [he]_4490-him were so good to [mother]_684-mother ; and [mother]_684-mother loved [him]_4490-him so . Oh , [Kester]_222-kester ! ' lifting [herself]_188-sylvia up , opening [her]_188-sylvia great wistful eyes , '_{[4495-folks as can die]} it 's well for [folks as can die]_{4495-folks as can die} ; [they]_{4495-folks as can die} 're spared a deal o '_{[4495-folks as can die]} misery . ' '_{[4495-folks as can die]} Ay ! ' said [he]_222-kester . '_{[4495-folks as can die]} But there 's [folk]_1038-folk as one ' ud like to keep fra '_[188-sylvia] shirkin ' [their]_1038-folk misery . Think [yo]_4498-yo '_[188-sylvia] now as [Philip]_191-philip is livin ' ? '_[188-sylvia] [Sylvia]_188-sylvia shivered all over , and hesitated before [she]_188-sylvia replied . ' [I]_4498-yo dunnot know . [I]_4498-yo said such things ; [he]_191-philip deserved 'em_[4498-yo] all---- ' '_[4498-yo] Well , well , [lass]_799-lass ! ' said [Kester]_222-kester , sorry that [he]_222-kester had asked the question which was producing so much emotion of one kind or another . '_[0-i] Neither [thee]_4498-yo nor [me]_0-i can tell ; [we]_4499-we can neither help nor hinder , seein ' as [he]_191-philip 's ta'en [hissel]_9258-hissel '_[4500-thou] off out on [our]_4499-we sight , [we]_4499-we 'd best not think on [him]_191-philip . A'll try an ' tell [thee]_4498-yo some news , if a can think on it wi '_[4500-thou] [my]_0-i mind so full . [Thou]_4500-thou knows [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} [folk]_1038-folk ha ' flitted , and t '_[4500-thou] oud place is empty ? ' '_[4498-yo] Yes ! ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , with the indifference of [one wearied out with feeling]_{9259-one wearied out with feeling} . '_[4498-yo] A only telled [yo]_4498-yo ' t '_[4498-yo] account like for [me]_0-i bein ' at a loose end [i]_{1576-my sister} '_{[1576-my sister]} [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven . [[My]_0-i sister]_{1576-my sister} , [her]_{1576-my sister} as lived at [Dale End]_{126-dale end} an ' is [a widow]_{863-a widow} , has comed int '_{[1576-my sister]} [town]_3181-town to live ; an ' a'm lodging wi '_{[1576-my sister]} [her]_{1576-my sister} , an ' jobbin '_{[1576-my sister]} about . A'm gettin ' pretty well to do , an '_{[1576-my sister]} a'm noane far t ' seek , an '_{[1576-my sister]} a'm going now : only first a just wanted for t ' say as a'm [[thy]_4498-yo oldest friend]_{9261-thy oldest friend} , [a reckon]_{3414-a reckon} , and if a can do a turn for [thee]_4498-yo , or go an errand , like as a've done to - day , or if it 's any comfort to talk a bit to one who 's known [thy]_4498-yo life from [a babby]_{9263-a babby} , why [yo've]_4498-yo only t '_{[1576-my sister]} send for [me]_0-i , an ' a'd come if it were twenty mile . A'm lodgin '_{[1576-my sister]} at [Peggy Dawson 's]_{136-peggy dawson 's} , t ' lath and [plaster cottage at t '_{[1576-my sister]} right hand o ' t '_{[1576-my sister]} bridge]_{9264-plaster cottage at t ' right hand o ' t ' bridge} , a ' among [t '_{[1576-my sister]} new houses]_{9265-t ' new houses} , as [they]_4504-they 're thinkin '_[0-i] o ' buildin '_[0-i] near [t ' sea]_{8512-t ' sea} : [no one]_{634-no one} can miss it . '_{[4505-her sleeping baby]} [He]_0-i stood up and shook hands with [her]_{1576-my sister} . As [he]_0-i did so , [he]_0-i looked at [[her]_{1576-my sister} sleeping baby]_{4505-her sleeping baby} . ' [She]_{4505-her sleeping baby} 's liker [yo]_4498-yo '_{[4505-her sleeping baby]} than [him]_0-i . A think a'll say , God bless [her]_{4505-her sleeping baby} . ' With the heavy sound of [his]_0-i out - going footsteps , [baby]_8798-baby awoke . [She]_{4505-her sleeping baby} ought before this time to have been asleep in [her]_{4505-her sleeping baby} bed , and the disturbance made [her]_{4505-her sleeping baby} cry fretfully . '_{[4505-her sleeping baby]} Hush [thee]_{4505-her sleeping baby} , [darling]_8537-darling , hush [thee]_{4505-her sleeping baby} ! ' murmured [[her]_{4505-her sleeping baby} mother]_{5519-her mother} ; '_{[4505-her sleeping baby]} there 's [no one]_{634-no one} left to love [me]_0-i but [thee]_{4505-her sleeping baby} , and [I]_0-i can not stand [thy]_{4505-her sleeping baby} weeping , [[my]_0-i pretty one]_{4508-my pretty one} . Hush [thee]_{4505-her sleeping baby} , [[my]_0-i babe]_{4509-my babe} , hush [thee]_{4505-her sleeping baby} ! ' [She]_{5519-her mother} whispered soft in [the little one]_{9270-the little one} 's ear as [she]_{5519-her mother} took [her]_{4505-her sleeping baby} [upstairs]_{5687-upstairs} to bed . About three weeks after the miserable date of [Bell Robson]_220-bell 's death and [Philip]_191-philip 's disappearance , [Hester Rose]_209-hester received a letter from [him]_191-philip . [She]_209-hester knew the writing on the address well ; and it made [her]_209-hester tremble so much that it was many minutes before [she]_209-hester dared to open it , and make [herself]_209-hester acquainted with the facts it might disclose . But [she]_209-hester need not have feared ; there were no facts told , unless the vague date of '_[4510-you] [London]_49-london ' might be something to learn . Even that much might have been found out by the post - mark , only [she]_209-hester had been too much taken by surprise to examine it . It ran as follows:-- '_[4510-you] [DEAR HESTER,--]_{370-hester,--} ' Tell [those whom it may concern]_{9272-those whom it may concern} , that [I]_209-hester have left [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven for ever . [No one]_{634-no one} need trouble [themselves]_{634-no one} about [me]_209-hester ; [I]_209-hester am provided for . Please to make [my]_209-hester humble apologies to [[my]_209-hester kind friends]_{9274-my kind friends} , [the Messrs Foster]_{414-the messrs foster} , and to [[my]_209-hester partner]_{9275-my partner} , [William Coulson]_207-coulson . Please to accept of [my]_209-hester love , and to join the same to [[your]_{370-hester,--} mother]_{2073-your mother} . Please to give [my]_209-hester particular and respectful duty and kind love to [[my]_209-hester aunt]_{1462-my aunt} [Isabella Robson]_220-bell . [[Her]_220-bell daughter]_{1252-her daughter} [Sylvia]_188-sylvia knows what [I]_209-hester have always felt , and shall always feel , for [her]_188-sylvia better than [I]_209-hester can ever put into language , so [I]_209-hester send [her]_188-sylvia no message ; [God]_240-god bless and keep [[my]_209-hester child]_{9279-my child} . [You]_4510-you must all look on [me]_209-hester as one dead ; as [I]_209-hester am to [you]_4510-you , and maybe shall soon be in reality . '_[209-hester] [[Your]_4510-you affectionate and obedient friend]_{4511-your affectionate and obedient friend} to command , ' [PHILIP HEPBURN]_191-philip . '_[188-sylvia] P.S.--Oh , [Hester]_209-hester ! for [God]_240-god 's sake and [mine]_4512-mine , look after ( ' [[my]_{1489-some one} wife]_{6603-my wife} , '_{[1489-some one]} scratched out ) [Sylvia]_188-sylvia and [[my]_0-i child]_{9279-my child} . [I]_0-i think [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah will help [you]_209-hester to be [a friend to [them]_4515-them]_{4514-a friend to them} . This is the last solemn request of [P. H.]_{415-p. h.} [She]_188-sylvia is but very young . ' [Hester]_209-hester read this letter again and again , till [her]_209-hester heart caught the echo of its hopelessness , and sank within [her]_209-hester . [She]_209-hester put it in [her]_209-hester pocket , and reflected upon it all the day long as [she]_209-hester served in [the shop]_{951-the shop} . [The customers]_{2278-the customers} found [her]_209-hester as gentle , but far more inattentive than usual . [She]_209-hester thought that in the evening [she]_209-hester would go across [the bridge]_{1006-the bridge} , and consult with [the two good old brothers Foster]_{9284-the two good old brothers foster} . But something occurred to put off the fulfilment of this plan . That same morning [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had preceded [her]_209-hester , with [no one to consult]_{9285-no one to consult} , because consultation would have required previous confidence , and confidence would have necessitated such a confession about [Kinraid]_202-kinraid as it was most difficult for [Sylvia]_188-sylvia to make . [The poor young wife]_{9286-the poor young wife} yet felt that some step must be taken by [her]_209-hester ; and what it was to be [she]_209-hester could not imagine . [She]_209-hester had [no [home]_681-home to go to]_{9287-no home to go to} ; for as [Philip]_191-philip was gone away , [she]_209-hester remained where [she]_209-hester was only on sufferance ; [she]_209-hester did not know what means of livelihood [she]_209-hester had ; [she]_209-hester was willing to work , nay , would be thankful to take up [her]_209-hester old life of country labour ; but with [[her]_209-hester baby]_{4047-her baby} , what could [she]_209-hester do ? In this dilemma , the recollection of [the old man]_{1112-the old man} 's kindly speech and offer of assistance , made , it is true , half in joke , at the end of [her]_209-hester wedding visit , came into [her]_209-hester mind ; and [she]_209-hester resolved to go and ask for some of the friendly counsel and assistance then offered . It would be the first time of [her]_209-hester going out since [[her]_209-hester mother]_{5519-her mother} 's funeral , and [she]_209-hester dreaded the effort on that account . More even than on that account did [she]_209-hester shrink from going into [the streets]_{711-the streets} again . [She]_209-hester could not get over the impression that [Kinraid]_202-kinraid must be lingering near ; and [she]_209-hester distrusted [herself]_209-hester so much that it was a positive terror to think of meeting [him]_202-kinraid again . [She]_209-hester felt as though , if [she]_209-hester but caught a sight of [him]_202-kinraid , the glitter of [his]_202-kinraid uniform , or heard [his]_202-kinraid well - known voice in only a distant syllable of talk , [her]_209-hester heart would stop , and [she]_209-hester should die from very fright of what would come next . Or rather so [she]_209-hester felt , and so [she]_209-hester thought before [she]_209-hester took [[her]_209-hester baby]_{4047-her baby} in [her]_209-hester arms , as [Nancy]_218-coulson gave [it]_{4047-her baby} to [her]_209-hester after putting on its out - of - door attire . With [it]_{4047-her baby} in [her]_209-hester arms [she]_209-hester was protected , and the whole current of [her]_209-hester thoughts was changed . [The infant]_{9294-the infant} was wailing and suffering with [its]_{9294-the infant} teething , and [the mother]_{631-the mother} 's heart was so occupied in soothing and consoling [[her]_209-hester moaning child]_{9296-her moaning child} , that [the dangerous quay - side]_{9297-the dangerous quay - side} and [the bridge]_{1006-the bridge} were passed almost before [she]_209-hester was aware ; nor did [she]_209-hester notice the eager curiosity and respectful attention of those [she]_209-hester met who recognized [her]_209-hester even through the heavy veil which formed part of the draping mourning provided for [her]_209-hester by [Hester]_209-hester and [Coulson]_218-coulson , in the first unconscious days after [[her]_209-hester mother]_{5519-her mother} 's death . Though public opinion as yet reserved its verdict upon [Philip]_191-philip 's disappearance -- warned possibly by [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's story against hasty decisions and judgments in such times as those of war and general disturbance -- yet [every one]_{565-every one} agreed that no more pitiful fate could have befallen [[Philip]_191-philip 's wife]_{8703-philip 's wife} . Marked out by [her]_{8703-philip 's wife} striking beauty as an object of admiring interest even in those days when [she]_{8703-philip 's wife} sate in girlhood 's smiling peace by [[her]_{8703-philip 's wife} mother]_{5519-her mother} at [the Market Cross]_{9303-the market cross} -- [[her]_{8703-philip 's wife} father]_{955-her father} had lost [his]_{955-her father} life in a popular cause , and ignominious as the manner of [his]_{955-her father} death might be , [he]_{955-her father} was looked upon as [a martyr to [his]_{955-her father} zeal in avenging the wrongs of [[his]_{955-her father} townsmen]_{9306-his townsmen}]_{9305-a martyr to his zeal in avenging the wrongs of his townsmen} ; [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had married amongst [them]_{9306-his townsmen} too , and [her]_188-sylvia quiet daily life was well known to [them]_{9306-his townsmen} ; and now [[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} had been carried off from [her]_188-sylvia side just on the very day when [she]_188-sylvia needed [his]_{5645-her husband} comfort most . For the general opinion was that [Philip]_191-philip had been '_{[1489-some one]} carried off'--in [seaport towns]_{4516-seaport towns} such occurrences were not uncommon in those days -- either by land - crimps or [water - crimps]_{4517-water - crimps} . So [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was treated with silent reverence , as one sorely afflicted , by [all the unheeded people [she]_188-sylvia met in [her]_188-sylvia faltering walk to [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah 's]_{4518-all the unheeded people she met in her faltering walk to jeremiah foster 's} . [She]_188-sylvia had calculated [her]_188-sylvia time so as to fall in with [him]_204-jeremiah at [his]_204-jeremiah dinner hour , even though it obliged [her]_188-sylvia to go to [[his]_204-jeremiah own house]_{4519-his own house} rather than to [the bank where [he]_204-jeremiah and [[his]_204-jeremiah brother]_{7148-his brother} spent all the business hours of the day]_{4520-the bank where he and his brother spent all the business hours of the day} . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was so nearly exhausted by the length of [her]_188-sylvia walk and the weight of [[her]_188-sylvia baby]_{4047-her baby} , that all [she]_188-sylvia could do when the door was opened was to totter into the nearest seat , sit down , and begin to cry . In an instant kind hands were about [her]_188-sylvia , loosening [her]_188-sylvia heavy cloak , offering to relieve [her]_188-sylvia of [[her]_188-sylvia child]_{1384-her child} , who clung to [her]_188-sylvia all the more firmly , and [some one]_{1489-some one} was pressing a glass of wine against [her]_188-sylvia lips . ' No , [sir]_1162-sir , [I]_{1489-some one} can not take it ! wine allays gives [me]_{1489-some one} th '_{[1489-some one]} headache ; if [I]_0-i might have just a drink o ' water . Thank [you]_1162-sir , [ma'am]_9309-ma'am '_{[1489-some one]} ( to [the respectable - looking old servant]_{4525-the respectable - looking old servant} ) , ' [I]_0-i 'm_[0-i] well enough now ; and perhaps , [sir]_1162-sir , [I]_0-i might speak a word with [yo]_{4525-the respectable - looking old servant} ' , for it 's that [I]_204-jeremiah 've come for . '_{[204-jeremiah]} ' It 's a pity , [Sylvia Hepburn]_188-sylvia , as [thee]_{4525-the respectable - looking old servant} didst not come to [me]_204-jeremiah at the bank , for it 's been a long toil for [thee]_{4525-the respectable - looking old servant} all this way in the heat , with [[thy]_{4525-the respectable - looking old servant} child]_{9310-thy child} . But if there 's aught [I]_204-jeremiah can do or say for [thee]_{4525-the respectable - looking old servant} , [thou]_{4525-the respectable - looking old servant} hast but to name it , [I]_204-jeremiah am sure . [Martha]_325-martha ! wilt [thou]_{4525-the respectable - looking old servant} relieve [her]_325-martha of [[her]_325-martha child]_{1384-her child} while [she]_{8803-the baby} comes with [me]_204-jeremiah into [the parlour]_{1095-the parlour} ? '_{[204-jeremiah]} But [the wilful little Bella]_{4527-the wilful little bella} stoutly refused to go to any one , and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was not willing to part with [her]_{4527-the wilful little bella} , tired though [she]_188-sylvia was . So [the baby]_{8803-the baby} was carried into [the parlour]_{1095-the parlour} , and much of [her]_188-sylvia after - life depended on this trivial fact . Once installed in the easy - chair , and face to face with [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia did not know how to begin . [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah saw this , and kindly gave [her]_188-sylvia time to recover [herself]_188-sylvia , by pulling out [his]_204-jeremiah great gold watch , and letting the seal dangle before [the child]_{2284-the child} 's eyes , almost within reach of [the child]_{2284-the child} 's eager little fingers . ' [She]_{2284-the child} favours [you]_188-sylvia a deal , '_[1162-sir] said [he]_204-jeremiah , at last . ' More than [[her]_{2284-the child} father]_{955-her father} , '_[1162-sir] [he]_204-jeremiah went on , purposely introducing [Philip]_191-philip 's name , so as to break the ice ; for [he]_204-jeremiah rightly conjectured [she]_188-sylvia had come to speak to [him]_204-jeremiah about something connected with [[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} . Still [Sylvia]_188-sylvia said nothing ; [she]_188-sylvia was choking down tears and shyness , and unwillingness to take as confidant [a man of whom [she]_188-sylvia knew so little , on such slight ground ( as [she]_188-sylvia now felt it to be ) as the little kindly speech with which [she]_188-sylvia had been dismissed from [that house]_{5774-that house} the last time that [she]_188-sylvia entered it]_{4533-a man of whom she knew so little , on such slight ground ( as she now felt it to be ) as the little kindly speech with which she had been dismissed from that house the last time that she entered it} . ' It 's no use keeping [yo]_4536-yo '_[4536-yo] , [sir]_1162-sir , ' [she]_188-sylvia broke out at last . '_[191-philip] It 's about [Philip]_191-philip as [I]_0-i comed to speak . Do [yo]_4536-yo ' know any thing whatsomever about [him]_191-philip ? [He]_191-philip niver had a chance o '_[191-philip] saying anything , [I]_0-i know ; but maybe [he]_191-philip 's written ? ' '_[0-i] Not a line , [[my]_0-i poor young woman]_{4537-my poor young woman} ! ' said [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah , hastily putting an end to that vain idea . '_[684-mother] Then [he]_191-philip 's either dead or gone away for iver , ' [she]_188-sylvia whispered . '_[4540-thee] [I]_0-i mun be both feyther and [mother]_684-mother to [[my]_0-i child]_{9279-my child} . ' '_[191-philip] Oh ! [thee]_4540-thee must not give it up , ' replied [he]_204-jeremiah . '_[191-philip] [Many a one]_{2913-many a one} is carried off to the wars , or to [the tenders o ' men - o'-war]_{9314-the tenders o ' men - o'-war} ; and then [they]_{2913-many a one} turn out to be unfit for service , and are sent [home]_681-home . [Philip]_191-philip 'll come back before the year 's out ; [thee'll]_4540-thee see that . '_[4542-i] ' No ; [he]_191-philip 'll [niver]_224-niver come back . And [I]_191-philip 'm_[191-philip] not sure as [I]_0-i should [iver]_191-philip wish [him]_191-philip t ' come back , if [I]_4542-i could but know what was gone wi '_[4542-i] [him]_191-philip . [Yo]_4542-i ' see , [sir]_1162-sir , though [I]_4542-i were sore set again '_[4542-i] [him]_191-philip , [I]_0-i should n't like harm to happen [him]_191-philip . ' '_[4542-i] There is something behind all this that [I]_0-i do not understand . Can [thee]_4542-i tell [me]_0-i what it is ? ' '_[188-sylvia] [I]_0-i must , [sir]_1162-sir , if [yo're]_4542-i to help [me]_0-i wi ' [your]_1162-sir counsel ; and [I]_{1112-the old man} came up here to ask for it . '_{[1112-the old man]} Another long pause , during which [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah made a feint of playing with [the child , who danced and shouted with tantalized impatience at not being able to obtain possession of the seal]_{4544-the child , who danced and shouted with tantalized impatience at not being able to obtain possession of the seal} , and at length stretched out [her]_{4544-the child , who danced and shouted with tantalized impatience at not being able to obtain possession of the seal} soft round little arms to go to the owner of the coveted possession . Surprise at this action roused [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , and [she]_188-sylvia made some comment upon it . ' [I]_188-sylvia [niver]_224-niver knew [her]_{4544-the child , who danced and shouted with tantalized impatience at not being able to obtain possession of the seal} t '_[188-sylvia] go to [any one]_{776-any one} afore . [I]_0-i hope [she]_{4544-the child , who danced and shouted with tantalized impatience at not being able to obtain possession of the seal} 'll not be troublesome to [yo]_1162-sir ' , [sir]_1162-sir ? '_[191-philip] [The old man]_{1112-the old man} , who had often longed for [a child of [his]_{1112-the old man} own]_{4547-a child of his own} in days gone by , was highly pleased by this mark of [baby]_8798-baby 's confidence , and almost forgot , in trying to strengthen [her]_188-sylvia regard by all the winning wiles in [his]_{1112-the old man} power , how [[her]_188-sylvia poor mother]_{3850-her poor mother} was still lingering over some painful story which [she]_188-sylvia could not bring [herself]_188-sylvia to tell . ' [I]_191-philip 'm_[191-philip] afeared of speaking wrong again ' [any one]_{776-any one} , [sir]_1162-sir . And [mother]_684-mother were so fond o '_[191-philip] [Philip]_191-philip ; but [he]_191-philip kept something from [me]_0-i as would [ha]_4550-ha ' made [me]_4550-ha [a different woman]_{9321-a different woman} , and [some one else]_{5805-some one else} , happen , [a different man]_{9323-a different man} . [I]_4550-ha were troth - plighted wi '_[4550-ha] [Kinraid the specksioneer]_{416-kinraid the specksioneer} , [him]_{416-kinraid the specksioneer} as was cousin to th ' Corneys o '_{[4551-ivery one]} [Moss Brow]_{45-moss brow} , and comed back lieutenant [i]_0-i ' t '_{[4551-ivery one]} navy last Tuesday three weeks , after [ivery one]_{4551-ivery one} had thought [him]_{416-kinraid the specksioneer} dead and gone these three years . ' [She]_4550-ha paused . '_[4552-me] Well ? ' said [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah , with interest ; although [his]_204-jeremiah attention appeared to be divided between [the mother]_{631-the mother} 's story and the eager playfulness of [the baby]_{8803-the baby} on [his]_204-jeremiah knee . '_[4552-me] [Philip]_191-philip knew [he]_191-philip were alive ; [he]_191-philip 'd seen [him]_191-philip taken by [t ' press - gang]_{5958-t ' press - gang} , and [Charley]_202-kinraid had sent a message to [me]_4552-me by [Philip]_191-philip . '_[4552-me] [Her]_4552-me white face was reddening , [her]_4552-me eyes flashing at this point of [her]_4552-me story . ' And [he]_191-philip niver told [me]_4552-me a word on it , not when [he]_191-philip saw [me]_4552-me like to break [my]_4552-me heart in thinking as [Kinraid]_202-kinraid were dead ; [he]_191-philip kept it a '_[4552-me] to hissel ' ; and watched [me]_4552-me cry , and [niver]_224-niver said a word to comfort [me]_4552-me wi '_[4552-me] t ' truth . It would ha '_[191-philip] been a great comfort , [sir]_1162-sir , only t ' have had [his]_191-philip message if [I]_191-philip 'd [niver]_224-niver ha '_[191-philip] been to see [him]_4554-him again . But [Philip niver]_191-philip let on to [any one]_{776-any one} , as [I]_0-i iver heared on , that [he]_191-philip 'd seen [Charley]_202-kinraid that morning as [t ' press - gang]_{5958-t ' press - gang} took [him]_191-philip . [Yo]_0-i '_[191-philip] know about [feyther]_5625-feyther 's death , and how friendless [mother]_684-mother and [me]_0-i was left ? and so [I]_0-i married [him]_191-philip ; for [he]_191-philip were a good friend to [us]_4558-us then , and [I]_0-i were dazed like wi ' sorrow , and could see naught else to do for [mother]_684-mother . [He]_191-philip were allays very tender and good to [her]_684-mother , for sure . '_[4561-yo'll] Again a long pause of silent recollection , broken by one or two deep sighs . ' If [I]_1162-sir go on , [sir]_1162-sir , now , [I]_1162-sir mun ask [yo]_4559-yo '_[1162-sir] to promise as [yo'll]_4559-yo niver tell . [I]_0-i do so need [some one]_{1489-some one} to tell [me]_0-i what [I]_0-i ought to do , and [I]_0-i were led here , like , else [I]_0-i would ha ' died wi '_[0-i] it all within [my]_0-i teeth . [Yo'll]_4561-yo'll promise , [sir]_1162-sir ? ' [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah looked in [her]_1162-sir face , and seeing the wistful , eager look , [he]_204-jeremiah was touched almost against [his]_204-jeremiah judgment into giving the promise required ; [she]_1162-sir went on . '_[0-i] Upon a Tuesday morning , three weeks ago , [I]_0-i think , tho ' for t '_[0-i] matter o ' time it might ha '_[191-philip] been three years , [Kinraid]_202-kinraid come [home]_681-home ; come back for t ' claim [me]_191-philip as [[his]_202-kinraid wife]_{5589-his wife} , and [I]_191-philip were [we]_9331-we d to [Philip]_191-philip ! [I]_191-philip met [him]_191-philip [i]_191-philip '_[191-philip] t ' road at first ; and [I]_191-philip could n't tell [him]_191-philip [theere]_9332-theere . [He]_191-philip followed [me]_191-philip into [t '_[191-philip] house]_{7199-t ' house} -- [[Philip]_191-philip 's house]_{8622-philip 's house} , [sir]_1162-sir , behind [t ' shop]_{6345-t ' shop} -- and somehow [I]_4569-i told [him]_191-philip all , how [I]_4569-i were [a wedded wife]_{4021-a wedded wife} to another . Then [he]_191-philip up and said [I]_4569-i 'd a false heart -- [me]_4569-i false , [sir]_1162-sir , as had eaten [my]_4569-i daily bread in bitterness , and had wept t '_[4569-i] nights through , all for sorrow and mourning for [his]_191-philip death ! Then [he]_191-philip said as [Philip]_191-philip knowed all t ' time [he]_191-philip were alive and coming back for [me]_{4570-her listener} ; and [I]_{4570-her listener} could n't believe it , and [I]_{4570-her listener} called [Philip]_191-philip , and [he]_191-philip come , and a '_{[4570-her listener]} that [Charley]_202-kinraid had said were true ; and yet [I]_0-i were [[Philip]_191-philip 's wife]_{8703-philip 's wife} ! So [I]_0-i took a mighty oath , and [I]_0-i said as [I]_0-i 'd niver hold [Philip]_191-philip to be [[my]_0-i lawful husband]_{4567-my lawful husband} again , nor [iver]_4568-iver forgive [him]_191-philip for t ' evil [he]_191-philip 'd wrought [us]_9337-us , but hold [him]_191-philip as [a stranger]_{3567-a stranger} and one as had done [me]_4569-i a heavy wrong . '_[4569-i] [She]_4569-i stopped speaking ; [her]_4569-i story seemed to [her]_4569-i to end there . But [[her]_4569-i listener]_{4570-her listener} said , after a pause , ' It were a cruel wrong , [I]_4569-i grant [thee]_4569-i that ; but [thy]_4569-i oath were a sin , and [thy]_4569-i words were evil , [[my]_4569-i poor lass]_{1088-my poor lass} . What happened next ? '_[4569-i] ' [I]_0-i do n't justly remember , '_[0-i] [she]_4569-i said , wearily . ' [Kinraid]_202-kinraid went away , and [mother]_684-mother cried out ; and [I]_0-i went to [her]_684-mother . [She]_684-mother were asleep , [I]_0-i thought , so [I]_0-i lay down by [her]_684-mother , to wish [I]_0-i were dead , and to think on what would come on [[my]_0-i child]_{9279-my child} if [I]_0-i died ; and [Philip]_191-philip came in softly , and [I]_0-i made as if [I]_0-i were asleep ; and that 's t '_[0-i] very last as [I]_0-i 've iver seen or heared of [him]_4571-he . ' [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah groaned as [she]_188-sylvia ended [her]_188-sylvia story . Then [he]_204-jeremiah pulled [himself]_204-jeremiah up , and said , in a cheerful tone of voice , '_[0-i] [He]_4571-he 'll come back , [Sylvia Hepburn]_188-sylvia . [He]_4571-he 'll think better of it : never fear ! ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i fear [his]_4571-he coming back ! ' said [she]_188-sylvia . '_[0-i] That 's what [I]_0-i 'm feared on ; [I]_0-i would wish as [I]_0-i knew on [his]_4571-he well - doing [i]_0-i '_[0-i] [some other place]_{4572-some other place} ; but [him]_4571-he and [me]_0-i can niver live together again . ' '_[4573-thee] Nay , ' pleaded [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah . '_[4574-she] [Thee]_4573-thee art sorry what [thee]_4573-thee said ; [thee]_4573-thee were sore put about , or [thee]_4573-thee would n't have said it . ' [He]_4571-he was trying to be [a peace - maker]_{9342-a peace - maker} , and to heal over conjugal differences ; but [he]_4571-he did not go deep enough . '_[4574-she] [I]_0-i 'm not sorry , '_[0-i] said [she]_4574-she , slowly . ' [I]_4574-she were too deeply wronged to be " put about " ; that would go off wi '_[4574-she] a night 's sleep . It 's only the thought of [mother]_684-mother ( [she]_684-mother 's dead and happy , and knows nought of all this , [I]_0-i trust ) that comes between [me]_0-i and hating [Philip]_191-philip . [I]_0-i 'm not sorry for what [I]_4574-she said . '_[4574-she] [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah had never met with [any one]_{776-any one} so frank and undisguised in expressions of wrong feeling , and [he]_204-jeremiah scarcely knew what to say . [He]_204-jeremiah looked extremely grieved , and not a little shocked . So pretty and delicate [a young creature to use such strong relentless language]_{4577-a young creature to use such strong relentless language} ! [She]_4574-she seemed to read [his]_204-jeremiah thoughts , for [she]_4574-she made answer to them . ' [I]_4574-she dare say [you]_204-jeremiah think [I]_4574-she 'm_[4574-she] very wicked , [sir]_1162-sir , not to be sorry . Perhaps [I]_0-i am . [I]_0-i ca n't think o ' that for remembering how [I]_4574-she 've suffered ; and [he]_1162-sir knew how miserable [I]_4574-she was , and might ha '_[4574-she] cleared [my]_0-i misery away wi ' a word ; and [he]_1162-sir held [his]_1162-sir peace , and now it 's too late ! [I]_{1112-the old man} 'm_{[1112-the old man]} sick o ' men and [their]_1162-sir cruel , deceitful ways . [I]_{1112-the old man} wish [I]_{1112-the old man} were dead . '_{[1112-the old man]} [She]_4574-she was crying before [she]_4574-she had ended this speech , and seeing [her]_4574-she tears , [the child]_{2284-the child} began to cry too , stretching out its little arms to go back to [[its]_{2284-the child} mother]_{9132-its mother} . The hard stony look on [her]_4574-she face melted away into the softest , tenderest love as [she]_4574-she clasped [the little one]_{9270-the little one} to [her]_4574-she , and tried to soothe its frightened sobs . A bright thought came into [the old man]_{1112-the old man} 's mind . [He]_{1112-the old man} had been taking a complete dislike to [her]_4574-she till [her]_4574-she pretty way with [[her]_4574-she baby]_{4047-her baby} showed [him]_{1112-the old man} that [she]_4574-she had a heart of flesh within [her]_4574-she . ' [Poor little one]_{9343-poor little one} ! '_[188-sylvia] said [he]_{1112-the old man} , ' [[thy]_{9343-poor little one} mother]_{1736-thy mother} had need love [thee]_{9343-poor little one} , for [she]_{1736-thy mother} 's deprived [thee]_{9343-poor little one} of [[thy]_{9343-poor little one} father]_{2918-thy father} 's love . [Thou'rt]_{9343-poor little one} half - way to being [an orphan]_{9346-an orphan} ; yet [I]_4586-i can not call [thee]_{9343-poor little one} one of [the fatherless to whom [God]_240-god will be [a father]_{9348-a father}]_{9347-the fatherless to whom god will be a father} . [Thou'rt]_{9343-poor little one} [a desolate babe]_{9349-a desolate babe} , [thou]_{9343-poor little one} may'st well cry ; [thine earthly parents]_{9350-thine earthly parents} have forsaken [thee]_{9343-poor little one} , and [I]_4586-i know not if [the Lord]_{5574-the lord} will take [thee]_{9343-poor little one} up . '_[4586-i] [Sylvia]_188-sylvia looked up at [him]_4584-him affrighted ; holding [[her]_188-sylvia baby]_{4047-her baby} tighter to [her]_188-sylvia , [she]_188-sylvia exclaimed . ' Do n't speak so , [sir]_1162-sir ! it 's cursing , [sir]_1162-sir ! [I]_188-sylvia have n't forsaken [her]_{4047-her baby} ! Oh , [sir]_1162-sir ! those are awful sayings . '_[188-sylvia] ' [Thee]_188-sylvia hast sworn never to forgive [[thy]_188-sylvia husband]_{3839-thy husband} , nor to live with [him]_{3839-thy husband} again . Dost [thee]_188-sylvia know that by the law of [the land]_{7332-the land} , [he]_{3839-thy husband} may claim [[his]_{3839-thy husband} child]_{8556-his child} ; and then [thou]_188-sylvia wilt have to forsake it , or to be forsworn ? [Poor little maiden]_{9358-poor little maiden} ! '_[188-sylvia] continued [he]_4586-i , once more luring [the baby]_{8803-the baby} to [him]_4586-i with the temptation of the watch and chain . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia thought for a while before speaking . Then [she]_188-sylvia said , ' [I]_188-sylvia can not tell what ways to take . Whiles [I]_188-sylvia think [my]_188-sylvia head is crazed . It were a cruel turn [he]_{3839-thy husband} did [me]_188-sylvia ! '_[188-sylvia] ' It was . [I]_188-sylvia could n't have thought [him]_{3839-thy husband} guilty of such baseness . '_[188-sylvia] This acquiescence , which was perfectly honest on [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah 's part , almost took [Sylvia]_188-sylvia by surprise . Why might [she]_188-sylvia not hate one who had been both cruel and base in [his]_4586-i treatment of [her]_188-sylvia ? And yet [she]_188-sylvia recoiled from the application of such hard terms by [another]_7464-another to [Philip]_191-philip , by [a cool - judging and indifferent person , as [she]_188-sylvia esteemed [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah to be]_{4589-a cool - judging and indifferent person , as she esteemed jeremiah to be} . From some inscrutable turn in [her]_188-sylvia thoughts , [she]_188-sylvia began to defend [him]_204-jeremiah , or at least to palliate the harsh judgment which [she]_188-sylvia [herself]_188-sylvia had been the first to pronounce . ' [He]_204-jeremiah were so tender to [mother]_684-mother ; [she]_684-mother were dearly fond on [him]_204-jeremiah ; [he]_204-jeremiah niver spared aught [he]_204-jeremiah could do for [her]_684-mother , else [I]_{3262-my brother} would niver ha '_{[3262-my brother]} married [him]_204-jeremiah . ' '_{[3262-my brother]} [He]_204-jeremiah was [a good and kind - hearted lad]_{4590-a good and kind - hearted lad} from the time [he]_204-jeremiah was fifteen . And [I]_0-i never found [him]_204-jeremiah out in any falsehood , no more did [[my]_0-i brother]_{3262-my brother} . ' '_{[204-jeremiah]} But it were all the same as a lie , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , swiftly changing [her]_188-sylvia ground , '_{[3262-my brother]} to leave [me]_0-i to think as [Charley]_202-kinraid were dead , when [he]_204-jeremiah knowed all t ' time [he]_204-jeremiah were alive . '_{[3262-my brother]} ' It was . It was a self - seeking lie ; putting [thee]_9360-thee to pain to get [his]_204-jeremiah own ends . And the end of it has been that [he]_204-jeremiah is driven forth like [Cain]_417-cain . '_[4592-i] ' [I]_4592-i niver told [him]_204-jeremiah to go , [sir]_1162-sir . '_[4592-i] ' But [thy]_204-jeremiah words sent [him]_204-jeremiah forth , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . '_{[204-jeremiah]} ' [I]_188-sylvia can not unsay them , [sir]_1162-sir ; and [I]_188-sylvia believe as [I]_188-sylvia should say them again . '_[188-sylvia] But [she]_4592-i said this as one who rather hopes for a contradiction . All [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah replied , however , was , ' [Poor wee child]_{9363-poor wee child} ! '_[0-i] in a pitiful tone , addressed to [the baby]_{8803-the baby} . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's eyes filled with tears . ' Oh , [sir]_1162-sir , [I]_204-jeremiah 'll do anything as [iver]_4594-thee [yo]_1162-sir '_{[204-jeremiah]} can tell [me]_0-i for [her]_{8803-the baby} . That 's what [I]_0-i came for t ' ask [yo]_1162-sir '_{[204-jeremiah]} . [I]_0-i know [I]_0-i mun not stay [theere]_4594-thee , and [Philip]_191-philip gone away ; and [I]_0-i dunnot know what to do : and [I]_0-i 'll do aught , only [I]_0-i must keep [her]_{8803-the baby} wi ' [me]_{8803-the baby} . Whativer can [I]_{8803-the baby} do , [sir]_1162-sir ? '_{[8803-the baby]} [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah thought it over for a minute or two . Then [he]_204-jeremiah replied , ' [I]_{8803-the baby} must have time to think . [I]_{8803-the baby} must talk it over with [brother John]_205-john . '_{[8803-the baby]} ' But [you]_204-jeremiah 've given [me]_188-sylvia yo'r word , [sir]_1162-sir ! '_[188-sylvia] exclaimed [she]_{8803-the baby} . ' [I]_188-sylvia have given [thee]_4594-thee [my]_188-sylvia word never to tell any one of what has passed between [thee]_4594-thee and [[thy]_4594-thee husband]_{3839-thy husband} , but [I]_188-sylvia must take counsel with [[my]_188-sylvia brother]_{3262-my brother} as to what is to be done with [thee]_4594-thee and [[thy]_4594-thee child]_{9310-thy child} , now that [[thy]_4594-thee husband]_{3839-thy husband} has left [the shop]_{951-the shop} . '_[188-sylvia] This was said so gravely as almost to be a reproach , and [he]_4595-he got up , as a sign that the interview was ended . [He]_4595-he gave [the baby]_{8803-the baby} back to [[its]_{8803-the baby} mother]_{9132-its mother} ; but not without a solemn blessing , so solemn that , to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's superstitious and excited mind , it undid the terrors of what [she]_188-sylvia had esteemed to be a curse . ' [The Lord]_{5574-the lord} bless [thee]_{2284-the child} and keep [thee]_{2284-the child} ! [The Lord]_{5574-the lord} make [His]_{5574-the lord} face to shine upon [thee]_{2284-the child} ! '_[191-philip] All the way down [the hill - side]_{7046-the hill - side} , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia kept kissing [the child]_{2284-the child} , and whispering to its unconscious ears,-- ' [I]_{4601-philip hepburn 's baby} 'll love [thee]_{2284-the child} for both , [[my]_{4601-philip hepburn 's baby} treasure]_{9374-my treasure} , [I]_{4601-philip hepburn 's baby} will . [I]_{4601-philip hepburn 's baby} 'll hap [thee]_{2284-the child} round wi '_{[4601-philip hepburn 's baby]} [my]_0-i love , so as [thou]_4600-thou shall niver need a feyther 's . ' CHAPTER XXXVII BEREAVEMENT [Hester]_209-hester had been prevented by [[her]_209-hester mother]_{5519-her mother} 's indisposition from taking [Philip]_191-philip 's letter to [the Fosters]_{994-the fosters} , to hold a consultation with [them]_{994-the fosters} over its contents . [Alice Rose]_257-alice was slowly failing , and the long days which [she]_257-alice had to spend alone told much upon [her]_257-alice spirits , and consequently upon [her]_257-alice health . All this came out in the conversation which ensued after reading [Hepburn]_191-philip 's letter in [the little parlour at [the bank]_{9378-the bank}]_{9377-the little parlour at the bank} on the day after [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had had [her]_188-sylvia confidential interview with [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah . [He]_204-jeremiah was [a true man of honour]_{9379-a true man of honour} , and never so much as alluded to [her]_188-sylvia visit to [him]_204-jeremiah ; but what [she]_188-sylvia had then told [him]_204-jeremiah influenced [him]_204-jeremiah very much in the formation of the project which [he]_204-jeremiah proposed to [[his]_204-jeremiah brother]_{7148-his brother} and [Hester]_209-hester . [He]_204-jeremiah recommended [her]_188-sylvia remaining where [she]_188-sylvia was , living still in [the house behind [the shop]_{951-the shop}]_{3936-the house behind the shop} ; for [he]_204-jeremiah thought within [himself]_204-jeremiah that [she]_188-sylvia might have exaggerated the effect of [her]_188-sylvia words upon [Philip]_191-philip ; that , after all , it might have been some cause totally disconnected with [them]_9383-them , which had blotted out [[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} 's place among [the men of [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{9385-the men of monkshaven} ; and that it would be so much easier for both to resume [their]_9383-them natural relations , both towards [each other]_{6627-each other} and towards [the world]_{984-the world} , if [Sylvia]_188-sylvia remained where [[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} had left [her]_188-sylvia -- in an expectant attitude , so to speak . [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah questioned [Hester]_209-hester straitly about [her]_209-hester letter : whether [she]_209-hester had made known its contents to [any one]_{776-any one} . No , not to [any one]_{776-any one} . Neither to [[her]_209-hester mother]_{5519-her mother} nor to [William Coulson]_207-coulson ? No , to neither . [She]_209-hester looked at [him]_204-jeremiah as [she]_209-hester replied to [his]_204-jeremiah inquiries , and [he]_204-jeremiah looked at [her]_209-hester , each wondering if [the other]_{873-the other} could be in the least aware that a conjugal quarrel might be at the root of the dilemma in which [they]_9393-they were placed by [Hepburn]_188-sylvia 's disappearance . But neither [Hester]_209-hester , who had witnessed the misunderstanding between [the husband]_{4120-the husband} and [wife]_611-wife on the evening , before the morning on which [Philip]_191-philip went away , nor [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah , who had learnt from [Sylvia]_188-sylvia the true reason of [[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} 's disappearance , gave the slightest reason to [the other]_{873-the other} to think that [they]_9393-they each supposed [they]_9393-they had a clue to the reason of [Hepburn]_188-sylvia 's sudden departure . What [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah , after a night 's consideration , had to propose was this ; that [Hester]_209-hester and [[her]_209-hester mother]_{5519-her mother} should come and occupy [the house in [the market - place]_{5547-the market - place}]_{9399-the house in the market - place} , conjointly with [Sylvia]_188-sylvia and [[her]_188-sylvia child]_{1384-her child} . [Hester]_209-hester 's interest in [the shop]_{951-the shop} was by this time acknowledged . [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah had made over to [her]_209-hester so much of [his]_204-jeremiah share in the business , that [she]_209-hester had a right to be considered as [a kind of partner]_{9403-a kind of partner} ; and [she]_209-hester had long been [the superintendent of that department of goods which were exclusively devoted to [women]_1054-women]_{9404-the superintendent of that department of goods which were exclusively devoted to women} . So [her]_209-hester daily presence was requisite for more reasons than one . Yet [[her]_209-hester mother]_{5519-her mother} 's health and spirits were such as to render it unadvisable that [the old woman]_{6364-the old woman} should be too much left alone ; and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's devotion to [[her]_188-sylvia own mother]_{6669-her own mother} seemed to point [her]_188-sylvia out as [the very person who could be a gentle and tender companion to [Alice Rose]_257-alice during those hours when [[her]_209-hester own daughter]_{1913-her own daughter} would necessarily be engaged in [the shop]_{951-the shop}]_{9409-the very person who could be a gentle and tender companion to alice rose during those hours when her own daughter would necessarily be engaged in the shop} . Many desirable objects seemed to be gained by this removal of [Alice]_257-alice : an occupation was provided for [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , which would detain [her]_188-sylvia in the place where [[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} had left [her]_188-sylvia , and where ( [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah fairly expected in spite of [his]_204-jeremiah letter ) [he]_204-jeremiah was likely to come back to find [her]_188-sylvia ; and [Alice Rose]_257-alice , [the early love of [one of [the brothers]_{1016-the brothers}]_{9414-one of the brothers}]_{9413-the early love of one of the brothers} , [the old friend of the other]_{9416-the old friend of the other} , would be well cared for , and under [[her]_209-hester daughter]_{1252-her daughter} 's immediate supervision during the whole of the time that [she]_188-sylvia was occupied in [the shop]_{951-the shop} . [Philip]_191-philip 's share of the business , augmented by the money which [he]_191-philip had put in from the legacy of [[his]_191-philip old Cumberland uncle]_{9419-his old cumberland uncle} , would bring in profits enough to support [Sylvia]_188-sylvia and [[her]_188-sylvia child]_{1384-her child} in ease and comfort until that time , which [they]_9421-they all anticipated , when [he]_191-philip should return from [his]_191-philip mysterious wandering -- mysterious , whether [his]_191-philip going forth had been voluntary or involuntary . Thus far was settled ; and [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah went to tell [Sylvia]_188-sylvia of the plan . [She]_188-sylvia was too much [a child]_{5617-a child} , too entirely unaccustomed to any independence of action , to do anything but leave [herself]_188-sylvia in [his]_204-jeremiah hands . [Her]_188-sylvia very confession , made to [him]_204-jeremiah the day before , when [she]_188-sylvia sought [his]_204-jeremiah counsel , seemed to place [her]_188-sylvia at [his]_204-jeremiah disposal . Otherwise , [she]_188-sylvia had had notions of the possibility of a free country life once more -- how provided for and arranged [she]_188-sylvia hardly knew ; but [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} was to let , and [Kester]_222-kester disengaged , and it had just seemed possible that [she]_188-sylvia might have to return to [[her]_188-sylvia early home]_{9423-her early home} , and to [her]_188-sylvia old life . [She]_188-sylvia knew that it would take much money to stock [the farm]_{6675-the farm} again , and that [her]_188-sylvia hands were tied from much useful activity by the love and care [she]_188-sylvia owed to [[her]_188-sylvia baby]_{4047-her baby} . But still , somehow , [she]_188-sylvia hoped and [she]_188-sylvia fancied , till [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah 's measured words and carefully - arranged plan made [her]_188-sylvia silently relinquish [her]_188-sylvia green , breezy vision . [Hester]_209-hester , too , had [her]_209-hester own private rebellion -- hushed into submission by [her]_209-hester gentle piety . If [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had been able to make [Philip]_191-philip happy , [Hester]_209-hester could have felt lovingly and almost gratefully towards [her]_188-sylvia ; but [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had failed in this . [Philip]_191-philip had been made unhappy , and was driven forth a wanderer into [the wide world]_{9426-the wide world} -- never to come back ! And [his]_191-philip last words to [Hester]_209-hester , the postscript of [his]_191-philip letter , containing the very pith of it , was to ask [her]_209-hester to take charge and care of [the wife whose want of love towards [him]_191-philip had uprooted [him]_191-philip from the place where [he]_191-philip was valued and honoured]_{9427-the wife whose want of love towards him had uprooted him from the place where he was valued and honoured} . It cost [Hester]_209-hester many a struggle and many a self - reproach before [she]_209-hester could make [herself]_209-hester feel what [she]_209-hester saw all along -- that in everything [Philip]_191-philip treated [her]_209-hester like [a sister]_{7225-a sister} . But even [a sister]_{7225-a sister} might well be indignant if [she]_{7225-a sister} saw [[her]_{7225-a sister} brother]_{6396-her brother} 's love disregarded and slighted , and [his]_191-philip life embittered by the thoughtless conduct of [a wife]_{5930-a wife} ! Still [Hester]_209-hester fought against [herself]_209-hester , and for [Philip]_191-philip 's sake [she]_209-hester sought to see the good in [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , and [she]_209-hester strove to love [her]_188-sylvia as well as to take care of [her]_188-sylvia . With [the baby]_{8803-the baby} , of course , the case was different . Without thought or struggle , or reason , [every one]_{565-every one} loved [the little girl]_{8770-the little girl} . [Coulson]_207-coulson and [[his]_207-coulson buxom wife]_{9435-his buxom wife} , who were childless , were never weary of making much of [her]_{8770-the little girl} . [Hester]_209-hester 's happiest hours were spent with [that little child]_{9436-that little child} . [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah almost looked upon [her]_{8770-the little girl} as [his]_204-jeremiah own from the day when [she]_{8770-the little girl} honoured [him]_204-jeremiah by yielding to the temptation of the chain and seal , and coming to [his]_204-jeremiah knee ; not [a customer to [the shop]_{951-the shop}]_{9437-a customer to the shop} but knew [the smiling child]_{9439-the smiling child} 's sad history , and [many a country - woman]_{9440-many a country - woman} would save a rosy - cheeked apple from out [[her]_{8770-the little girl} store]_{9441-her store} that autumn to bring it on next market - day for '_[4604-she] [[Philip Hepburn]_191-philip 's baby]_{4601-philip hepburn 's baby} , as had lost [its father]_{1202-its father} , bless [it]_{4601-philip hepburn 's baby} . ' Even stern [Alice Rose]_257-alice was graciously inclined towards [the little Bella]_{9064-the little bella} ; and though [her]_257-alice idea of the number of [the elect]_{9443-the elect} was growing narrower and narrower every day , [she]_257-alice would have been loth to exclude [the innocent little child]_{9444-the innocent little child} , that stroked [her]_{8770-the little girl} wrinkled cheeks so softly every night in return for [her]_257-alice blessing , from [the few that should be saved]_{9445-the few that should be saved} . Nay , for [the child]_{2284-the child} 's sake , [she]_257-alice relented towards [the mother]_{631-the mother} ; and strove to have [Sylvia]_188-sylvia rescued from [the many castaways]_{9448-the many castaways} with fervent prayer , or , as [she]_257-alice phrased it , '_[4604-she] wrestling with [the Lord]_{5574-the lord} ' . [Alice]_257-alice had a sort of instinct that [the little child]_{9449-the little child} , so tenderly loved by , so fondly loving , [the mother whose ewe - lamb [she]_257-alice was]_{9450-the mother whose ewe - lamb she was} , could not be even in [heaven]_9451-heaven without yearning for [the creature [she]_257-alice had loved best on [earth]_3762-earth]_{9452-the creature she had loved best on earth} ; and [the old woman]_{6364-the old woman} believed that this was the principal reason for [her]_257-alice prayers for [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; but unconsciously to [herself]_257-alice , [Alice Rose]_257-alice was touched by the filial attentions [she]_257-alice constantly received from [the young mother , whom [she]_257-alice believed to be foredoomed to condemnation]_{9455-the young mother , whom she believed to be foredoomed to condemnation} . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia rarely went to [church]_6097-church or [chapel]_2977-chapel , nor did [she]_188-sylvia read [her]_188-sylvia Bible ; for though [she]_188-sylvia spoke little of [her]_188-sylvia ignorance , and would fain , for [[her]_188-sylvia child]_{1384-her child} 's sake , have remedied it now it was too late , [she]_188-sylvia had lost what little fluency of reading [she]_188-sylvia had ever had , and could only make out [her]_188-sylvia words with much spelling and difficulty . So the taking [her]_188-sylvia Bible in hand would have been a mere form ; though of this [Alice Rose]_257-alice knew nothing . [No one]_{634-no one} knew much of what was passing in [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; [she]_257-alice did not know [herself]_257-alice . Sometimes in the nights [she]_257-alice would waken , crying , with a terrible sense of desolation ; [every one who loved [her]_257-alice , or whom [she]_257-alice had loved , had vanished out of [her]_257-alice life]_{9460-every one who loved her , or whom she had loved , had vanished out of her life} ; [every one but [[her]_188-sylvia child]_{1384-her child} , who lay in [her]_188-sylvia arms , warm and soft . But then [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah 's words]_{9461-every one but her child , who lay in her arms , warm and soft . but then jeremiah foster 's words} came upon [her]_257-alice ; words that [she]_257-alice had taken for cursing at the time ; and [she]_257-alice would so gladly have had some clue by which to penetrate the darkness of [the unknown region]_{9463-the unknown region} from whence both blessing and cursing came , and to know if [she]_257-alice had indeed done something which should cause [her]_257-alice sin to be visited on [that soft , sweet , innocent darling]_{9464-that soft , sweet , innocent darling} . If [any one]_{776-any one} would teach [her]_257-alice to read ! If [any one]_{776-any one} would explain to [her]_257-alice the hard words [she]_257-alice heard in [church]_6097-church or [chapel]_2977-chapel , so that [she]_257-alice might find out the meaning of sin and godliness!--words that had only passed over the surface of [her]_257-alice mind till now ! For [[her]_188-sylvia child]_{1384-her child} 's sake [she]_188-sylvia should like to do the will of [God]_240-god , if [she]_188-sylvia only knew what that was , and how to be worked out in [her]_188-sylvia daily life . But there was [no one]_{634-no one} [she]_188-sylvia dared confess [her]_188-sylvia ignorance to and ask information from . [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah had spoken as if [[her]_188-sylvia child]_{1384-her child} , sweet little merry [Bella]_220-bell , with a loving word and a kiss for [every one]_{565-every one} , was to suffer heavily for the just and true words [[her]_{1384-her child} wronged and indignant mother]_{9473-her wronged and indignant mother} had spoken . [Alice]_257-alice always spoke as if there were no hope for [her]_257-alice ; and blamed [her]_257-alice , nevertheless , for not using the means of grace that it was not in [her]_257-alice power to avail [herself]_257-alice of . And [Hester]_209-hester , that [Sylvia]_188-sylvia would fain have loved for [her]_188-sylvia uniform gentleness and patience with all around [her]_188-sylvia , seemed so cold in [her]_188-sylvia unruffled and undemonstrative behaviour ; and moreover , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia felt that [Hester]_209-hester blamed [her]_188-sylvia perpetual silence regarding [Philip]_191-philip 's absence without knowing how bitter a cause [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had for casting [him]_191-philip off . [The only person who seemed to have pity upon [her]_188-sylvia]_{9474-the only person who seemed to have pity upon her} was [Kester]_222-kester ; and [his]_222-kester pity was shown in looks rather than words ; for when [he]_222-kester came to see [her]_188-sylvia , which [he]_222-kester did from time to time , by a kind of mutual tacit consent , [they]_9475-they spoke but little of former days . [He]_222-kester was still lodging with [[his]_222-kester sister]_{9476-his sister} , [widow Dobson]_{418-widow dobson} , working at odd jobs , some of which took [him]_222-kester into [the country]_{574-the country} for weeks at a time . But on [his]_222-kester returns to [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven [he]_222-kester was sure to come and see [her]_188-sylvia and [the little Bella]_220-bell ; indeed , when [his]_222-kester employment was in [the immediate neighbourhood of [the town]_{480-the town}]_{9478-the immediate neighbourhood of the town} , [he]_222-kester never allowed a week to pass away without a visit . There was not much conversation between [him]_222-kester and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia at such times . [They]_9475-they skimmed over the surface of the small events in which [both]_6514-both took an interest ; only now and then a sudden glance , a checked speech , told each that there were deeps not forgotten , although they were never mentioned . Twice [Sylvia]_188-sylvia -- below [her]_188-sylvia breath -- had asked [Kester]_222-kester , just as [she]_188-sylvia was holding the door open for [his]_222-kester departure , if anything had ever been heard of [Kinraid]_202-kinraid since [his]_202-kinraid one night 's visit to [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven : each time ( and there was an interval of some months between the inquiries ) the answer had been simply , no . To [no one else]_{2658-no one else} would [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ever have named [his]_222-kester name . But indeed [she]_188-sylvia had not the chance , had [she]_188-sylvia wished it ever so much , of asking any questions about [him]_222-kester from [any one likely to know]_{9482-any one likely to know} . [The Corneys]_{242-the corneys} had left [Moss Brow]_{45-moss brow} at [Martinmas]_{233-martinmas} , and gone many miles away towards [Horncastle]_{54-horncastle} . [Bessy Corney]_298-bessy , it is true was married and left behind in [the neighbourhood]_{823-the neighbourhood} ; but with [her]_298-bessy [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had never been intimate ; and what girlish friendship there might have been between [them]_{242-the corneys} had cooled very much at the time of [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's supposed death three years before . One day before Christmas in this year , 1798 , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was called into [the shop]_{951-the shop} by [Coulson]_207-coulson , who , with [[his]_207-coulson assistant]_{9485-his assistant} , was busy undoing the bales of winter goods supplied to [them]_{242-the corneys} from [the West Riding]_{139-the west riding} , and other places . [He]_207-coulson was looking at a fine Irish poplin dress - piece when [Sylvia]_188-sylvia answered to [his]_207-coulson call . '_[0-i] Here ! do [you]_4604-she know this again ? ' asked [he]_207-coulson , in the cheerful tone of [one sure of giving pleasure]_{9486-one sure of giving pleasure} . '_[4604-she] No ! have [I]_0-i iver seen it afore ? ' '_[4604-she] Not this , but one for all t ' world like it . '_[4606-he] [She]_4604-she did not rouse up to much interest , but looked at it as if trying to recollect where [she]_4604-she could have seen its like . ' [[My]_4606-he missus]_{5581-my missus} had one on at th '_[4606-he] party at [John Foster]_205-john 's last March , and [yo]_4605-yo ' admired it a deal . And [Philip]_191-philip , [he]_4606-he thought o '_[4604-she] nothing but how [he]_4606-he could get [yo]_4605-yo ' just such another , and [he]_4606-he set a vast o '_[4607-it] folk agait for to meet wi ' its marrow ; and what [he]_4606-he did just the very day afore [he]_4606-he went away so mysterious was to write through [Dawson Brothers]_{419-lawyer dawson 's} , o '_[4607-it] [Wakefield]_{140-wakefield} , to [Dublin]_141-dublin , and order that one should be woven for [yo]_4605-yo ' . [Jemima]_213-jem had to cut a bit off [hers]_213-jem for to give [him]_4606-he t '_[4607-it] exact colour . ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia did not say anything but that it was very pretty , in a low voice , and then [she]_188-sylvia quickly left [the shop]_{951-the shop} , much to [Coulson]_207-coulson 's displeasure . All the afternoon [she]_188-sylvia was unusually quiet and depressed . [Alice Rose]_257-alice , sitting helpless in [her]_257-alice chair , watched [her]_188-sylvia with keen eyes . At length , after one of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's deep , unconscious sighs , [the old woman]_{6364-the old woman} spoke : '_[4607-it] [It]_4607-it 's religion as must comfort [thee]_4605-yo , [child]_6455-child , as it 's done many a one afore [thee]_4605-yo . ' '_[4607-it] How ? ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , looking up , startled to find [herself]_188-sylvia an object of notice . '_[4607-it] How ? ' ( The answer was not quite so ready as the precept had been . ) '_[0-i] Read [thy]_4605-yo Bible , and [thou]_4605-yo wilt learn . ' '_[4609-me] But [I]_0-i can not read , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , too desperate any longer to conceal [her]_188-sylvia ignorance . '_[188-sylvia] Not read ! and [thee]_4609-me [[Philip]_191-philip 's wife]_{8703-philip 's wife} as was such [a great scholar]_{4611-a great scholar} ! Of a surety the ways o ' this life are crooked ! There was [[our]_9490-our Hester]_{6376-our hester} , as can read as well as [any minister]_{9492-any minister} , and [Philip]_191-philip passes over [her]_{6376-our hester} to go and choose [a young lass]_{8503-a young lass} as can not read [her]_{6376-our hester} Bible . '_[4609-me] ' Was [Philip]_191-philip and [Hester----]_{420-hester----} '_[188-sylvia] [Sylvia]_188-sylvia paused , for though a new curiosity had dawned upon [her]_188-sylvia , [she]_188-sylvia did not know how to word [her]_188-sylvia question . ' Many a time and oft have [I]_188-sylvia seen [Hester]_209-hester take comfort in [her]_209-hester Bible when [Philip]_191-philip was following after [thee]_188-sylvia . [She]_209-hester knew where to go for consolation . '_[188-sylvia] ' [I]_188-sylvia 'd fain read , '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , humbly , ' if [anybody]_9494-anybody would learn [me]_4609-me ; for perhaps it might do [me]_4609-me good ; [I]_4609-me 'm_[4609-me] noane so happy . ' [Her]_188-sylvia eyes , as [she]_188-sylvia looked up at [Alice]_257-alice 's stern countenance , were full of tears . [The old woman]_{6364-the old woman} saw it , and was touched , although [she]_{6364-the old woman} did not immediately show [her]_{6364-the old woman} sympathy . But [she]_{6364-the old woman} took [her]_{6364-the old woman} own time , and made no reply . The next day , however , [she]_{6364-the old woman} bade [Sylvia]_188-sylvia come to [her]_{6364-the old woman} , and then and there , as if [[her]_{6364-the old woman} pupil]_{9496-her pupil} had been [a little child]_{8858-a little child} , [she]_{6364-the old woman} began to teach [Sylvia]_188-sylvia to read the first chapter of Genesis ; for all other reading but the Scriptures was as vanity to [her]_{6364-the old woman} , and [she]_{6364-the old woman} would not condescend to the weakness of other books . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was now , as ever , slow at book - learning ; but [she]_188-sylvia was meek and desirous to be taught , and [her]_188-sylvia willingness in this respect pleased [Alice]_257-alice , and drew [her]_188-sylvia singularly towards one who , from being [a pupil]_{1664-a pupil} , might become [a convert]_{9499-a convert} . All this time [Sylvia]_188-sylvia never lost the curiosity that had been excited by the few words [Alice]_257-alice had let drop about [Hester]_209-hester and [Philip]_191-philip , and by degrees [she]_188-sylvia approached the subject again , and had the idea then started confirmed by [Alice]_257-alice , who had no scruple in using the past experience of [her]_257-alice own , of [[her]_257-alice daughter]_{1252-her daughter} 's , or of [any one]_{776-any one} 's life , as an instrument to prove the vanity of setting the heart on anything earthly . This knowledge , unsuspected before , sank deep into [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's thoughts , and gave [her]_188-sylvia a strange interest in [Hester]_209-hester -- [poor Hester , whose life [she]_188-sylvia had so crossed and blighted , even by the very blighting of [her]_188-sylvia own]_209-hester . [She]_188-sylvia gave [Hester]_209-hester [her]_188-sylvia own former passionate feelings for [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , and wondered how [she]_188-sylvia [herself]_188-sylvia should have felt towards [any one who had come between [her]_188-sylvia and [him]_202-kinraid]_{9502-any one who had come between her and him} , and wiled [his]_202-kinraid love away . When [she]_188-sylvia remembered [Hester]_209-hester 's unfailing sweetness and kindness towards [herself]_188-sylvia from the very first , [she]_188-sylvia could better bear the comparative coldness of [her]_188-sylvia present behaviour . [She]_188-sylvia tried , indeed , hard to win back the favour [she]_188-sylvia had lost ; but the very means [she]_188-sylvia took were blunders , and only made it seem to [her]_188-sylvia as if [she]_188-sylvia could never again do right in [Hester]_209-hester 's eyes . For instance , [she]_188-sylvia begged [her]_188-sylvia to accept and wear the pretty poplin gown which had been [Philip]_191-philip 's especial choice ; feeling within [herself]_188-sylvia as if [she]_188-sylvia should never wish to put it on , and as if the best thing [she]_188-sylvia could do with it was to offer it to [Hester]_209-hester . But [Hester]_209-hester rejected the proffered gift with as much hardness of manner as [she]_209-hester was capable of assuming ; and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had to carry it [upstairs]_{5687-upstairs} and lay it by for [the little daughter]_{9504-the little daughter} , who , [Hester]_209-hester said , might perhaps learn to value things that [[her]_{9504-the little daughter} father]_{955-her father} had given especial thought to . Yet [Sylvia]_188-sylvia went on trying to win [Hester]_209-hester to like [her]_188-sylvia once more ; it was one of [her]_188-sylvia great labours , and learning to read from [[Hester]_209-hester 's mother]_{9506-hester 's mother} was another . [Alice]_257-alice , indeed , in [her]_257-alice solemn way , was becoming quite fond of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; if [she]_257-alice could not read or write , [she]_257-alice had a deftness and gentleness of motion , a capacity for the household matters which fell into [her]_257-alice department , that had a great effect on [the old woman]_{6364-the old woman} , and for [[her]_188-sylvia dear mother]_{9508-her dear mother} 's sake [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had a stock of patient love ready in [her]_188-sylvia heart for [all the aged and infirm that fell in [her]_188-sylvia way]_{9509-all the aged and infirm that fell in her way} . [She]_188-sylvia never thought of seeking [them]_{9509-all the aged and infirm that fell in her way} out , as [she]_188-sylvia knew that [Hester]_209-hester did ; but then [she]_188-sylvia looked up to [Hester]_209-hester as some one very remarkable for [her]_209-hester goodness . If only [she]_209-hester could have liked [her]_188-sylvia ! [Hester]_209-hester tried to do all [she]_209-hester could for [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; [Philip]_191-philip had told [her]_209-hester to take care of [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} and [child]_6455-child ; but [she]_209-hester had the conviction that [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had so materially failed in [her]_188-sylvia duties as to have made [[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} an exile from [[his]_{5645-her husband} home]_{534-his home} -- [a penniless wanderer , wifeless and childless , in [some strange country]_{9515-some strange country} , whose very aspect was friendless , while the cause of all lived on in [the comfortable home where [he]_{5645-her husband} had placed [her]_188-sylvia]_{9516-the comfortable home where he had placed her} , wanting for nothing -- an object of interest and regard to [many friends]_{9517-many friends} -- with [a lovely little child]_{9518-a lovely little child} to give [her]_188-sylvia joy for the present , and hope for the future]_{9514-a penniless wanderer , wifeless and childless , in some strange country , whose very aspect was friendless , while the cause of all lived on in the comfortable home where he had placed her , wanting for nothing -- an object of interest and regard to many friends -- with a lovely little child to give her joy for the present , and hope for the future} ; while [he]_{5645-her husband} , [the poor outcast]_{9519-the poor outcast} , might even lie dead by the wayside . How could [Hester]_209-hester love [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ? Yet [they]_9520-they were [frequent companions]_{9521-frequent companions} that ensuing spring . [Hester]_209-hester was not well ; and [the doctors]_{6727-the doctors} said that the constant occupation in [the shop]_{951-the shop} was too much for [her]_209-hester , and that [she]_209-hester must , for a time at least , take daily walks into [the country]_{574-the country} . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia used to beg to accompany [her]_188-sylvia ; [she]_188-sylvia and [the little girl]_{8770-the little girl} often went with [Hester]_209-hester up [the valley of [the river]_{491-the river}]_{9526-the valley of the river} to [some of [the nestling farms]_{9529-the nestling farms} that were hidden in [the more sheltered nooks]_{9530-the more sheltered nooks}]_{9528-some of the nestling farms that were hidden in the more sheltered nooks} -- for [Hester]_209-hester was bidden to drink milk warm from the cow ; and to go into the familiar haunts about [a farm]_{9531-a farm} was one of the few things in which [Sylvia]_188-sylvia seemed to take much pleasure . [She]_188-sylvia would let [little Bella]_220-bell toddle about while [Hester]_209-hester sate and rested : and [she]_188-sylvia [herself]_188-sylvia would beg to milk the cow destined to give [the invalid]_{2021-the invalid} [her]_209-hester draught . One May evening [the three]_{2624-the three} had been out on some such expedition ; [the country side]_{9534-the country side} still looked gray and bare , though the leaves were showing on the willow and blackthorn and sloe , and by the tinkling runnels , making hidden music along [the copse side]_{9535-the copse side} , the pale delicate primrose buds were showing amid their fresh , green , crinkled leaves . The larks had been singing all the afternoon , but were now dropping down into their nests in [the pasture fields]_{9536-the pasture fields} ; the air had just the sharpness in it which goes along with a cloudless evening sky at that time of the year . But [Hester]_209-hester walked homewards slowly and languidly , speaking no word . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia noticed this at first without venturing to speak , for [Hester]_209-hester was one who disliked having [her]_209-hester ailments noticed . But after a while [Hester]_209-hester stood still in a sort of weary dreamy abstraction ; and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia said to [her]_209-hester , '_[209-hester] [I]_0-i 'm afeared yo're sadly tired . Maybe [we]_{2624-the three} 've been too far . '_[209-hester] [Hester]_209-hester almost started . ' No ! '_[0-i] said [she]_209-hester , ' it 's only [my]_0-i headache which is worse to - night . It has been bad all day ; but since [I]_0-i came out it has felt just as if there were great guns booming , till [I]_0-i could almost pray 'em_[0-i] to be quiet . [I]_0-i am so weary o ' th '_[0-i] sound . ' [She]_209-hester stepped out quickly towards [home]_681-home after [she]_209-hester had said this , as if [she]_209-hester wished for neither pity nor comment on what [she]_209-hester had said . CHAPTER XXXVIII THE RECOGNITION Far away , over [sea and land]_{9538-sea and land} , over [sunny sea]_{9539-sunny sea} again , great guns were booming on that 7th of May , 1799 . [The Mediterranean]_{142-the mediterranean} came up with a long roar on [a beach glittering white with snowy sand]_{9540-a beach glittering white with snowy sand} , and the fragments of innumerable sea - shells , delicate and shining as porcelain . Looking at that shore from [the sea]_{575-the sea} , a long ridge of upland ground , beginning from an inland depth , stretched far away into [the ocean on the right]_{9542-the ocean on the right} , till it ended in a great mountainous bluff , crowned with [the white buildings of a convent sloping rapidly down into the blue water at [its]_{9542-the ocean on the right} base]_{9543-the white buildings of a convent sloping rapidly down into the blue water at its base} . In the clear eastern air , the different characters of the foliage that clothed the sides of [that sea - washed mountain]_{9544-that sea - washed mountain} might be discerned from a long distance by the naked eye ; the silver gray of the olive - trees near [its]_{9542-the ocean on the right} summit ; the heavy green and bossy forms of the sycamores lower down ; broken here and there by a solitary terebinth or ilex tree , of a deeper green and a wider spread ; till the eye fell below on [the maritime plain]_{9545-the maritime plain} , edged with [the white seaboard]_{9546-the white seaboard} and [the sandy hillocks]_{9547-the sandy hillocks} ; with here and there feathery palm - trees , either isolated or in groups -- motionless and distinct against the hot purple air . Look again ; a little to the left on [the sea - shore]_{7895-the sea - shore} there are the white walls of [a fortified town]_{9549-a fortified town} , glittering in sunlight , or black in shadow . [The fortifications]_{9550-the fortifications} themselves run out into [the sea]_{575-the sea} , forming [a port]_{9552-a port} and [a haven against the wild Levantine storms]_{9553-a haven against the wild levantine storms} ; and [a lighthouse]_{9554-a lighthouse} rises out of the waves to guide [mariners]_{1445-mariners} into safety . Beyond [this walled city]_{9556-this walled city} , and far away to the left still , there is [the same wide plain]_{9557-the same wide plain} shut in by the distant rising ground , till [the upland circuit]_{9558-the upland circuit} comes closing in to the north , and the great white rocks meet [the deep tideless ocean]_{9559-the deep tideless ocean} with its intensity of blue colour . Above , the sky is literally purple with heat ; and the pitiless light smites [the gazer]_{9560-the gazer} 's weary eye as it comes back from [the white shore]_{9561-the white shore} . Nor does [the plain country in [that land]_{9563-that land}]_{9562-the plain country in that land} offer the refuge and rest of [our]_9564-our own soft green . The limestone rock underlies the vegetation , and gives a glittering , ashen hue to all the bare patches , and even to the cultivated parts which are burnt up early in the year . In spring - time alone does [the country]_{574-the country} look rich and fruitful ; then [the corn - fields of [the plain]_{9567-the plain}]_{9566-the corn - fields of the plain} show [their]_{9566-the corn - fields of the plain} capability of bearing , '_{[406-sir sidney]} some fifty , some an hundred fold ' ; down by [the brook Kishon]_{9568-the brook kishon} , flowing not far from [the base of [the mountainous promontory to the south]_{9570-the mountainous promontory to the south}]_{9569-the base of the mountainous promontory to the south} , there grow the broad green fig - trees , cool and fresh to look upon ; [the orchards]_{9571-the orchards} are full of glossy - leaved cherry - trees ; the tall amaryllis puts forth crimson and yellow glories in [the fields]_{3294-the fields} , rivalling the pomp of [King Solomon]_{234-king solomon} ; the daisies and the hyacinths spread [their]_9573-their myriad flowers ; the anemones , scarlet as blood , run hither and thither over the ground like dazzling flames of fire . A spicy odour lingers in the heated air ; it comes from the multitude of aromatic flowers that blossom in the early spring . Later on they will have withered and faded , and the corn will have been gathered , and the deep green of the eastern foliage will have assumed a kind of gray - bleached tint . Even now in May , the hot sparkle of [the everlasting sea]_{9574-the everlasting sea} , the terribly clear outline of all objects , whether near or distant , the fierce sun right overhead , the dazzling air around , were inexpressibly wearying to the English eyes that kept [their]_{9560-the gazer} skilled watch , day and night , on [the strongly - fortified coast - town that lay out a little to the northward of where [the British ships]_{9576-the british ships} were anchored]_{9575-the strongly - fortified coast - town that lay out a little to the northward of where the british ships were anchored} . [They]_{9560-the gazer} had kept up a flanking fire for many days in aid of [those besieged in [St Jean d'Acre]_{143-st jean d'acre}]_{9577-those besieged in st jean d'acre} ; and at intervals had listened , impatient , to the sound of the heavy siege guns , or the sharper rattle of the French musketry . In the morning , on the 7th of May , [a man at the masthead of the _ Tigre _]_{9578-a man at the masthead of the _ tigre _} sang out that [he]_{9578-a man at the masthead of the _ tigre _} saw [ships]_9579-ships in the offing ; and in reply to the signal that was hastily run up , [he]_{9578-a man at the masthead of the _ tigre _} saw [the distant vessels]_{9580-the distant vessels} hoist friendly flags . That May morning was a busy time . [The besieged Turks]_{9581-the besieged turks} took heart of grace ; [the French outside]_{9582-the french outside} , under the command of [[their]_{9560-the gazer} great general]_{9583-their great general} , made hasty preparations for a more vigorous assault than all many , both vigorous and bloody , that had gone before ( for the siege was now at its fifty - first day ) , in hopes of carrying [the town]_{480-the town} by storm before the reinforcement coming by sea could arrive ; and [Sir Sidney Smith]_{406-sir sidney} , aware of [Buonaparte]_{421-buonaparte} 's desperate intention , ordered all [the men]_{1065-the men} , both [sailors]_5848-sailors and [marines]_4380-marines , that could be spared from the necessity of keeping up a continual flanking fire from [the ships]_{7119-the ships} upon [the French]_{182-the french} , to land , and assist [the Turks]_{422-the turks} and [the British forces already there in the defence of [the old historic city]_{9590-the old historic city}]_{9589-the british forces already there in the defence of the old historic city} . [Lieutenant Kinraid]_202-kinraid , who had shared [[his]_202-kinraid captain]_{9591-his captain} 's daring adventure off [the coast of [France]_9-france]_{9592-the coast of france} three years before , who had been [a prisoner with [him]_202-kinraid and [Westley Wright]_{424-westley wright} , in [the Temple at [Paris]_144-paris]_{9594-the temple at paris}]_{9593-a prisoner with him and westley wright , in the temple at paris} , and had escaped with [them]_{9593-a prisoner with him and westley wright , in the temple at paris} , and , through [Sir Sidney]_{406-sir sidney} 's earnest recommendation , been promoted from being [a warrant officer to the rank of lieutenant]_{9595-a warrant officer to the rank of lieutenant} , received on this day the honour from [[his]_202-kinraid admiral]_{9596-his admiral} of being appointed to an especial post of danger . [His]_202-kinraid heart was like a war - horse , and said , Ha , ha ! as [the boat]_{7539-the boat} bounded over the waves that were to land [him]_202-kinraid under the ancient machicolated walls where [the Crusaders]_{9598-the crusaders} made [their]_{9598-the crusaders} last stand in [the Holy Land]_{9599-the holy land} . Not that [Kinraid]_202-kinraid knew or cared one jot about [those gallant knights of old]_{9600-those gallant knights of old} : all [he]_202-kinraid knew was , that [the French]_{182-the french} , under [Boney]_425-boney , were trying to take [the town]_{480-the town} from [the Turks]_{422-the turks} , and that [[his]_202-kinraid admiral]_{9596-his admiral} said [they]_{422-the turks} must not , and so [they]_{422-the turks} should not . [He]_202-kinraid and [[his]_202-kinraid men]_{1338-his men} landed on [that sandy shore]_{9604-that sandy shore} , and entered [the town]_{480-the town} by the water - port gate ; [he]_202-kinraid was singing to [himself]_202-kinraid [his]_202-kinraid own country song,-- Weel may the keel row , the keel row , & amp;C. and [[his]_202-kinraid men]_{1338-his men} , with [sailors]_5848-sailors '_{[406-sir sidney]} aptitude for music , caught up the air , and joined in the burden with inarticulate sounds . So , with merry hearts , [they]_4612-they threaded [the narrow streets of [Acre]_145-acre]_{4613-the narrow streets of acre} , hemmed in on either side by the white walls of [Turkish houses]_{4614-turkish houses} , with small grated openings high up , above all chance of peeping intrusion . Here and there [they]_4612-they met [an ample - robed and turbaned Turk]_{4615-an ample - robed and turbaned turk} going along with as much haste as [his]_{4615-an ample - robed and turbaned turk} stately self - possession would allow . But [the majority of [the male inhabitants]_{4617-the male inhabitants}]_{4616-the majority of the male inhabitants} were gathered together to defend the breach , where the French guns thundered out far above the heads of [the sailors]_{1435-the sailors} . [They]_4612-they went along none the less merrily for the sound to [[Djezzar Pacha]_{426-djezzar pacha} 's garden]_{4619-djezzar pacha 's garden} , where [the old Turk]_{4620-the old turk} sate on [his]_{4620-the old turk} carpet , beneath the shade of a great terebinth tree , listening to [the interpreter]_{4621-the interpreter} , who made known to [him]_{4620-the old turk} the meaning of the eager speeches of [Sir Sidney Smith]_{406-sir sidney} and [the colonel of [the marines]_{4623-the marines}]_{4622-the colonel of the marines} . As soon as [the admiral]_{4624-the admiral} saw [the gallant sailors of [H.M.S. _ Tigre _]_{146-h.m.s. _ tigre _}]_{4625-the gallant sailors of h.m.s. _ tigre _} , [he]_{4624-the admiral} interrupted the council of war without much ceremony , and going to [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , [he]_{4624-the admiral} despatched [them]_{4625-the gallant sailors of h.m.s. _ tigre _} , as before arranged , to [the North Ravelin]_{147-the north ravelin} , showing [them]_{4625-the gallant sailors of h.m.s. _ tigre _} the way with rapid , clear directions . Out of respect to [him]_{4624-the admiral} , [they]_{4625-the gallant sailors of h.m.s. _ tigre _} had kept silent while in [the strange , desolate garden]_{4626-the strange , desolate garden} ; but once more in [the streets]_{711-the streets} , the old Newcastle song rose up again till [the men]_{1065-the men} were , perforce , silenced by the haste with which [they]_{1065-the men} went to [the post of danger]_{4629-the post of danger} . It was three o'clock in the afternoon . For many a day [these very men]_{4630-these very men} had been swearing at the terrific heat at this hour -- even when at [sea]_630-sea , fanned by the soft breeze ; but now , in the midst of hot smoke , with former carnage tainting the air , and with the rush and whizz of death perpetually whistling in [their]_{4630-these very men} ears , [they]_{4630-these very men} were uncomplaining and light - hearted . Many an old joke , and [some new ones]_{4632-some new ones} , came brave and hearty , on [their]_{4630-these very men} cheerful voices , even though [the speaker]_{7556-the speaker} was veiled from sight in great clouds of smoke , cloven only by the bright flames of death . A sudden message came ; as [many of [the crew of [the _ Tigre _]_{148-the _ tigre _} as were under [Lieutenant Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's command]_{4635-the crew of the _ tigre _ as were under lieutenant kinraid 's command}]_{4634-many of the crew of the _ tigre _ as were under lieutenant kinraid 's command} were to go down to [the Mole]_{149-the mole} , to assist [the new reinforcements ( seen by [the sailor from the masthead]_{4637-the sailor from the masthead} at day - dawn ) , under command of [Hassan Bey]_{427-hassan bey}]_{4636-the new reinforcements ( seen by the sailor from the masthead at day - dawn ) , under command of hassan bey} , to land at [the Mole]_{149-the mole} , where [Sir Sidney]_{406-sir sidney} then was . Off [they]_{1065-the men} went , almost as bright and thoughtless as before , though [two of [their]_{1065-the men} number]_{4638-two of their number} lay silent for ever at the North Ravelin -- silenced in that one little half - hour . And one went along with [the rest]_{6014-the rest} , swearing lustily at [his]_4640-his ill - luck in having [his]_4640-his right arm broken , but ready to do good business with [his]_4640-his left . [They]_{1065-the men} helped [the Turkish troops]_{4641-the turkish troops} to land more with good - will than tenderness ; and then , led by [Sir Sidney]_{406-sir sidney} , [they]_{1065-the men} went under the shelter of English guns to the fatal breach , so often assailed , so gallantly defended , but never so fiercely contested as on this burning afternoon . The ruins of the massive wall that here had been broken down by [the French]_{182-the french} , were used by [them]_{1065-the men} as stepping stones to get on a level with [the besieged]_{4642-the besieged} , and so to escape the heavy stones which [the latter]_{5840-the latter} hurled down ; nay , even the dead bodies of [the morning 's comrades]_{4644-the morning 's comrades} were made into ghastly stairs . When [Djezzar Pacha]_{426-djezzar pacha} heard that [the British sailors]_{4645-the british sailors} were defending the breach , headed by [Sir Sidney Smith]_{406-sir sidney} , [he]_4646-he left [his]_4646-he station in [the palace garden]_{4647-the palace garden} , gathered up [his]_4646-he robes in haste , and hurried to the breach ; where , with [his]_4646-he own hands , and with right hearty good - will , [he]_4646-he pulled [the sailors]_{1435-the sailors} down from the post of danger , saying that if [he]_4646-he lost [[his]_4646-he English friends]_{4649-his english friends} [he]_4646-he lost all ! But little recked [the crew of the _ Tigre _ of [the one old man]_{4651-the one old man} -- [Pacha]_{426-djezzar pacha} or otherwise -- who tried to hold [them]_{1435-the sailors} back from the fight]_{4650-the crew of the _ tigre _ of the one old man -- pacha or otherwise -- who tried to hold them back from the fight} ; [they]_{1435-the sailors} were up and at the French assailants clambering over the breach in an instant ; and so [they]_{1435-the sailors} went on , as if it were some game at play instead of a deadly combat , until [Kinraid]_202-kinraid and [[his]_202-kinraid men]_{1338-his men} were called off by [Sir Sidney]_{406-sir sidney} , as the reinforcement of [Turkish troops under [Hassan Bey]_{427-hassan bey}]_{4653-turkish troops under hassan bey} were now sufficient for the defence of that old breach in the walls , which was no longer the principal object of the French attack ; for [the besiegers]_{4654-the besiegers} had made a new and more formidable breach by [their]_{4654-the besiegers} incessant fire , knocking down [whole streets of [the city]_{5488-the city} walls]_{4655-whole streets of the city walls} . ' Fight [your]_202-kinraid best [Kinraid]_202-kinraid ! '_{[7594-this man]} said [Sir Sidney]_{406-sir sidney} ; ' for there 's Boney on [yonder hill]_{9608-yonder hill} looking at [you]_202-kinraid . '_{[7594-this man]} And sure enough , on a rising ground , called [[Richard Coeur de Lion]_{428-richard coeur de lion} 's Mount]_{4657-richard coeur de lion 's mount} , there was a half - circle of [French generals]_{4658-french generals} , on horseback , all deferentially attending to the motions , and apparently to the words , of [a little man in [their]_{1435-the sailors} centre]_{4659-a little man in their centre} ; at whose bidding [the aide - de - camp]_{4660-the aide - de - camp} galloped swift with messages to [the more distant French camp]_{4661-the more distant french camp} . [The two ravelins which [Kinraid]_202-kinraid and [[his]_202-kinraid men]_{1338-his men} had to occupy , for the purpose of sending a flanking fire upon [the enemy]_{4664-the enemy}]_{4662-the two ravelins which kinraid and his men had to occupy , for the purpose of sending a flanking fire upon the enemy} , were not ten yards from [[that enemy]_{4665-that enemy} 's van]_{4666-that enemy 's van} . But at length there was a sudden rush of [the French]_{1149-the french} to that part of the wall where [they]_{1149-the french} imagined [they]_{1149-the french} could enter unopposed . Surprised at this movement , [Kinraid]_202-kinraid ventured out of the shelter of [the ravelin]_{4668-the ravelin} to ascertain the cause ; [he]_202-kinraid , safe and untouched during that long afternoon of carnage , fell now , under a stray musket - shot , and lay helpless and exposed upon the ground undiscerned by [[his]_202-kinraid men]_{1338-his men} , who were recalled to help in the hot reception which had been planned for [the French]_{182-the french} ; who , descending the city walls into [the Pacha 's garden]_{4670-the pacha 's garden} , were attacked with sabre and dagger , and lay headless corpses under the flowering rose - bushes , and by the fountain side . [Kinraid]_202-kinraid lay beyond [the ravelins]_{4671-the ravelins} , many yards outside [the city walls]_{4672-the city walls} . [He]_202-kinraid was utterly helpless , for the shot had broken [his]_202-kinraid leg . Dead bodies of [Frenchmen]_{4673-frenchmen} lay strewn around [him]_202-kinraid ; [no Englishman]_{4674-no englishman} had ventured out so far . [All the wounded men that [he]_202-kinraid could see]_{4675-all the wounded men that he could see} were [French]_{182-the french} ; and [many of these]_{4676-many of these} , furious with pain , gnashed [their]_{4676-many of these} teeth at [him]_202-kinraid , and cursed [him]_202-kinraid aloud , till [he]_202-kinraid thought that [his]_202-kinraid best course was to assume the semblance of death ; for [some among [these men]_{8174-these men}]_{4677-some among these men} were still capable of dragging [themselves]_{4677-some among these men} up to [him]_202-kinraid , and by concentrating all [their]_{4677-some among these men} failing energies into one blow , put [him]_202-kinraid to a speedy end . [The outlying pickets of [the French army]_{4680-the french army}]_{4679-the outlying pickets of the french army} were within easy rifle shot ; and [his]_202-kinraid uniform , although less conspicuous in colour than that of [the marines]_{4623-the marines} , by whose sides [he]_202-kinraid had been fighting , would make [him]_202-kinraid a sure mark if [he]_202-kinraid so much as moved [his]_202-kinraid arm . Yet how [he]_202-kinraid longed to turn , if ever so slightly , so that the cruel slanting sun might not beat full into [his]_202-kinraid aching eyes . Fever , too , was coming upon [him]_202-kinraid ; the pain in [his]_202-kinraid leg was every moment growing more severe ; the terrible thirst of [the wounded]_{4682-the wounded} , added to the heat and fatigue of the day , made [his]_202-kinraid lips and tongue feel baked and dry , and [his]_202-kinraid whole throat seemed parched and wooden . Thoughts of other days , of [cool Greenland seas]_{4683-cool greenland seas} , where ice abounded , of [grassy English homes]_{4684-grassy english homes} , began to make the past more real than the present . With a great effort [he]_202-kinraid brought [his]_202-kinraid wandering senses back ; [he]_202-kinraid knew where [he]_202-kinraid was now , and could weigh the chances of [his]_202-kinraid life , which were but small ; the unwonted tears came to [his]_202-kinraid eyes as [he]_202-kinraid thought of [the newly - made wife in [[her]_{4685-the newly - made wife in her english home , who might never know how he died thinking of her} English home]_{4686-her english home} , who might never know how [he]_202-kinraid died thinking of [her]_{4685-the newly - made wife in her english home , who might never know how he died thinking of her}]_{4685-the newly - made wife in her english home , who might never know how he died thinking of her} . Suddenly [he]_202-kinraid saw [a party of [English marines]_{4688-english marines} advance , under shelter of [the ravelin]_{4668-the ravelin}]_{4687-a party of english marines advance , under shelter of the ravelin} , to pick up [the wounded]_{4682-the wounded} , and bear [them]_{4682-the wounded} within the walls for surgical help . [They]_{4687-a party of english marines advance , under shelter of the ravelin} were so near [he]_202-kinraid could see [their]_{4687-a party of english marines advance , under shelter of the ravelin} faces , could hear [them]_{4687-a party of english marines advance , under shelter of the ravelin} speak ; yet [he]_202-kinraid durst not make any sign to [them]_{4687-a party of english marines advance , under shelter of the ravelin} when [he]_202-kinraid lay within range of [the French picket]_{4691-the french picket} 's fire . For one moment [he]_202-kinraid could not resist raising [his]_202-kinraid head , to give [himself]_202-kinraid a chance for life ; before [the unclean creatures that infest [a camp]_{4693-a camp}]_{4692-the unclean creatures that infest a camp} came round in the darkness of the night to strip and insult the dead bodies , and to put to death such as had yet the breath of life within [them]_{4692-the unclean creatures that infest a camp} . But the setting sun came full into [his]_202-kinraid face , and [he]_202-kinraid saw nothing of what [he]_202-kinraid longed to see . [He]_202-kinraid fell back in despair ; [he]_202-kinraid lay there to die . That strong clear sunbeam had wrought [his]_202-kinraid salvation . [He]_202-kinraid had been recognized as [men]_662-men are recognized when [they]_662-men stand in the red glare of [a house]_{4695-a house} on fire ; the same despair of help , of hopeless farewell to life , stamped on [their]_662-men faces in blood - red light . [One man]_{6035-one man} left [[his]_{6035-one man} fellows]_{4697-his fellows} , and came running forwards , forwards in among [[the enemy]_{4664-the enemy} 's wounded]_{4699-the enemy 's wounded} , within range of [their]_{4664-the enemy} guns ; [he]_{6035-one man} bent down over [Kinraid]_202-kinraid ; [he]_{6035-one man} seemed to understand without a word ; [he]_{6035-one man} lifted [him]_202-kinraid up , carrying [him]_202-kinraid like [a child]_{5617-a child} ; and with the vehement energy that is more from the force of will than the strength of body , [he]_{6035-one man} bore [him]_202-kinraid back to within the shelter of the ravelin -- not without many shots being aimed at [them]_{4664-the enemy} , one of which hit [Kinraid]_202-kinraid in the fleshy part of [his]_202-kinraid arm . [Kinraid]_202-kinraid was racked with agony from [his]_202-kinraid dangling broken leg , and [his]_202-kinraid very life seemed leaving [him]_202-kinraid ; yet [he]_202-kinraid remembered afterwards how [the marine]_{4701-the marine} recalled [[his]_{4701-the marine} fellows]_{4697-his fellows} , and how , in the pause before [they]_{4697-his fellows} returned , [his]_{4701-the marine} face became like one formerly known to the sick senses of [Kinraid]_202-kinraid ; yet it was too like a dream , too utterly improbable to be real . Yet the few words [this man]_{7594-this man} said , as [he]_{7594-this man} stood breathless and alone by the fainting [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , fitted in well with the belief conjured up by [his]_{7594-this man} personal appearance . [He]_{7594-this man} panted out,-- ' [I]_202-kinraid niver thought [you]_{7594-this man} 'd ha '_{[202-kinraid]} kept true to [her]_4704-her ! ' And then [the others]_{1081-the others} came up ; and while [they]_{1081-the others} were making a sling of [their]_{1081-the others} belts , [Kinraid]_202-kinraid fainted utterly away , and the next time that [he]_202-kinraid was fully conscious , [he]_202-kinraid was lying in [his]_202-kinraid berth in [the _ Tigre _]_{9610-the _ tigre _} , with [the ship surgeon]_{9611-the ship surgeon} setting [his]_202-kinraid leg . After that [he]_202-kinraid was too feverish for several days to collect [his]_202-kinraid senses . When [he]_202-kinraid could first remember , and form a judgment upon [his]_202-kinraid recollections , [he]_202-kinraid called [the man]_{5588-the man} especially charged to attend upon [him]_202-kinraid , and bade [him]_202-kinraid go and make inquiry in every possible manner for [a marine named [Philip Hepburn]_191-philip]_{9613-a marine named philip hepburn} , and , when [he]_202-kinraid was found , to entreat [him]_202-kinraid to come and see [Kinraid]_202-kinraid . [The sailor]_{1811-the sailor} was away the greater part of the day , and returned unsuccessful in [his]_{1811-the sailor} search ; [he]_{1811-the sailor} had been from [ship]_1712-ship to [ship]_1712-ship , hither and thither ; [he]_{1811-the sailor} had questioned [all the marines [he]_{1811-the sailor} had met with]_{9617-all the marines he had met with} , [no one]_{634-no one} knew anything of any [Philip Hepburn]_191-philip . [Kinraid]_202-kinraid passed a miserably feverish night , and when [the doctor]_{6177-the doctor} exclaimed the next morning at [his]_202-kinraid retrogression , [he]_{6177-the doctor} told [him]_{6177-the doctor} , with some irritation , of the ill - success of [[his]_{6177-the doctor} servant]_{9620-his servant} ; [he]_{6177-the doctor} accused [the man]_{5588-the man} of stupidity , and wished fervently that [he]_202-kinraid were able to go [himself]_202-kinraid . Partly to soothe [him]_202-kinraid , [the doctor]_{6177-the doctor} promised that [he]_4705-he would undertake the search for [Hepburn]_191-philip , and [he]_4705-he engaged faithfully to follow all [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's eager directions ; not to be satisfied with [men]_662-men 's careless words , but to look over muster - rolls and [ships]_9579-ships '_{[6177-the doctor]} books . [He]_4705-he , too , brought the same answer , however unwillingly given . [He]_4705-he had set out upon the search so confident of success , that [he]_4705-he felt doubly discomfited by failure . However , [he]_4705-he had persuaded [himself]_4705-he that [the lieutenant]_{3223-the lieutenant} had been partially delirious from the effects of [his]_{3223-the lieutenant} wound , and the power of the sun shining down just where [he]_{3223-the lieutenant} lay . There had , indeed , been slight symptoms of [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's having received a sun - stroke ; and [the doctor]_{6177-the doctor} dwelt largely on these in [his]_{6177-the doctor} endeavour to persuade [[his]_{6177-the doctor} patient]_{4708-his patient} that it was [his]_{6177-the doctor} imagination which had endued [a stranger]_{3567-a stranger} with the lineaments of [some former friend]_{4710-some former friend} . [Kinraid]_202-kinraid threw [his]_202-kinraid arms out of bed with impatience at all this plausible talk , which was even more irritating than the fact that [Hepburn]_191-philip was still undiscovered . ' [The man]_{5588-the man} was [no friend of mine]_{9626-no friend of mine} ; [I]_{4712-the attendant sailor} was like to have killed [him]_{5588-the man} when last [I]_{4712-the attendant sailor} saw [him]_{5588-the man} . [He]_{5588-the man} was [a shopkeeper in [a country town in [England]_1-england]_{9628-a country town in england}]_{9627-a shopkeeper in a country town in england} . [I]_{4712-the attendant sailor} had seen little enough of [him]_{5588-the man} ; but enough to make [me]_{4712-the attendant sailor} able to swear to [him]_{5588-the man} anywhere , even in [a marine]_{9629-a marine} 's uniform , and in [this sweltering country]_{9630-this sweltering country} . '_{[4712-the attendant sailor]} ' Faces once seen , especially in excitement , are apt to return upon the memory in cases of fever , '_{[4712-the attendant sailor]} quoth [the doctor]_{6177-the doctor} , sententiously . [The attendant sailor]_{4712-the attendant sailor} , reinstalled to some complacency by the failure of another in the search in which [he]_{4712-the attendant sailor} [himself]_{4712-the attendant sailor} had been unsuccessful , now put in [his]_{4712-the attendant sailor} explanation . ' Maybe it was [a spirit]_{9631-a spirit} . It 's not th '_{[3508-an uncle]} first time as [I]_0-i 've heared of a spirit coming upon [earth]_3762-earth to save [a man]_{5486-a man} 's life [i]_0-i ' time o '_{[3508-an uncle]} need . [[My]_0-i father]_{1549-my father} had [an uncle]_{3508-an uncle} , [a west - country grazier]_{4717-a west - country grazier} . [He]_{3508-an uncle} was a - coming over [Dartmoor]_150-dartmoor in [Devonshire]_{151-devonshire} one moonlight night with a power o ' money as [he]_{3508-an uncle} 'd got for [his]_{3508-an uncle} sheep at t '_[0-i] fair . It were stowed [i]_0-i ' leather bags under [th]_4722-th '_{[3508-an uncle]} seat o ' th '_{[4720-father 's uncle]} gig . [It]_4718-it were [a rough kind o ' road]_{9632-a rough kind o ' road} , both as [a road]_{2738-a road} and in character , for there 'd been many robberies [there]_5676-there of late , and [th]_4722-th '_{[4720-father 's uncle]} great rocks stood convenient for hiding - places . All at once [[father]_6351-father 's uncle]_{4720-father 's uncle} feels as if [some one]_{1489-some one} were sitting beside [him]_{4720-father 's uncle} on [th]_4722-th ' empty seat ; and [he]_{4720-father 's uncle} turns [his]_{4720-father 's uncle} head and looks , and there [he]_{4720-father 's uncle} sees [[his]_{4720-father 's uncle} brother]_{7148-his brother} sitting -- [[his]_{4720-father 's uncle} brother]_{7148-his brother} as had been dead twelve year and more . So [he]_{4720-father 's uncle} turns [his]_{4720-father 's uncle} head back again , eyes right , and never say a word , but wonders what it all means . All of a sudden [two fellows]_{9637-two fellows} come out upo '_[629-one] [th ' white road]_{9638-th ' white road} from some black shadow , and [they]_{9637-two fellows} looked , and [they]_{9637-two fellows} let [th]_9639-th '_[4726-th] gig go past , [[father]_6351-father 's uncle]_{4720-father 's uncle} driving hard , [I]_0-i 'll warrant [him]_{4720-father 's uncle} . But for all that [he]_{4720-father 's uncle} heard [one]_629-one say to [t ' other]_{9640-t ' other} , " [By----]_9641-by---- , there 's _ two _ on 'em_[4726-th] ! " Straight on [he]_{4720-father 's uncle} drove faster than ever , till [he]_{4720-father 's uncle} saw [th]_4726-th ' far lights of [some town]_{9642-some town} or other . [I]_4726-th forget its name , though [I]_4726-th 've heared it many a time ; and then [he]_{4720-father 's uncle} drew a long breath , and turned [his]_{4720-father 's uncle} head to look at [[his]_{4720-father 's uncle} brother]_{7148-his brother} , and ask [him]_{4720-father 's uncle} how [he]_{4720-father 's uncle} 'd managed to come out of [[his]_{4720-father 's uncle} grave [i]_4726-th '_[4726-th] [Barum churchyard]_{4727-barum churchyard}]_{9644-his grave i ' barum churchyard} , and [th]_4726-th ' seat was as empty as [it]_9645-it had been when [he]_{4720-father 's uncle} set out ; and then [he]_{4720-father 's uncle} knew that it were a spirit come to help [him]_4726-th against [th '_{[1811-the sailor]} men who thought to rob [him]_4726-th , and would likely enough ha ' murdered [him]_4726-th]_{9646-th ' men who thought to rob him , and would likely enough ha ' murdered him} . '_{[1811-the sailor]} [Kinraid]_202-kinraid had kept quiet through this story . But when [the sailor]_{1811-the sailor} began to draw the moral , and to say , ' And [I]_{4730-no spirit} think [I]_{4730-no spirit} may make bold to say , [sir]_1162-sir , as [[th]_4726-th '_{[4730-no spirit]} marine who carried [you]_4729-you out o ' [th '_[298-bessy] Frenchy]_{9649-th ' frenchy}]_{9648-th ' marine who carried you out o ' th ' frenchy} 's gun - shot was just a spirit come to help [you]_4729-you , ' [he]_{4730-no spirit} exclaimed impatiently , swearing a great oath as [he]_{4730-no spirit} did so , '_[187-molly] It was [no spirit]_{4730-no spirit} , [I]_0-i tell [you]_4729-you ; and [I]_0-i was in [my]_0-i full senses . [It]_4731-it was [a man named [Philip Hepburn]_191-philip]_{4732-a man named philip hepburn} . [He]_191-philip said words to [me]_0-i , or over [me]_0-i , as none but [himself]_191-philip would have said . Yet [we]_4733-we hated [each other]_{6627-each other} like poison ; and [I]_0-i ca n't make out why [he]_191-philip should be there and putting [himself]_191-philip in danger to save [me]_0-i . But so it was ; and as [you]_4729-you ca n't find [him]_191-philip , let [me]_0-i hear no more of [your]_4729-you nonsense . It was [him]_191-philip , and not [my]_0-i fancy , [doctor]_4440-doctor . It was flesh and blood , and not a spirit , [Jack]_{349-jack rose} . So get along with [you]_4729-you , and leave [me]_0-i quiet . ' All this time [Stephen Freeman]_{410-stephen freeman} lay friendless , sick , and shattered , on board [the _ Theseus _]_{9650-the _ theseus _} . [He]_{410-stephen freeman} had been about [his]_{410-stephen freeman} duty close to some shells that were placed on [[her]_{9650-the _ theseus _} deck]_{4197-her deck} ; [a gay young midshipman]_{9652-a gay young midshipman} was thoughtlessly striving to get the fusee out of one of these by a mallet and spike - nail that lay close at hand ; and a fearful explosion ensued , in which [the poor marine]_{9653-the poor marine} , cleaning [his]_{9653-the poor marine} bayonet near , was shockingly burnt and disfigured , the very skin of all the lower part of [his]_{9653-the poor marine} face being utterly destroyed by gunpowder . [They]_9654-they said it was a mercy that [his]_{9653-the poor marine} eyes were spared ; but [he]_{9653-the poor marine} could hardly feel anything to be a mercy , as [he]_{9653-the poor marine} lay tossing in agony , burnt by the explosion , wounded by splinters , and feeling that [he]_{9653-the poor marine} was disabled for life , if life itself were preserved . Of all that suffered by that fearful accident ( and [they]_9654-they were many ) none was so forsaken , so hopeless , so desolate , as [the Philip Hepburn about whom such anxious inquiries were being made at that very time]_{9655-the philip hepburn about whom such anxious inquiries were being made at that very time} . CHAPTER XXXIX CONFIDENCES It was a little later on in that same summer that [Mrs. Brunton]_{297-mrs. brunton} came to visit [[her]_{297-mrs. brunton} sister]_{2079-her sister} [Bessy]_298-bessy . [Bessy]_298-bessy was married to [a tolerably well - to - do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven and [Hartswell]_{152-hartswell}]_{9657-a tolerably well - to - do farmer who lived at an almost equal distance between monkshaven and hartswell} ; but from old habit and convenience [the latter]_{5840-the latter} was regarded as [the Dawsons '_[188-sylvia] market - town]_{9659-the dawsons ' market - town} ; so [Bessy]_298-bessy seldom or never saw [[her]_298-bessy old friends]_{4736-her old friends} in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven . But [Mrs. Brunton]_{297-mrs. brunton} was far too flourishing [a person]_{8545-a person} not to speak out [her]_{297-mrs. brunton} wishes , and have [her]_{297-mrs. brunton} own way . [She]_{297-mrs. brunton} had no notion , [she]_{297-mrs. brunton} said , of coming such a long journey only to see [Bessy]_298-bessy and [[her]_{297-mrs. brunton} husband]_{5645-her husband} , and not to have a sight of [[her]_{297-mrs. brunton} former acquaintances]_{4739-her former acquaintances} at [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven . [She]_{297-mrs. brunton} might have added , that [her]_{297-mrs. brunton} new bonnet and cloak would be as good as lost if it was not displayed among those who , knowing [her]_{297-mrs. brunton} as [Molly Corney]_187-molly , and being less fortunate in matrimony than [she]_{297-mrs. brunton} was , would look upon it with wondering admiration , if not with envy . So one day [[farmer Dawson]_{419-lawyer dawson 's} 's market - cart]_{4740-farmer dawson 's market - cart} deposited [Mrs. Brunton]_{297-mrs. brunton} in all [her]_{297-mrs. brunton} bravery at [the shop in [the market - place]_{5547-the market - place}]_{4741-the shop in the market - place} , over which [Hepburn]_191-philip and [Coulson]_207-coulson 's names still flourished in joint partnership . After a few words of brisk recognition to [Coulson]_207-coulson and [Hester]_209-hester , [Mrs Brunton]_{297-mrs. brunton} passed on into [the parlour]_{1095-the parlour} and greeted [Sylvia]_188-sylvia with boisterous heartiness . It was now four years and more since [the friends]_{6810-the friends} had met ; and [each]_2295-each secretly wondered how [they]_{6810-the friends} had ever come to be [friends]_915-friends . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had a country , raw , spiritless look to [Mrs. Brunton]_{297-mrs. brunton} 's eye ; [Molly]_187-molly was loud and talkative , and altogether distasteful to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , trained in daily companionship with [Hester]_209-hester to appreciate soft slow speech , and grave thoughtful ways . However , [they]_{6810-the friends} kept up the forms of [their]_{6810-the friends} old friendship , though [their]_{6810-the friends} hearts had drifted far apart . [They]_{6810-the friends} sat hand in hand while [each]_2295-each looked at [the other]_{873-the other} with eyes inquisitive as to the changes which time had made . [Molly]_187-molly was the first to speak . ' Well , to be sure ! how thin and pale yo've grown , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ! Matrimony has n't agreed wi '_[4750-ha] [yo]_188-sylvia ' as well as it 's done wi [me]_4750-ha . [Brunton]_{297-mrs. brunton} is allays saying ( [yo]_188-sylvia '_[4750-ha] know what [a man]_{5486-a man} [he]_{5486-a man} is for [his]_{5486-a man} joke ) that if [he]_{5486-a man} 'd [ha]_4750-ha ' known how many yards o '_[4750-ha] silk [I]_0-i should [ha]_4750-ha ' ta'en for a gown , [he]_{5486-a man} 'd [ha]_4750-ha '_[4750-ha] thought twice afore [he]_{5486-a man} 'd [ha]_4750-ha ' married [me]_188-sylvia . Why , [I]_188-sylvia 've gained a matter o '_[188-sylvia] thirty pound o ' flesh sin '_[188-sylvia] [I]_0-i were married ! ' '_[187-molly] [Yo]_188-sylvia ' do look brave and hearty ! '_[187-molly] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , putting [her]_188-sylvia sense of [[her]_188-sylvia companion]_{794-her companion} 's capacious size and high colour into the prettiest words [she]_188-sylvia could . ' Eh ! [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ! but [I]_187-molly know what it is , '_[187-molly] said [Molly]_187-molly , shaking [her]_187-molly head . ' It 's just because o '_[4752-he] [that husband o ' thine]_{9660-that husband o ' thine} as has gone and left [thee]_188-sylvia ; [thou]_188-sylvia 's pining after [him]_4752-he , and [he]_4752-he 's not worth it . [Brunton]_{297-mrs. brunton} said , when [he]_4752-he heared on it -- [I]_4752-he mind [he]_4752-he was smoking at t '_[4752-he] time , and [he]_4752-he took [his]_4752-he pipe out of [his]_4752-he mouth , and shook out t ' ashes as grave as [any judge--"The man]_{9661-any judge--"the man} , " says [he]_4752-he , " as can desert a wife like [Sylvia]_188-sylvia Robson as was , deserves hanging ! " That 's what [he]_4752-he says ! Eh ! [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , but speakin '_{[2913-many a one]} o ' hanging [I]_{2913-many a one} was so grieved for [yo]_188-sylvia '_{[2913-many a one]} when [I]_0-i heared of [yo'r]_4753-yo'r poor feyther ! Such an end for [a decent man]_{4754-a decent man} to come to ! [Many a one]_{2913-many a one} come an ' called on [me]_188-sylvia o '_[188-sylvia] purpose to hear all [I]_0-i could tell ['em]_4753-yo'r about [him]_{2913-many a one} ! '_[188-sylvia] ' Please do n't speak on it ! '_{[2913-many a one]} said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , trembling all over . ' Well , [poor creature]_{9662-poor creature} , [I]_{7348-many a man} wunnot . It is hard on [thee]_{9662-poor creature} , [I]_{7348-many a man} grant . But to give [t '_{[7348-many a man]} devil]_{9663-t ' devil} [his]_{2913-many a one} due , it were good [i]_0-i ' [Hepburn]_188-sylvia to marry [thee]_{9662-poor creature} , and so soon after there was a '_{[7348-many a man]} that talk about [thy]_4753-yo'r feyther . [Many a man]_{7348-many a man} would ha ' drawn back , choose howiver far [they]_{7348-many a man} 'd gone . [I]_4760-i 'm_[4760-i] noane so sure about [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid . Eh , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ! only think on [his]_202-kinraid being alive after all . [I]_0-i doubt if [[our]_4757-our Bessy]_{4758-our bessy} would ha ' [we]_4757-our d [Frank Dawson]_{429-frank dawson} if [she]_{4758-our bessy} 'd known as [he]_202-kinraid was n't drowned . But it 's as well [she]_{4758-our bessy} did , for [Dawson]_{429-frank dawson} 's [a man]_{5486-a man} o '_[4760-i] property , and has getten twelve cows in [[his]_202-kinraid cow - house]_{4759-his cow - house} , beside three right down good horses ; and [Kinraid]_202-kinraid were allays a fellow wi ' two strings to [his]_202-kinraid bow . [I]_4760-i 've [allays]_9665-allays said and do maintain , that [he]_202-kinraid went on pretty strong wi '_[4760-i] [yo]_4760-i ' , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ; and [I]_4760-i will say [I]_4760-i think [he]_202-kinraid cared more for [yo]_4760-i '_[4760-i] than for [[our]_4761-our Bessy]_{4758-our bessy} , though it were only yesterday at e'en [she]_{4758-our bessy} were standing out that [he]_202-kinraid liked [her]_{4758-our bessy} better than [yo]_4760-i ' . [Yo'll]_4760-i ha '_[4760-i] heared on [his]_202-kinraid grand marriage ? ' '_[4760-i] No ! ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , with eager painful curiosity . '_[0-i] No ! It was in all t ' papers ! [I]_4760-i wonder as [yo]_4760-i '_[4760-i] did n't see it . Wait a minute ! [I]_0-i cut it out o ' t '_[0-i] _ Gentleman 's Magazine _ , as [Brunton]_{297-mrs. brunton} bought [o]_4763-o ' purpose , and put it [i]_4765-i '_[4765-i] [my]_0-i pocket - book when [I]_0-i were a - coming here : [I]_0-i know [I]_0-i 've got it somewheere . ' [She]_188-sylvia took out [her]_188-sylvia smart crimson pocket - book , and rummaged in the pocket until [she]_188-sylvia produced a little crumpled bit of printed paper , from which [she]_188-sylvia read aloud , '_[4765-i] On January the third , at [St Mary Redcliffe]_{153-st mary redcliffe} , [Bristol]_154-bristol , [Charles Kinraid]_202-kinraid , Esq . , [lieutenant Royal Navy]_{4764-lieutenant royal navy} , to [Miss Clarinda Jackson]_{430-miss clarinda jackson} , with a fortune of 10,000_l _ . ' '_{[297-mrs. brunton]} [Theere]_4765-i ! ' said [she]_188-sylvia , triumphantly , '_[188-sylvia] it 's something as [Brunton]_{297-mrs. brunton} says , to be cousin to that . ' '_[188-sylvia] Would [yo]_4766-yo ' let [me]_188-sylvia see it ? '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , timidly . [Mrs. Brunton]_{297-mrs. brunton} graciously consented ; and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia brought [her]_188-sylvia newly acquired reading - knowledge , hitherto principally exercised on the Old Testament , to bear on these words . There was nothing wonderful in them , nothing that [she]_188-sylvia might not have expected ; and yet the surprise turned [her]_188-sylvia giddy for a moment or two . [She]_188-sylvia never thought of seeing [him]_202-kinraid again , never . But to think of [his]_202-kinraid caring for [another woman]_{4767-another woman} as much as [he]_202-kinraid had done for [her]_188-sylvia , nay , perhaps more ! The idea was irresistibly forced upon [her]_188-sylvia that [Philip]_191-philip would not have acted so ; it would have taken long years before [he]_191-philip could have been induced to put another on the throne [she]_188-sylvia had once occupied . For the first time in [her]_188-sylvia life [she]_188-sylvia seemed to recognize the real nature of [Philip]_191-philip 's love . But [she]_188-sylvia said nothing but ' Thank [yo]_9666-yo '_[188-sylvia] , ' when [she]_188-sylvia gave the scrap of paper back to [Molly Brunton]_295-molly . And [the latter]_{5840-the latter} continued giving [her]_188-sylvia information about [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's marriage . '_[188-sylvia] [He]_202-kinraid were down in t ' west , [Plymouth]_11-plymouth or somewheere , when [he]_202-kinraid met wi '_[188-sylvia] [her]_188-sylvia . [She]_188-sylvia 's [no feyther]_{4768-no feyther} ; [he]_202-kinraid 'd been in t ' sugar - baking business ; but from what [Kinraid]_202-kinraid wrote to [old Turner]_{431-old turner} , th '_[188-sylvia] uncle as brought [him]_202-kinraid up at [Cullercoats]_{56-cullercoats} , [she]_188-sylvia 's had t ' best of edications : can play on t '_{[56-cullercoats]} instrument and dance t ' shawl dance ; and [Kinraid]_202-kinraid had all [her]_188-sylvia money settled on [her]_188-sylvia , though [she]_188-sylvia said [she]_188-sylvia 'd rayther give it all to [him]_202-kinraid , which [I]_0-i must say , being [[his]_202-kinraid cousin]_{6296-his cousin} , was very pretty on [her]_188-sylvia . [He]_202-kinraid 's left [her]_188-sylvia now , having to go off in [t '_[0-i] _ Tigre _]_{9669-t ' _ tigre _} , as is [[his]_202-kinraid ship]_{7527-his ship} , to t ' [Mediterranean seas]_{9670-mediterranean seas} ; and [she]_188-sylvia 's written to offer to come and see [old Turner]_{431-old turner} , and make [friends]_915-friends with [[his]_202-kinraid relations]_{7090-his relations} , and [Brunton]_295-molly is going to gi'e [me]_4770-she a crimson satin as soon as [we]_9673-we know for certain when [she]_4770-she 's coming , for [we]_9673-we 're_[4770-she] sure to be asked out to [Cullercoats]_{56-cullercoats} . ' '_[4770-she] [I]_0-i wonder if [she]_4770-she 's very pretty ? ' asked [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , faintly , in the first pause in this torrent of talk . '_[4770-she] Oh ! [she]_4770-she 's [a perfect beauty]_{4771-a perfect beauty} , as [I]_0-i understand . There was [a traveller]_{4772-a traveller} as come to [[our]_4773-our shop]_{4774-our shop} as had been at [York]_12-york , and knew [some of [[her]_{4772-a traveller} cousins theere that were in t ' grocery line]_{9675-her cousins theere that were in t ' grocery line}]_{9674-some of her cousins theere that were in t ' grocery line} -- [[her]_{4772-a traveller} mother]_{5519-her mother} was [a York lady]_{9677-a york lady} -- and [they]_{9674-some of her cousins theere that were in t ' grocery line} said [she]_4770-she was just a picture of [a woman]_{1082-a woman} , and iver so many [gentlemen]_{617-gentlemen} had been wantin '_[4775-yo] to marry [her]_4770-she , but [she]_4770-she just waited for [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid , [yo]_4775-yo ' see ! '_[0-i] ' Well , [I]_191-philip hope [they]_{9674-some of her cousins theere that were in t ' grocery line} 'll be happy ; [I]_191-philip 'm_[191-philip] sure [I]_0-i do ! ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . '_{[4778-yo'r husband]} That 's just luck . [Some folks]_{5864-some folks} is happy [i]_0-i ' marriage , and [some]_537-some is n't . It 's just luck , and there 's no forecasting it . [Men]_662-men is such unaccountable animals , there 's no prophesyin '_[4775-yo] upon ['em]_9682-'em . Who 'd [ha]_9683-ha '_[4775-yo] thought of [[yo'r]_4777-yo'r husband]_{4778-yo'r husband} , [him]_{4778-yo'r husband} as was so slow and sure -- steady [Philip]_191-philip , as [[we]_4779-we lasses]_{4780-we lasses} used to ca ' [him]_{4778-yo'r husband} -- makin '_[4775-yo] a moonlight flittin ' , and leavin '_[188-sylvia] [yo]_4775-yo ' to be [a widow]_{863-a widow} bewitched ? '_[4775-yo] ' [He]_{4778-yo'r husband} did n't go at night , '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , taking the words ' moonlight flitting '_[4775-yo] in their literal sense . ' No ! Well , [I]_209-hester only said " moonlight flittin '_[209-hester] " just because it come uppermost and [I]_0-i knowed no better . Tell [me]_0-i all about it , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia , for [I]_0-i ca n't mak ' it out from what [Bessy]_298-bessy says . Had [he]_{4778-yo'r husband} and [yo]_4775-yo '_[220-bell] had words?--but in course [yo]_4775-yo ' had . '_{[297-mrs. brunton]} At this moment [Hester]_209-hester came into [the room]_{1183-the room} ; and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia joyfully availed [herself]_188-sylvia of the pretext for breaking off the conversation that had reached this painful and awkward point . [She]_188-sylvia detained [Hester]_209-hester in [the room]_{1183-the room} for fear lest [Mrs. Brunton]_{297-mrs. brunton} should repeat [her]_188-sylvia inquiry as to how it all happened that [Philip]_191-philip had gone away ; but the presence of [a third person]_{2216-a third person} seemed as though it would be but little restraint upon the inquisitive [Molly]_295-molly , who repeatedly bore down upon the same questions till [she]_295-molly nearly drove [Sylvia]_188-sylvia distracted , between [her]_295-molly astonishment at the news of [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's marriage ; [her]_295-molly wish to be alone and quiet , so as to realize the full meaning of that piece of intelligence ; [her]_295-molly desire to retain [Hester]_209-hester in the conversation ; [her]_295-molly efforts to prevent [Molly]_295-molly 's recurrence to the circumstances of [Philip]_191-philip 's disappearance , and the longing -- more vehement every minute -- for [[her]_295-molly visitor]_{4784-her visitor} to go away and leave [her]_295-molly in peace . [She]_295-molly became so disturbed with all these thoughts and feelings that [she]_295-molly hardly knew what [she]_295-molly was saying , and assented or dissented to speeches without there being either any reason or truth in [her]_295-molly words . [Mrs. Brunton]_{297-mrs. brunton} had arranged to remain with [Sylvia]_188-sylvia while the horse rested , and had no compunction about the length of [her]_{297-mrs. brunton} visit . [She]_{297-mrs. brunton} expected to be asked to tea , as [Sylvia]_188-sylvia found out at last , and this [she]_{297-mrs. brunton} felt would be the worst of all , as [Alice Rose]_257-alice was not one to tolerate the coarse , careless talk of [such a woman]_{4785-such a woman} as [Mrs. Brunton]_{297-mrs. brunton} without uplifting [her]_257-alice voice in many a testimony against it . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia sate holding [Hester]_209-hester 's gown tight in order to prevent [her]_188-sylvia leaving [the room]_{1183-the room} , and trying to arrange [her]_188-sylvia little plans so that too much discordance should not arise to the surface . Just then the door opened , and [little Bella]_220-bell came in from [the kitchen]_{1174-the kitchen} in all the pretty , sturdy dignity of two years old , [Alice]_257-alice following [her]_220-bell with careful steps , and protecting , outstretched arms , a slow smile softening the sternness of [her]_220-bell grave face ; for [the child]_{2284-the child} was [the unconscious darling of [the household]_{6398-the household}]_{4789-the unconscious darling of the household} , and all eyes softened into love as [they]_4791-they looked on [her]_{2284-the child} . [She]_{2284-the child} made straight for [[her]_{2284-the child} mother]_{5519-her mother} with something grasped in [her]_220-bell little dimpled fist ; but half - way across [the room]_{1183-the room} [she]_{2284-the child} seemed to have become suddenly aware of the presence of [a stranger]_{3567-a stranger} , and [she]_{2284-the child} stopped short , fixing [her]_{2284-the child} serious eyes full on [Mrs. Brunton]_{297-mrs. brunton} , as if to take in [her]_{2284-the child} appearance , nay , as if to penetrate down into [her]_{2284-the child} very real self , and then , stretching out [her]_220-bell disengaged hand , [the baby]_{8803-the baby} spoke out the words that had been hovering about [[her]_{2284-the child} mother]_{5519-her mother} 's lips for an hour past . ' Do away ! '_[220-bell] said [Bella]_220-bell , decisively . ' What a perfect love ! '_[188-sylvia] said [Mrs. Brunton]_{297-mrs. brunton} , half in real admiration , half in patronage . As [she]_{297-mrs. brunton} spoke , [she]_{297-mrs. brunton} got up and went towards [the child]_{2284-the child} , as if to take [her]_{2284-the child} up . ' Do away ! do away ! '_[188-sylvia] cried [Bella]_220-bell , in shrill affright at this movement . ' [Dunnot]_403-dunnot , '_{[297-mrs. brunton]} said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; ' [she]_{2284-the child} 's shy ; [she]_{2284-the child} does n't know [strangers]_{2535-strangers} . '_[4799-yo] But [Mrs. Brunton]_{297-mrs. brunton} had grasped [the struggling , kicking child]_{4798-the struggling , kicking child} by this time , and [her]_{297-mrs. brunton} reward for this was a vehement little slap in the face . ' [Yo]_4799-yo '_{[297-mrs. brunton]} naughty little spoilt thing ! ' said [she]_{297-mrs. brunton} , setting [Bella]_220-bell down in a hurry . '_[4799-yo] [Yo]_4799-yo ' deserve a good whipping , [yo]_4799-yo '_{[2284-the child]} do , and if [yo]_4799-yo ' were [mine]_188-sylvia [yo]_4799-yo '_[220-bell] should have it . ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had no need to stand up for [the baby who had run to [her]_188-sylvia arms]_{9686-the baby who had run to her arms} , and was soothing [herself]_188-sylvia with sobbing on [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's breast ; for [Alice]_257-alice took up the defence . '_[220-bell] [The child]_{2284-the child} said , as plain as words could say , " go away , " and if [thou]_4801-her wouldst follow [thine]_4801-her own will instead of heeding [her]_4801-her wish , [thou]_4801-her mun put up with the wilfulness of [the old Adam]_{5695-the old adam} , of which it seems to [me]_0-i [thee]_4801-her hast getten [thy]_4801-her share at thirty as well as [little Bella]_220-bell at two . ' '_[188-sylvia] Thirty ! ' said [Mrs. Brunton]_{297-mrs. brunton} , now fairly affronted . '_[4801-her] Thirty ! why , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , [yo]_188-sylvia ' know [I]_4801-her 'm_[4801-her] but two years older than [yo]_188-sylvia ' ; speak to [that woman]_{9688-that woman} an '_[188-sylvia] tell [her]_4801-her as [I]_0-i 'm only four - and - twenty . Thirty , indeed ! '_[257-alice] ' [Molly]_295-molly 's but four - and - twenty , '_[257-alice] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , in a pacificatory tone . ' Whether [she]_{2284-the child} be twenty , or thirty , or forty , is alike to [me]_0-i , '_[0-i] said [Alice]_257-alice . ' [I]_{2284-the child} meant no harm . [I]_{2284-the child} meant but for t '_{[2284-the child]} say as [her]_4801-her angry words to [the child]_{2284-the child} bespoke [her]_{2284-the child} to be [one of the foolish]_{4804-one of the foolish} . [I]_0-i know not who [she]_{2284-the child} is , nor what [her]_{2284-the child} age may be . ' '_{[2284-the child]} [She]_{2284-the child} 's [an old friend of mine]_{4805-an old friend of mine} , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . '_[4806-yo] [She]_{2284-the child} 's [Mrs. Brunton]_{297-mrs. brunton} now , but when [I]_0-i knowed [her]_{2284-the child} [she]_{2284-the child} was [Molly Corney]_187-molly . ' '_[4806-yo] Ay ! and [yo]_4806-yo ' were [Sylvia Robson]_188-sylvia , and as [bonny and light - hearted a lass as any in a '_[1038-folk] t ' Riding]_{9689-bonny and light - hearted a lass as any in a ' t ' riding} , though now [yo're]_4806-yo [a poor widow]_{9690-a poor widow} bewitched , left [wi]_9691-wi '_[1038-folk] [a child]_{5617-a child} as [I]_0-i must n't speak a word about , an ' living wi '_[4806-yo] [folk]_1038-folk as talk about [t]_4809-t ' old [Adam]_217-adam as if [he]_217-adam was n't dead and done wi '_[1038-folk] long ago ! It 's a change , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , as makes [my]_0-i heart ache for [yo]_4806-yo ' , to think on [them]_9692-them old days when [yo]_4806-yo '_[4806-yo] were so thought on [yo]_4806-yo ' might have had [any man]_{1109-any man} , as [Brunton]_{297-mrs. brunton} often says ; it were a great mistake as [[yo]_4806-yo '_[4806-yo] iver]_{9694-yo ' iver} took up wi ' [yon man]_{8695-yon man} as has run away . But seven year 'll soon be past fro '_[188-sylvia] t ' time [he]_{8695-yon man} went off , and yo'll only be six - and - twenty then ; and there 'll be a chance of [a better husband]_{9696-a better husband} for [yo]_4806-yo '_[188-sylvia] after all , so keep up [yo'r]_4806-yo heart , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . ' [Molly Brunton]_295-molly had put as much venom as [she]_295-molly knew how into this speech , meaning it as a vengeful payment for the supposition of [her]_295-molly being thirty , even more than for the reproof for [her]_295-molly angry words about [the child]_{2284-the child} . [She]_295-molly thought that [Alice Rose]_257-alice must be either [mother]_684-mother or [aunt]_5875-aunt to [Philip]_191-philip , from the serious cast of countenance that was remarkable in both ; and [she]_295-molly rather exulted in the allusion to a happier second marriage for [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , with which [she]_295-molly had concluded [her]_295-molly speech . It roused [Alice]_257-alice , however , as effectually as if [she]_257-alice had been really a blood relation to [Philip]_191-philip ; but for a different reason . [She]_257-alice was not slow to detect the intentional offensiveness to [herself]_257-alice in what had been said ; [she]_257-alice was indignant at [Sylvia]_188-sylvia for suffering the words spoken to pass unanswered ; but in truth they were too much in keeping with [Molly Brunton]_295-molly 's character to make as much impression on [Sylvia]_188-sylvia as [they]_9700-they did on [a stranger]_{3567-a stranger} ; and besides , [she]_257-alice felt as if the less reply [Molly]_295-molly received , the less likely would it be that [she]_257-alice would go on in the same strain . So [she]_257-alice coaxed and chattered to [[her]_257-alice child]_{1384-her child} and behaved like [a little coward]_{9703-a little coward} in trying to draw out of the conversation , while at the same time listening attentively . '_[188-sylvia] As for [Sylvia Hepburn]_188-sylvia as was [Sylvia Robson]_188-sylvia , [she]_188-sylvia knows [my]_0-i mind , ' said [Alice]_257-alice , in grim indignation . '_[188-sylvia] [She]_188-sylvia 's humbling [herself]_188-sylvia now , [I]_0-i trust and pray , but [she]_188-sylvia was light - minded and full of vanity when [Philip]_191-philip married [her]_188-sylvia , and it might ha ' been a lift towards [her]_188-sylvia salvation in one way ; but it pleased [the Lord]_{5574-the lord} to work in a different way , and [she]_188-sylvia mun wear [her]_188-sylvia sackcloth and ashes in patience . So [I]_0-i 'll say naught more about [her]_188-sylvia . But for [him]_191-philip as is absent , as [thee]_188-sylvia hast spoken on so lightly and reproachfully , [I]_0-i 'd have [thee]_188-sylvia to know [he]_191-philip were one of a different kind to any [thee]_188-sylvia ever knew , [I]_0-i reckon . If [he]_191-philip were led away by a pretty face to slight one as was fitter for [him]_191-philip , and who had loved [him]_191-philip as the apple of [her]_188-sylvia eye , it 's [him]_191-philip as is suffering for it , inasmuch as [he]_191-philip 's [a wanderer from [[his]_191-philip home]_{534-his home} , and [an outcast]_{9707-an outcast} from [wife]_611-wife and [child]_6455-child]_{9705-a wanderer from his home , and an outcast from wife and child} . '_[0-i] To the surprise of all , [Molly]_295-molly 's words of reply were cut short even when they were on [her]_295-molly lips , by [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . Pale , fire - eyed , and excited , with [[Philip]_191-philip 's child]_{8768-philip 's child} on one arm , and the other stretched out , [she]_188-sylvia said,-- ' [Noane]_433-noane can tell -- [noane]_9710-noane know . [No one]_{634-no one} shall speak a judgment '_[0-i] twixt [Philip]_191-philip and [me]_0-i . [He]_191-philip acted cruel and wrong by [me]_0-i . But [I]_0-i 've said [my]_0-i words to [him]_191-philip hissel ' , and [I]_0-i 'm_[0-i] noane going to make any plaint to [others]_540-others ; only [them]_540-others as knows should judge . And it 's not fitting , it 's not ' ( almost sobbing ) , '_[295-molly] to go on wi ' talk like this afore [me]_191-philip . '_[191-philip] The two -- for [Hester]_209-hester , who was aware that [her]_209-hester presence had only been desired by [Sylvia]_188-sylvia as a check to [an unpleasant _ tete - a - tete _ conversation]_{4812-an unpleasant _ tete - a - tete _ conversation} , had slipped back to [her]_209-hester business as soon as [[her]_209-hester mother]_{5519-her mother} came in -- [the two]_{6152-the two} looked with surprise at [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; [her]_188-sylvia words , [her]_188-sylvia whole manner , belonged to a phase of [her]_188-sylvia character which seldom came uppermost , and which had not been perceived by either of [them]_{6152-the two} before . [Alice Rose]_257-alice , though astonished , rather approved of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's speech ; it showed that [she]_257-alice had more serious thought and feeling on the subject than [the old woman]_{6364-the old woman} had given [her]_257-alice credit for ; [her]_257-alice general silence respecting [[her]_257-alice husband]_{5645-her husband} 's disappearance had led [Alice]_257-alice to think that [she]_257-alice was too childish to have received any deep impression from the event . [Molly Brunton]_295-molly gave vent to [her]_295-molly opinion on [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's speech in the following words:-- ' Hoighty - toighty ! That tells tales , [lass]_799-lass . If [yo]_188-sylvia '_{[6672-a girl]} treated steady [Philip]_191-philip to many such looks an ' speeches as [yo'n]_188-sylvia given [us]_9713-us now , it 's easy t '_[188-sylvia] see why [he]_191-philip took [hisself]_4817-hisself off . Why , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , [I]_0-i niver saw it in [yo]_188-sylvia ' when [yo]_188-sylvia '_[188-sylvia] was [a girl]_{6672-a girl} ; [yo're]_188-sylvia grown into [a regular little vixen]_{4819-a regular little vixen} , [theere]_188-sylvia wheere [yo]_188-sylvia ' stand ! '_[188-sylvia] Indeed [she]_188-sylvia did look defiant , with the swift colour flushing [her]_188-sylvia cheeks to crimson on its return , and the fire in [her]_188-sylvia eyes not yet died away . But at [Molly]_295-molly 's jesting words [she]_188-sylvia sank back into [her]_188-sylvia usual look and manner , only saying quietly,-- ' It 's for noane to say whether [I]_257-alice 'm_[257-alice] vixen or not , as does n't know th ' past things as is buried in [my]_257-alice heart . But [I]_257-alice can not hold them as [[my]_257-alice friends]_{9714-my friends} as go on talking on either [[my]_257-alice husband]_{1552-my husband} or [me]_257-alice before [my]_257-alice very face . What [he]_{1552-my husband} was , [I]_257-alice know ; and what [I]_257-alice am , [I]_257-alice reckon [he]_{1552-my husband} knows . And now [I]_257-alice 'll go hurry tea , for [yo'll]_9716-yo'll be needing it , [Molly]_295-molly ! '_[257-alice] The last clause of this speech was meant to make peace ; but [Molly]_295-molly was in twenty minds as to whether [she]_295-molly should accept the olive - branch or not . [Her]_295-molly temper , however , was of that obtuse kind which is not easily ruffled ; [her]_295-molly mind , stagnant in itself , enjoyed excitement from without ; and [her]_295-molly appetite was invariably good , so [she]_295-molly stayed , in spite of the inevitable _ tete - a - tete _ with [Alice]_257-alice . [The latter]_{5840-the latter} , however , refused to be drawn into conversation again ; replying to [Mrs. Brunton]_{297-mrs. brunton} 's speeches with a curt yes or no , when , indeed , [she]_295-molly replied at all . When [all]_6208-all were gathered at tea , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was quite calm again ; rather paler than usual , and very attentive and subduced in [her]_188-sylvia behaviour to [Alice]_257-alice ; [she]_188-sylvia would evidently fain have been silent , but as [Molly]_295-molly was [[her]_188-sylvia own especial guest]_{4822-her own especial guest} , that could not be , so all [her]_188-sylvia endeavours went towards steering the conversation away from any awkward points . But each of the four , let alone [little Bella]_220-bell , was thankful when [the market - cart]_{4823-the market - cart} drew up at [the shop]_{951-the shop} door , that was to take [Mrs. Brunton]_{297-mrs. brunton} back to [[[her]_{297-mrs. brunton} sister]_{2079-her sister} 's house]_{4826-her sister 's house} . When [she]_188-sylvia was fairly off , [Alice Rose]_257-alice opened [her]_257-alice mouth in strong condemnation ; winding up with-- ' And if aught in [my]_257-alice words gave [thee]_188-sylvia cause for offence , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , it was because [my]_257-alice heart rose within [me]_257-alice at the kind of talk [thee]_188-sylvia and [she]_{315-mrs. rose} had been having about [Philip]_191-philip ; and [her]_{315-mrs. rose} evil and light - minded counsel to [thee]_188-sylvia about waiting seven years , and then wedding another . '_[257-alice] Hard as these words may seem when repeated , there was something of a nearer approach to an apology in [Mrs. Rose]_{315-mrs. rose} 's manner than [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had ever seen in it before . [She]_257-alice was silent for a few moments , then [she]_257-alice said,-- ' [I]_209-hester ha '_[209-hester] often thought of telling [yo]_4827-yo ' and [Hester]_209-hester , special - like , when [yo've]_4827-yo been so kind to [[my]_209-hester little [Bella]_220-bell]_{9717-my little bella} , that [Philip]_191-philip an '_[209-hester] [me]_0-i could niver come together again ; no , not if [he]_4828-he came [home]_681-home this very night---- ' [She]_257-alice would have gone on speaking , but [Hester]_209-hester interrupted [her]_257-alice with a low cry of dismay . [Alice]_257-alice said,-- '_{[1082-a woman]} Hush [thee]_4828-he , [Hester]_209-hester . It 's no business o ' thine . [Sylvia Hepburn]_188-sylvia , [thou'rt]_188-sylvia speaking like [a silly child]_{9718-a silly child} . '_[209-hester] ' No . [I]_4833-yo 'm_[4833-yo] speaking like [a woman]_{1082-a woman} ; like [a woman]_{1082-a woman} as finds out [she]_{1082-a woman} 's been cheated by [men]_662-men as [she]_{1082-a woman} trusted , and as has no help for it . [I]_0-i 'm noane going to say any more about it . It 's [me]_188-sylvia as has been wronged , and as has to bear it : only [I]_188-sylvia thought [I]_188-sylvia 'd tell [yo]_4833-yo '_[188-sylvia] both this much , that [yo]_4833-yo ' might know somewhat why [he]_662-men went away , and how [I]_188-sylvia said [my]_188-sylvia last word about it . '_[188-sylvia] So indeed it seemed . To all questions and remonstrances from [Alice]_257-alice , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia turned a deaf ear . [She]_188-sylvia averted [her]_188-sylvia face from [Hester]_209-hester 's sad , wistful looks ; only when [they]_4834-they were parting for the night , at the top of [the little staircase]_{4835-the little staircase} , [she]_188-sylvia turned , and putting [her]_188-sylvia arms round [Hester]_209-hester 's neck [she]_188-sylvia laid [her]_188-sylvia head on [her]_188-sylvia neck , and whispered,-- ' [Poor Hester]_{434-poor hester} -- poor , poor [Hester]_209-hester ! if [yo]_188-sylvia '_[209-hester] an ' [he]_{434-poor hester} had but been married together , what a deal o '_[188-sylvia] sorrow would ha ' been spared to [us]_9719-us all ! '_[188-sylvia] [Hester]_209-hester pushed [her]_188-sylvia away as [she]_188-sylvia finished these words ; looked searchingly into [her]_188-sylvia face , [her]_188-sylvia eyes , and then followed [Sylvia]_188-sylvia into [[her]_188-sylvia room]_{8765-her room} , where [Bella]_220-bell lay sleeping , shut the door , and almost knelt down at [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's feet , clasping [her]_188-sylvia , and hiding [her]_188-sylvia face in the folds of the other 's gown . ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , '_[0-i] [she]_188-sylvia murmured , ' [some one]_{1489-some one} has told [you]_188-sylvia -- [I]_0-i thought [no one]_{634-no one} knew -- it 's no sin -- it 's done away with now -- indeed it is -- it was long ago -- before [yo]_188-sylvia '_[0-i] were married ; but [I]_0-i can not forget . It was a shame , perhaps , to have thought on it [iver]_4837-iver , when [he]_4837-iver niver thought o ' [me]_0-i ; but [I]_0-i niver believed as [any one]_{776-any one} could ha '_[0-i] found it out . [I]_0-i 'm just fit to sink into t '_[188-sylvia] ground , what wi ' [my]_209-hester sorrow and [my]_209-hester shame . '_[209-hester] [Hester]_209-hester was stopped by [her]_209-hester own rising sobs , immediately [she]_209-hester was in [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's arms . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was sitting on the ground holding [her]_209-hester , and soothing [her]_209-hester with caresses and broken words . ' [I]_209-hester 'm_[209-hester] allays saying t ' wrong things , '_[209-hester] said [she]_209-hester . ' It seems as if [I]_209-hester were all upset to - day ; and indeed [I]_209-hester am ; '_[209-hester] [she]_209-hester added , alluding to the news of [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's marriage [she]_209-hester had yet to think upon . ' But it was n't [yo]_202-kinraid '_[209-hester] , [Hester]_209-hester : it were nothing [yo]_202-kinraid ' [iver]_202-kinraid said , or did , or looked , for that matter . It were [[yo'r]_202-kinraid mother]_{6965-yo'r mother} as let it out . '_[209-hester] ' Oh , [mother]_684-mother ! [mother]_684-mother ! '_[188-sylvia] wailed out [Hester]_209-hester ; ' [I]_188-sylvia niver thought as [any one]_{776-any one} but [God]_240-god would [ha]_9727-ha '_[188-sylvia] known that [I]_0-i had [iver]_4838-iver for a day thought on [his]_4838-iver being more to [me]_0-i than [a brother]_{6040-a brother} . ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia made no reply , only went on stroking [Hester]_209-hester 's smooth brown hair , off which [her]_188-sylvia cap had fallen . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was thinking how strange life was , and how love seemed to go all at cross purposes ; and was losing [herself]_188-sylvia in bewilderment at the mystery of [the world]_{984-the world} ; [she]_188-sylvia was almost startled when [Hester]_209-hester rose up , and taking [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's hands in both of [hers]_209-hester , and looking solemnly at [her]_188-sylvia , said,-- '_[188-sylvia] [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , [yo]_188-sylvia ' know what has been [my]_0-i trouble and [my]_0-i shame , and [I]_0-i 'm_[0-i] sure [yo're]_188-sylvia sorry for [me]_0-i -- for [I]_0-i will humble [myself]_0-i to [yo]_188-sylvia ' , and own that for many months before [yo]_188-sylvia '_[4840-he] were married , [I]_0-i felt [my]_0-i disappointment like a heavy burden laid on [me]_0-i by day and by night ; but now [I]_0-i ask [yo]_188-sylvia ' , if [yo've]_188-sylvia any pity for [me]_188-sylvia for what [I]_188-sylvia went through , or if yo've any love for [me]_188-sylvia because of [yo'r dead mother]_{9729-yo'r dead mother} 's love for [me]_188-sylvia , or because of any fellowship , or daily breadliness between [us]_9730-us two,--put the hard thoughts of [Philip]_191-philip away from out [yo'r]_188-sylvia heart ; [he]_4840-he may ha '_[188-sylvia] done [yo]_188-sylvia ' wrong , anyway [yo]_188-sylvia '_[188-sylvia] think that [he]_4840-he has ; [I]_0-i niver knew [him]_4840-he aught but kind and good ; but if [he]_4840-he comes back from [wheriver]_{4841-wheriver} in [th ' wide world [he]_4840-he 's gone to]_{9731-th ' wide world he 's gone to} ( and there 's not a night but [I]_188-sylvia pray [God]_240-god to keep [him]_4840-he , and send [him]_4840-he safe back ) , [yo]_188-sylvia '_[188-sylvia] put away the memory of past injury , and forgive it all , and be , what [yo]_188-sylvia ' can be , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , if [you]_188-sylvia 've a mind to , just [the kind , good wife [he]_4840-he ought to have]_{9732-the kind , good wife he ought to have} . '_[209-hester] ' [I]_209-hester can not ; [yo]_188-sylvia '_[209-hester] know nothing about it , [Hester]_209-hester . ' '_[209-hester] Tell [me]_0-i , then , ' pleaded [Hester]_209-hester . '_[209-hester] No ! ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , after a moment 's hesitation ; '_[188-sylvia] [I]_0-i 'd do a deal for [yo]_188-sylvia ' , [I]_188-sylvia would , but [I]_188-sylvia dare n't forgive [Philip]_191-philip , even if [I]_188-sylvia could ; [I]_188-sylvia took a great oath again '_[188-sylvia] [him]_4842-him . Ay , [yo]_188-sylvia ' may look shocked at [me]_209-hester , but it 's [him]_4842-him as [yo]_188-sylvia '_[209-hester] ought for to be shocked at if [yo]_188-sylvia ' knew all . [I]_209-hester said [I]_209-hester 'd [niver]_5666-niver forgive [him]_4842-him ; [I]_209-hester shall keep to [my]_209-hester word . '_[209-hester] ' [I]_629-one think [I]_629-one 'd better pray for [his]_4842-him death , then , '_[629-one] said [Hester]_209-hester , hopelessly , and almost bitterly , loosing [her]_209-hester hold of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's hands . ' If it were n't for baby theere , [I]_{8770-the little girl} could think as it were [my]_{8770-the little girl} death as '_{[8770-the little girl]} ud be best . [Them]_4843-them as [one]_629-one thinks t ' most on , forgets one soonest . '_[188-sylvia] It was [Kinraid]_202-kinraid to whom [she]_209-hester was alluding ; but [Hester]_209-hester did not understand [her]_209-hester ; and after standing for a moment in silence , [she]_209-hester kissed [her]_209-hester , and left [her]_209-hester for the night . [CHAPTER XL AN UNEXPECTED MESSENGER]_{435-chapter xl an unexpected messenger} After this agitation , and these partial confidences , no more was said on the subject of [Philip]_191-philip for many weeks . [They]_4845-they avoided even the slightest allusion to [him]_191-philip ; and none of [them]_4845-they knew how seldom or how often [he]_191-philip might be present in the minds of [the others]_{1081-the others} . One day [the little Bella]_{9064-the little bella} was unusually fractious with some slight childish indisposition , and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was obliged to have recourse to a never - failing piece of amusement ; namely , to take [the child]_{2284-the child} into [the shop]_{951-the shop} , when the number of new , bright - coloured articles was sure to beguile [the little girl]_{8770-the little girl} out of [her]_{8770-the little girl} fretfulness . [She]_{8770-the little girl} was walking along the high terrace of the counter , kept steady by [[her]_{8770-the little girl} mother]_{5519-her mother} 's hand , when [[Mr. Dawson]_{366-mr. dawson} 's market - cart]_{4852-mr. dawson 's market - cart} once more stopped before the door . But it was not [Mrs. Brunton]_{297-mrs. brunton} who alighted now ; it was [a very smartly - dressed , very pretty young lady , who put one dainty foot before the other with care , as if descending from such a primitive vehicle]_{4853-a very smartly - dressed , very pretty young lady , who put one dainty foot before the other with care , as if descending from such a primitive vehicle} were a new occurrence in [her]_{4853-a very smartly - dressed , very pretty young lady , who put one dainty foot before the other with care , as if descending from such a primitive vehicle} life . Then [she]_{8770-the little girl} looked up at the names above [the shop]_{951-the shop} - door , and after ascertaining that this was indeed the place [she]_{8770-the little girl} desired to find , [she]_{8770-the little girl} came in blushing . ' Is [Mrs. Hepburn]_{393-mrs. hepburn} at [home]_681-home ? '_[188-sylvia] [she]_{8770-the little girl} asked of [Hester]_209-hester , whose position in [the shop]_{951-the shop} brought [her]_{8770-the little girl} forwards to receive [the customers]_{2278-the customers} , while [Sylvia]_188-sylvia drew [Bella]_220-bell out of sight behind some great bales of red flannel . ' Can [I]_188-sylvia see [her]_220-bell ? '_[188-sylvia] the sweet , south - country voice went on , still addressing [Hester]_209-hester . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia heard the inquiry , and came forwards , with a little rustic awkwardness , feeling both shy and curious . ' Will [yo]_9309-ma'am '_[188-sylvia] please walk this way , [ma'am]_9309-ma'am ? ' said [she]_188-sylvia , leading [[her]_188-sylvia visitor]_{4784-her visitor} back into [[her]_188-sylvia own dominion of [the parlour]_{1095-the parlour}]_{9736-her own dominion of the parlour} , and leaving [Bella]_220-bell to [Hester]_209-hester 's willing care . '_{[436-mrs. kinraid]} [You]_188-sylvia do n't know [me]_0-i ! ' said [the pretty young lady]_{9738-the pretty young lady} , joyously . '_[188-sylvia] But [I]_0-i think [you]_188-sylvia knew [[my]_0-i husband]_{1552-my husband} . [I]_0-i am [Mrs. Kinraid]_{436-mrs. kinraid} ! ' A sob of surprise rose to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's lips -- [she]_188-sylvia choked it down , however , and tried to conceal any emotion [she]_188-sylvia might feel , in placing a chair for [[her]_188-sylvia visitor]_{4784-her visitor} , and trying to make [her]_188-sylvia feel welcome , although , if the truth must be told , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was wondering all the time why [[her]_188-sylvia visitor]_{4784-her visitor} came , and how soon [she]_{4784-her visitor} would go . '_[188-sylvia] [You]_188-sylvia knew [Captain Kinraid]_{437-captain kinraid} , did [you]_188-sylvia not ? ' said [the young lady]_{9741-the young lady} , with innocent inquiry ; to which [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's lips formed the answer , '_[0-i] Yes , ' but no clear sound issued therefrom . '_[4866-yo] But [I]_0-i know [[your]_188-sylvia husband]_{4322-your husband} knew [the captain]_{853-the captain} ; is [he]_{437-captain kinraid} at [home]_681-home yet ? Can [I]_0-i speak to [him]_{437-captain kinraid} ? [I]_0-i do so want to see [him]_{437-captain kinraid} . ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was utterly bewildered ; [Mrs. Kinraid]_{436-mrs. kinraid} , [this pretty , joyous , prosperous little bird of [a woman]_{1082-a woman}]_{9742-this pretty , joyous , prosperous little bird of a woman} , [Philip]_191-philip , [[Charley]_202-kinraid 's wife]_{9744-charley 's wife} , what could [they]_9745-they have in common ? what could [they]_9745-they know of [each other]_{6627-each other} ? All [she]_188-sylvia could say in answer to [Mrs. Kinraid]_{436-mrs. kinraid} 's eager questions , and still more eager looks , was , that [[her]_{436-mrs. kinraid} husband]_{5645-her husband} was from [home]_681-home , had been long from [home]_681-home : [she]_{436-mrs. kinraid} did not know where [he]_4862-he was , [she]_{436-mrs. kinraid} did not know when [he]_4862-he would come back . [Mrs. Kinraid]_{436-mrs. kinraid} 's face fell a little , partly from [her]_{436-mrs. kinraid} own real disappointment , partly out of sympathy with the hopeless , indifferent tone of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's replies . '_[188-sylvia] [Mrs. Dawson]_{367-mrs. dawson} told [me]_0-i [he]_4862-he had gone away rather suddenly a year ago , but [I]_0-i thought [he]_4862-he might be come [home]_681-home by now . [I]_0-i am expecting [the captain]_{853-the captain} early next month . Oh ! how [I]_0-i should have liked to see [Mr. Hepburn]_191-philip , and to thank [him]_4862-he for saving [the captain]_{853-the captain} 's life ! ' '_[188-sylvia] What do [yo]_4866-yo ' mean ? '_[188-sylvia] asked [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , stirred out of all assumed indifference . ' [The captain]_{853-the captain} ! is that '_[188-sylvia] ( not ' [Charley]_202-kinraid '_[188-sylvia] , [she]_188-sylvia could not use that familiar name to [the pretty young wife before [her]_188-sylvia]_{4867-the pretty young wife before her} ) ' [yo'r husband]_{4778-yo'r husband} ? '_[188-sylvia] ' Yes , [you]_0-i knew [him]_4862-he , did n't [you]_0-i ? when [he]_4862-he used to be staying with [Mr Corney]_{438-mr corney} , [[his]_4862-he uncle]_{5766-his uncle} ? '_[188-sylvia] ' Yes , [I]_{568-a sailor} knew [him]_4862-he ; but [I]_{568-a sailor} do n't understand . Will [yo]_9309-ma'am '_{[568-a sailor]} please to tell [me]_0-i all about it , [ma'am]_9309-ma'am ? ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , faintly . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i thought [[your]_9309-ma'am husband]_{4322-your husband} would have told [you]_9309-ma'am all about it ; [I]_0-i hardly know where to begin . [You]_9309-ma'am know [[my]_0-i husband]_{1552-my husband} is [a sailor]_{568-a sailor} ? ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia nodded assent , listening greedily , [her]_188-sylvia heart beating thick all the time . '_{[1552-my husband]} And [he]_{1552-my husband} 's now [a Commander in [the Royal Navy]_{155-the royal navy}]_{4872-a commander in the royal navy} , all earned by [his]_{1552-my husband} own bravery ! Oh ! [I]_0-i am so proud of [him]_{1552-my husband} ! ' So could [Sylvia]_188-sylvia have been if [she]_188-sylvia had been [[his]_{1552-my husband} wife]_{5589-his wife} ; as it was , [she]_188-sylvia thought how often [she]_188-sylvia had felt sure that [he]_{1552-my husband} would be [a great man]_{9754-a great man} some day . '_[0-i] And [he]_{1552-my husband} has been at the siege of [Acre]_145-acre . ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia looked perplexed at these strange words , and [Mrs. Kinraid]_{436-mrs. kinraid} caught the look . '_[188-sylvia] [St Jean d'Acre]_{143-st jean d'acre} , [you]_0-i know -- though it 's fine saying " [you]_0-i know " , when [I]_0-i did n't know a bit about it [myself]_0-i till [[the captain]_{853-the captain} 's ship]_{4874-the captain 's ship} was ordered [there]_5676-there , though [I]_0-i was [the head girl at Miss Dobbin 's in [the geography class]_{4877-the geography class}]_{4876-the head girl at miss dobbin 's in the geography class} -- [Acre]_145-acre is [a seaport town]_{4878-a seaport town} , not far from [Jaffa]_156-jaffa , which is the modern name for [Joppa]_157-joppa , where [St Paul]_{440-st paul} went to long ago ; [you]_0-i 've read of that , [I]_0-i 'm sure , and [Mount Carmel]_{158-mount carmel} , where [the prophet Elijah]_{9755-the prophet elijah} was once , all in [Palestine]_{159-palestine} , [you]_0-i know , only [the Turks]_{422-the turks} have got it now ? '_[188-sylvia] ' But [I]_188-sylvia do n't understand yet , '_[188-sylvia] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , plaintively ; ' [I]_0-i daresay it 's all very true about [St Paul]_{440-st paul} , but please , [ma'am]_9309-ma'am , will [yo]_0-i '_[0-i] tell [me]_0-i about [yo'r husband]_{4778-yo'r husband} and [mine]_0-i -- have [they]_4880-they met again ? ' '_{[4895-a man to be mistaken]} Yes , at [Acre]_145-acre , [I]_0-i tell [you]_0-i , ' said [Mrs. Kinraid]_{436-mrs. kinraid} , with pretty petulance . '_{[4895-a man to be mistaken]} [The Turks]_{422-the turks} held [the town]_{480-the town} , and [the French]_{182-the french} wanted to take it ; and [we]_4882-we , that is [the British Fleet]_{160-the british fleet} , would n't let [them]_{422-the turks} . So [Sir Sidney Smith]_{406-sir sidney} , [a commodore]_{4883-a commodore} and [a great friend of [the captain]_{853-the captain} 's]_{4884-a great friend of the captain 's} , landed in order to fight [the French]_{182-the french} ; and [the captain]_{853-the captain} and [many of [the sailors]_{1435-the sailors}]_{4887-many of the sailors} landed with [him]_{406-sir sidney} ; and it was burning hot ; and [the poor captain]_{4889-the poor captain} was wounded , and lay a - dying of pain and thirst within [the enemy's]_{4890-the enemy's} -- that is [the French]_{182-the french} -- fire ; so that [they]_{422-the turks} were ready to shoot [any one of [his]_{4889-the poor captain} own side who came near [him]_{4889-the poor captain}]_{4891-any one of his own side who came near him} . [They]_{422-the turks} thought [he]_{4889-the poor captain} was dead [himself]_{4889-the poor captain} , [you]_4892-you see , as [he]_{4889-the poor captain} was very near ; and would have been too , if [[your]_4892-you husband]_{4322-your husband} had not come out of shelter , and taken [him]_{4889-the poor captain} up in [his]_{4889-the poor captain} arms or on [his]_{4889-the poor captain} back ( [I]_0-i could n't make out which ) , and carried [him]_{4889-the poor captain} safe within the walls . ' '_{[853-the captain]} It could n't have been [Philip]_191-philip , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , dubiously . '_[0-i] But it was . [The captain]_{853-the captain} says so ; and [he]_{853-the captain} 's not [a man to be mistaken]_{4895-a man to be mistaken} . [I]_0-i thought [I]_0-i 'd got [his]_{4889-the poor captain} letter with [me]_0-i ; and [I]_0-i would have read [you]_4892-you a part of it , but [I]_0-i left it at [Mrs. Dawson]_{367-mrs. dawson} 's in [my]_0-i desk ; and [I]_0-i ca n't send it to [you]_4892-you , ' blushing as [she]_{367-mrs. dawson} remembered certain passages in which '_{[853-the captain]} [the captain]_{853-the captain} ' wrote very much like [a lover]_{948-a lover} , '_[0-i] or else [I]_0-i would . But [you]_4892-you may be quite sure it was [[your]_4892-you husband]_{4322-your husband} that ventured into all that danger to save [[his]_{4322-your husband} old friend]_{4898-his old friend} 's life , or [the captain]_{853-the captain} would not have said so . ' '_[4903-she] But [they]_4900-they weren't -- [they]_4900-they weren't -- not to call [great friends]_{4901-great friends} . ' '_[4903-she] [I]_0-i wish [I]_0-i 'd got the letter here ; [I]_0-i ca n't think how [I]_0-i could be so stupid ; [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i can almost remember the very words , though -- [I've]_0-i read them over so often . [He]_0-i says , " Just as [I]_0-i gave up all hope , [I]_0-i saw one [Philip Hepburn]_191-philip , [a man whom [I]_0-i had known at [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{4902-a man whom i had known at monkshaven} , and whom [I]_0-i had some reason to remember well"--(I'm sure [he]_191-philip says so--"remember well " ) , " [he]_191-philip saw [me]_0-i too , and came at the risk of [his]_191-philip life to where [I]_0-i lay . [I]_0-i fully expected [he]_191-philip would be shot down ; and [I]_0-i shut [my]_0-i eyes not to see the end of [my]_0-i last chance . The shot rained about [him]_191-philip , and [I]_0-i think [he]_191-philip was hit ; but [he]_191-philip took [me]_0-i up and carried [me]_0-i under cover . " [I]_0-i 'm sure [he]_191-philip says that , [I]_0-i 've read it over so often ; and [he]_191-philip goes on and says how [he]_191-philip hunted for [Mr. Hepburn]_191-philip all through [the ships]_{7119-the ships} , as soon as ever [he]_191-philip could ; but [he]_191-philip could hear nothing of [him]_191-philip , either alive or dead . Do n't go so white , for pity 's sake ! '_[0-i] said [she]_4903-she , suddenly startled by [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's blanching colour . ' [You]_188-sylvia see , because [he]_191-philip could n't find [him]_191-philip alive is no reason for giving [him]_191-philip up as dead ; because [his]_191-philip name was n't to be found on any of [the ships]_{7119-the ships} '_[191-philip] books ; so [the captain]_{853-the captain} thinks [he]_{853-the captain} must have been known by a different name to [[his]_{853-the captain} real one]_{4905-his real one} . Only [he]_{853-the captain} says [he]_{853-the captain} should like to have seen [him]_{853-the captain} to have thanked [him]_{853-the captain} ; and [he]_{853-the captain} says [he]_{853-the captain} would give a deal to know what has become of [him]_{853-the captain} ; and as [I]_0-i was staying two days at [Mrs. Dawson]_{367-mrs. dawson} 's , [I]_0-i told [them]_4906-them [I]_0-i must come over to [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven , if only for five minutes , just to hear if [[your]_4907-your good husband]_{4908-your good husband} was come [home]_681-home , and to shake [his]_{4908-your good husband} hands , that helped to save [[my]_0-i own dear captain]_{4910-my own dear captain} . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't think it could have been [Philip]_191-philip , ' reiterated [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . '_{[853-the captain]} Why not ? ' asked [[her]_188-sylvia visitor]_{4784-her visitor} ; '_[191-philip] [you]_0-i say [you]_0-i do n't know where [he]_191-philip is ; why might n't [he]_191-philip have been there where [the captain]_{853-the captain} says [he]_191-philip was ? ' '_{[853-the captain]} But [he]_191-philip was n't [a sailor]_{568-a sailor} , nor yet [a soldier]_{4913-a soldier} . ' '_[9309-ma'am] Oh ! but [he]_191-philip was . [I]_0-i think somewhere [the captain]_{853-the captain} calls [him]_191-philip [a marine]_{9629-a marine} ; that 's neither one nor the other , but a little of both . [He]_191-philip 'll be coming [home]_681-home some day soon ; and then [you]_0-i 'll see ! ' [Alice Rose]_257-alice came in at this minute , and [Mrs. Kinraid]_{436-mrs. kinraid} jumped to the conclusion that [she]_{436-mrs. kinraid} was [[Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's mother]_{7259-sylvia 's mother} , and in [her]_257-alice overflowing gratitude and friendliness to [all the family of [him]_191-philip who had '_[0-i] saved [the captain]_{853-the captain}]_{9762-all the family of him who had ' saved the captain} ' [she]_257-alice went forward , and shook [the old woman]_{6364-the old woman} 's hand in that pleasant confiding way that wins all hearts . '_[9309-ma'am] Here 's [[your]_0-i daughter]_{4918-your daughter} , [ma'am]_9309-ma'am ! ' said [she]_{436-mrs. kinraid} to [the half - astonished , half - pleased Alice]_{9764-the half - astonished , half - pleased alice} . '_[257-alice] [I]_0-i 'm [Mrs. Kinraid]_{436-mrs. kinraid} , [the wife of [the captain that used to be in [these parts]_{1771-these parts}]_{9766-the captain that used to be in these parts}]_{9765-the wife of the captain that used to be in these parts} , and [I]_188-sylvia 'm_[188-sylvia] come to bring [her]_4920-her news of [[her]_4920-her husband]_{5645-her husband} , and [she]_4920-her do n't half believe [me]_0-i , though it 's all to [his]_{5645-her husband} credit , [I]_0-i 'm sure . '_[188-sylvia] [Alice]_257-alice looked so perplexed that [Sylvia]_188-sylvia felt [herself]_188-sylvia bound to explain . ' [She]_188-sylvia says [he]_{5645-her husband} 's either [a soldier]_{4913-a soldier} or [a sailor]_{568-a sailor} , and a long way off at some place named in t '_[191-philip] Bible . ' '_{[4924-a very brave one]} [Philip Hepburn]_191-philip led away to be [a soldier]_{4913-a soldier} ! ' said [she]_257-alice , '_{[5645-her husband]} who had once been [a Quaker]_{768-a quaker} ? ' '_{[5645-her husband]} Yes , and [a very brave one]_{4924-a very brave one} too , and one that it would do [my]_0-i heart good to look upon , ' exclaimed [Mrs. Kinraid]_{436-mrs. kinraid} . '_{[5645-her husband]} [He]_{5645-her husband} 's been saving [[my]_0-i husband]_{1552-my husband} 's life in [the Holy Land]_{9599-the holy land} , where [Jerusalem]_{161-jerusalem} is , [you]_257-alice know . ' '_{[1552-my husband]} Nay ! ' said [Alice]_257-alice , a little scornfully . '_{[1552-my husband]} [I]_0-i can forgive [Sylvia]_188-sylvia for not being over keen to credit [thy]_188-sylvia news . [[Her]_188-sylvia man of peace]_{4927-her man of peace} becoming [a man of war]_{4928-a man of war} ; and suffered to enter [Jerusalem]_{161-jerusalem} , which is [a heavenly and a typical city]_{4929-a heavenly and a typical city} at this time ; while [me]_0-i , as is one of [the elect]_{9443-the elect} , is obliged to go on dwelling in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven , just like any other body . ' '_[188-sylvia] Nay , but , ' said [Mrs. Kinraid]_{436-mrs. kinraid} , gently , seeing [she]_{436-mrs. kinraid} was touching on delicate ground , '_[0-i] [I]_0-i did not say [he]_{1552-my husband} had gone to [Jerusalem]_{161-jerusalem} , but [[my]_0-i husband]_{1552-my husband} saw [him]_{1552-my husband} in those parts , and [he]_{1552-my husband} was doing [his]_{1552-my husband} duty like [a brave , good man]_{4932-a brave , good man} ; ay , and more than [his]_{1552-my husband} duty ; and , [you]_4933-you may take [my]_0-i word for it , [he]_{1552-my husband} 'll be at [home]_681-home some day soon , and all [I]_0-i beg is that [you]_4933-you 'll let [the captain]_{853-the captain} and [me]_0-i know , for [I]_0-i 'm sure if [we]_9770-we can , [we]_9770-we 'll both come and pay [our]_9770-we respects to [him]_{1552-my husband} . And [I]_{4936-hepburn 's wife} 'm_{[4936-hepburn 's wife]} very glad [I]_0-i 've seen [you]_4933-you , ' said [she]_{4936-hepburn 's wife} , rising to go , and putting out [her]_{4936-hepburn 's wife} hand to shake that of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; '_[188-sylvia] for , besides being [[Hepburn]_188-sylvia 's wife]_{4936-hepburn 's wife} , [I]_0-i 'm pretty sure [I]_188-sylvia 've heard [the captain]_{853-the captain} speak of [you]_4933-you ; and if ever [you]_4933-you come to [Bristol]_154-bristol [I]_188-sylvia hope [you]_4933-you 'll come and see [us]_9772-us on [Clifton Downs]_{162-clifton downs} . '_[188-sylvia] [She]_{4936-hepburn 's wife} went away , leaving [Sylvia]_188-sylvia almost stunned by the new ideas presented to [her]_{4936-hepburn 's wife} . [Philip]_191-philip [a soldier]_{4913-a soldier} ! [Philip]_191-philip in a battle , risking [his]_191-philip life . Most strange of all , [Charley]_202-kinraid and [Philip]_191-philip once more meeting together , not as [rivals]_4938-rivals or as [foes]_4939-foes , but as saviour and saved ! Add to all this the conviction , strengthened by every word that [happy , loving wife]_{4940-happy , loving wife} had uttered , that [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's old , passionate love for [herself]_{4940-happy , loving wife} had faded away and vanished utterly : its very existence apparently blotted out of [his]_202-kinraid memory . [She]_{4940-happy , loving wife} had torn up [her]_{4940-happy , loving wife} love for [him]_202-kinraid by the roots , but [she]_{4940-happy , loving wife} felt as if [she]_{4940-happy , loving wife} could never forget that it had been . [Hester]_209-hester brought back [Bella]_220-bell to [[her]_209-hester mother]_{5519-her mother} . [She]_209-hester had not liked to interrupt the conversation with [the strange lady]_{4942-the strange lady} before ; and now [she]_209-hester found [[her]_209-hester mother]_{5519-her mother} in an obvious state of excitement ; [Sylvia]_188-sylvia quieter than usual . ' That was [[Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's wife]_{9773-kinraid 's wife} , [Hester]_209-hester ! [Him]_202-kinraid that was [th '_{[6965-yo'r mother]} specksioneer]_{9774-th ' specksioneer} as made such a noise about t ' place at the time of [Darley]_256-darley 's death . [He]_202-kinraid 's now [a captain]_{9775-a captain} -- [a navy captain]_{9776-a navy captain} , according to what [she]_{9773-kinraid 's wife} says . And [she]_{9773-kinraid 's wife} 'd fain have [us]_9777-us believe that [Philip]_191-philip is abiding in all manner of Scripture places ; places as has been long done away with , but the similitude whereof is in the heavens , where [the elect]_{9443-the elect} shall one day see [them]_{9443-the elect} . And [she]_{9773-kinraid 's wife} says [Philip]_191-philip is there , and [a soldier]_{4913-a soldier} , and that [he]_191-philip saved [[her]_{9773-kinraid 's wife} husband]_{5645-her husband} 's life , and is coming [home]_681-home soon . [I]_{6965-yo'r mother} wonder what [John]_205-john and [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah 'll say to [[his]_191-philip soldiering]_{9782-his soldiering} then ? It 'll noane be to [their]_9783-their taste , [I]_{6965-yo'r mother} 'm_{[6965-yo'r mother]} thinking . ' This was all very unintelligible to [Hester]_209-hester , and [she]_209-hester would dearly have liked to question [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; but [Sylvia]_188-sylvia sate a little apart , with [Bella]_220-bell on [her]_188-sylvia knee , [her]_188-sylvia cheek resting on [[her]_188-sylvia child]_{1384-her child} 's golden curls , and [her]_188-sylvia eyes fixed and almost trance - like , as if [she]_188-sylvia were seeing things not present . So [Hester]_209-hester had to be content with asking [[her]_209-hester mother]_{5519-her mother} as many elucidatory questions as [she]_209-hester could ; and after all did not gain a very clear idea of what had really been said by [Mrs. Kinraid]_{436-mrs. kinraid} , as [[her]_209-hester mother]_{5519-her mother} was more full of the apparent injustice of [Philip]_191-philip 's being allowed the privilege of treading on [holy ground]_{9787-holy ground} -- if , indeed , that holy ground existed on [this side heaven]_{9788-this side heaven} , which [she]_209-hester was inclined to dispute -- than to confine [herself]_209-hester to the repetition of words , or narration of facts . Suddenly [Sylvia]_188-sylvia roused [herself]_188-sylvia to a sense of [Hester]_209-hester 's deep interest and balked inquiries , and [she]_188-sylvia went over the ground rapidly . '_{[6965-yo'r mother]} [Yo'r mother]_{6965-yo'r mother} says right -- [she]_{6965-yo'r mother} is [[his]_4945-him wife]_{5589-his wife} . And [he]_4945-him 's away fighting ; and got too near t ' [French]_{182-the french} as was shooting and firing all round [him]_4945-him ; and just then , according to [her]_209-hester story , [Philip]_191-philip saw [him]_4945-him , and went straight into t '_[209-hester] midst o ' t '_[209-hester] shots , and fetched [him]_4945-him out o ' danger . That 's what [she]_209-hester says , and upholds . '_[188-sylvia] ' And why should it not be ? '_{[6727-the doctors]} asked [Hester]_209-hester , [her]_209-hester cheek flushing . But [Sylvia]_188-sylvia only shook [her]_188-sylvia head , and said , ' [I]_{6035-one man} can not tell . It may be so . But [they]_9789-they 'd little cause to be [friends]_915-friends , and it seems all so strange -- [Philip]_191-philip [a soldier]_{4913-a soldier} , and [them]_9789-they meeting [theere]_9792-theere after all ! '_{[6035-one man]} [Hester]_209-hester laid the story of [Philip]_191-philip 's bravery to [her]_209-hester heart -- [she]_209-hester fully believed in it . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia pondered it more deeply still ; the causes for [her]_188-sylvia disbelief , or , at any rate , for [her]_188-sylvia wonder , were unknown to [Hester]_209-hester ! Many a time [she]_188-sylvia sank to sleep with the picture of the event narrated by [Mrs. Kinraid]_{436-mrs. kinraid} as present to [her]_188-sylvia mind as [her]_188-sylvia imagination or experience could make it : first one figure prominent , then another . Many a morning [she]_188-sylvia wakened up , [her]_188-sylvia heart beating wildly , why , [she]_188-sylvia knew not , till [she]_188-sylvia shuddered at the remembrance of the scenes that had passed in [her]_188-sylvia dreams : scenes that might be acted in reality that very day ; for [Philip]_191-philip might come back , and then ? And where was [Philip]_191-philip all this time , these many weeks , these heavily passing months ? CHAPTER XLI [THE BEDESMAN OF [ST SEPULCHRE]_{163-st sepulchre} [Philip]_191-philip]_191-philip lay long ill on board [the hospital ship]_{4947-the hospital ship} . If [his]_191-philip heart had been light , [he]_191-philip might have rallied sooner ; but [he]_191-philip was so depressed [he]_191-philip did not care to live . [His]_191-philip shattered jaw - bone , [his]_191-philip burnt and blackened face , [his]_191-philip many injuries of body , were torture to both [his]_191-philip physical frame , and [his]_191-philip sick , weary heart . No more chance for [him]_191-philip , if indeed there ever had been any , of returning gay and gallant , and thus regaining [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} 's love . This had been [his]_191-philip poor , foolish vision in the first hour of [his]_191-philip enlistment ; and the vain dream had recurred more than once in the feverish stage of excitement which the new scenes into which [he]_191-philip had been hurried as [a recruit]_{4949-a recruit} had called forth . But that was all over now . [He]_191-philip knew that it was the most unlikely thing in [the world]_{984-the world} to have come to pass ; and yet those were happy days when [he]_191-philip could think of it as barely possible . Now all [he]_191-philip could look forward to was disfigurement , feebleness , and the bare pittance that keeps [pensioners]_{4951-pensioners} from absolute want . [Those around [him]_191-philip]_{7998-those around him} were kind enough to [him]_191-philip in [their]_{7998-those around him} fashion , and attended to [his]_191-philip bodily requirements ; but [they]_{7998-those around him} had no notion of listening to any revelations of unhappiness , if [Philip]_191-philip had been [the man to make confidences of that kind]_{4953-the man to make confidences of that kind} . As it was , [he]_191-philip lay very still in [his]_191-philip berth , seldom asking for anything , and always saying [he]_191-philip was better , when [the ship - surgeon]_{4954-the ship - surgeon} came round with [his]_{4954-the ship - surgeon} daily inquiries . But [he]_191-philip did not care to rally , and was rather sorry to find that [his]_191-philip case was considered so interesting in a surgical point of view , that [he]_191-philip was likely to receive a good deal more than the average amount of attention . Perhaps it was owing to this that [he]_191-philip recovered at all . [The doctors]_{6727-the doctors} said it was the heat that made [him]_191-philip languid , for that [his]_191-philip wounds and burns were all doing well at last ; and by - and - by [they]_{6727-the doctors} told [him]_191-philip [they]_{6727-the doctors} had ordered [him]_191-philip ' [home]_681-home '_[540-others] . [His]_191-philip pulse sank under [the surgeon]_{4956-the surgeon} 's finger at the mention of the word ; but [he]_191-philip did not say a word . [He]_191-philip was too indifferent to life and [the world]_{984-the world} to have a will ; otherwise [they]_{6727-the doctors} might have kept [[their]_{6727-the doctors} pet patient]_{4958-their pet patient} a little longer where [he]_191-philip was . Slowly passing from [ship]_1712-ship to [ship]_1712-ship as occasion served ; resting here and there in [garrison hospitals]_{4961-garrison hospitals} , [Philip]_191-philip at length reached [Portsmouth]_{10-portsmouth} on the evening of a September day in 1799 . [The transport - ship in which [he]_191-philip was]_{4962-the transport - ship in which he was} , was loaded with [wounded and invalided soldiers]_{4963-wounded and invalided soldiers} and [sailors]_5848-sailors ; [all who could manage it in any way]_{4965-all who could manage it in any way} struggled on [deck]_5997-deck to catch the first view of [the white coasts of [England]_1-england]_{4967-the white coasts of england} . [One man]_{6035-one man} lifted [his]_{6035-one man} arm , took off [his]_{6035-one man} cap , and feebly waved it aloft , crying , ' [Old England]_{164-old england} for ever ! '_{[5009-a young woman with a child]} in a faint shrill voice , and then burst into tears and sobbed aloud . [Others]_540-others tried to pipe up ' [Rule Britannia]_{165-rule britannia} '_{[5009-a young woman with a child]} , while more sate , weak and motionless , looking towards the shores that once , not so long ago , [they]_540-others never thought to see again . [Philip]_191-philip was one of these ; [his]_191-philip place a little apart from [the other men]_{7627-the other men} . [He]_191-philip was muffled up in a great military cloak that had been given [him]_191-philip by [one of [[his]_191-philip officers]_{4972-his officers}]_{4971-one of his officers} ; [he]_191-philip felt the September breeze chill after [his]_191-philip sojourn in a warmer climate , and in [his]_191-philip shattered state of health . As [the ship]_{695-the ship} came in sight of [[Portsmouth]_{10-portsmouth} harbour]_{4974-portsmouth harbour} , the signal flags ran up the ropes ; the beloved Union Jack floated triumphantly over all . Return signals were made from [the harbour]_{846-the harbour} ; on board all became bustle and preparation for landing ; while on [shore]_6426-shore there was the evident movement of expectation , and [men in uniform]_{4977-men in uniform} were seen pressing [their]_{4977-men in uniform} way to the front , as if to [them]_{4977-men in uniform} belonged the right of reception . [They]_{4977-men in uniform} were [the men from [the barrack hospital]_{4979-the barrack hospital} , that had been signalled for , come down with ambulance litters and other marks of forethought for [the sick and wounded , who were returning to the country for which [they]_{4977-men in uniform} had fought and suffered]_{4980-the sick and wounded , who were returning to the country for which they had fought and suffered}]_{4978-the men from the barrack hospital , that had been signalled for , come down with ambulance litters and other marks of forethought for the sick and wounded , who were returning to the country for which they had fought and suffered} . With a dash and a great rocking swing [the vessel]_{4199-the vessel} came up to [[her]_{4199-the vessel} appointed place]_{4982-her appointed place} , and was safely moored . [Philip]_191-philip sat still , almost as if [he]_191-philip had no part in the cries of welcome , the bustling care , the loud directions that cut the air around [him]_191-philip , and pierced [his]_191-philip nerves through and through . But [one in authority]_{4983-one in authority} gave the order ; and [Philip]_191-philip , disciplined to obedience , rose to find [his]_191-philip knapsack and leave [the ship]_{695-the ship} . Passive as [he]_191-philip seemed to be , [he]_191-philip had [his]_191-philip likings for [particular comrades]_{4985-particular comrades} ; there was [one especially]_{4986-one especially} , [a man as different from [Philip]_191-philip]_{4987-a man as different from philip} as well could be , to whom [the latter]_{5840-the latter} had always attached [himself]_{4987-a man as different from philip} ; [a merry fellow from [Somersetshire]_{166-somersetshire}]_{4989-a merry fellow from somersetshire} , who was almost always cheerful and bright , though [Philip]_191-philip had overheard [the doctors]_{6727-the doctors} say [he]_191-philip would never be [the man [he]_191-philip was before [he]_191-philip had that shot through the side]_{4991-the man he was before he had that shot through the side} . [This marine]_{4992-this marine} would often sit making [[his]_{4992-this marine} fellows]_{4697-his fellows} laugh , and laughing [himself]_{4992-this marine} at [his]_{4992-this marine} own good - humoured jokes , till so terrible a fit of coughing came on that those around [him]_{4992-this marine} feared [he]_{4992-this marine} would die in the paroxysm . After one of these fits [he]_{4992-this marine} had gasped out some words , which led [Philip]_191-philip to question [him]_{4992-this marine} a little ; and it turned out that in [the quiet little village of [Potterne]_167-potterne]_{4994-the quiet little village of potterne} , far inland , nestled beneath [the high stretches of [Salisbury Plain]_{168-salisbury plain}]_{4995-the high stretches of salisbury plain} , [he]_191-philip had [a wife]_{5930-a wife} and [a child]_{5617-a child} , [a little girl]_{2281-a little girl} , just the same age even to a week as [[Philip]_191-philip 's own little Bella]_{4999-philip 's own little bella} . It was this that drew [Philip]_191-philip towards [the man]_{5588-the man} ; and this that made [Philip]_191-philip wait and go ashore along with [the poor consumptive marine]_{5001-the poor consumptive marine} . [The litters]_{5002-the litters} had moved off towards [the hospital]_{5003-the hospital} , [the sergeant in charge]_{5004-the sergeant in charge} had given [his]_{5004-the sergeant in charge} words of command to [the remaining invalids]_{5005-the remaining invalids} , who tried to obey [them]_{5005-the remaining invalids} to the best of [their]_{5005-the remaining invalids} power , falling into something like military order for [their]_{5005-the remaining invalids} march ; but soon , very soon , [the weakest broke step]_{5006-the weakest broke step} , and lagged behind ; and felt as if the rough welcomes and rude expressions of sympathy from [the crowd around]_{5007-the crowd around} were almost too much for [them]_{5005-the remaining invalids} . [Philip]_191-philip and [[his]_191-philip companion]_{6772-his companion} were about midway , when suddenly [a young woman with a child]_{5009-a young woman with a child} in [her]_{5009-a young woman with a child} arms forced [herself]_{5009-a young woman with a child} through [the people]_{767-the people} , between [the soldiers who kept pressing on either side]_{5011-the soldiers who kept pressing on either side} , and threw [herself]_{5009-a young woman with a child} on the neck of [[Philip]_191-philip 's friend]_{5012-philip 's friend} . ' Oh , [Jem]_213-jem ! '_{[8976-a naval officer]} [she]_{5009-a young woman with a child} sobbed , ' [I]_{8976-a naval officer} 've walked all the road from [Potterne]_167-potterne . [I]_{8976-a naval officer} 've never stopped but for food and rest for [Nelly]_{387-nell manning} , and now [I]_{8976-a naval officer} 've got [you]_213-jem once again , [I]_{8976-a naval officer} 've got [you]_213-jem once again , bless [God]_240-god for it ! '_{[8976-a naval officer]} [She]_{5009-a young woman with a child} did not seem to see the deadly change that had come over [[her]_{5009-a young woman with a child} husband]_{5645-her husband} since [she]_{5009-a young woman with a child} parted with [him]_{5645-her husband} [a ruddy young labourer]_{5014-a ruddy young labourer} ; [she]_{5009-a young woman with a child} had got [him]_{5645-her husband} once again , as [she]_{5009-a young woman with a child} phrased it , and that was enough for [her]_{5009-a young woman with a child} ; [she]_{5009-a young woman with a child} kissed [his]_{5645-her husband} face , [his]_{5645-her husband} hands , [his]_{5645-her husband} very coat , nor would [she]_{5009-a young woman with a child} be repulsed from walking beside [him]_{5645-her husband} and holding [his]_{5645-her husband} hand , while [[her]_{5009-a young woman with a child} little girl]_{5015-her little girl} ran along scared by the voices and the strange faces , and clinging to [her]_{5015-her little girl} mammy 's gown . [Jem]_213-jem coughed , [poor fellow]_{5016-poor fellow} ! [he]_{5645-her husband} coughed [his]_{5645-her husband} churchyard cough ; and [Philip]_191-philip bitterly envied [him]_{5645-her husband} -- envied [his]_191-philip life , envied [his]_191-philip approaching death ; for was [he]_191-philip not wrapped round with [that woman]_{9688-that woman} 's tender love , and is not such love stronger than death ? [Philip]_191-philip had felt as if [his]_191-philip own heart was grown numb , and as though it had changed to a cold heavy stone . But at the contrast of [this man]_{7594-this man} 's lot to [his]_191-philip own , [he]_191-philip felt that [he]_191-philip had yet the power of suffering left to [him]_191-philip . [The road [they]_5020-they had to go]_{5019-the road they had to go} was full of [people]_5560-people , kept off in some measure by [the guard of [soldiers]_710-soldiers]_{5022-the guard of soldiers} . All sorts of kindly speeches , and many a curious question , were addressed to [the poor invalids]_{5024-the poor invalids} as [they]_{5024-the poor invalids} walked along . [Philip]_191-philip 's jaw , and the lower part of [his]_191-philip face , were bandaged up ; [his]_191-philip cap was slouched down ; [he]_191-philip held [his]_191-philip cloak about [him]_191-philip , and shivered within its folds . [They]_5020-they came to a standstill from some slight obstacle at the corner of [a street]_{5025-a street} . Down the causeway of [this street]_{5026-this street} [a naval officer]_{8976-a naval officer} with [a lady]_{5028-a lady} on [his]_{8976-a naval officer} arm was walking briskly , with a step that told of health and a light heart . [He]_{8976-a naval officer} stayed [his]_{8976-a naval officer} progress though , when [he]_{8976-a naval officer} saw the convoy of [maimed and wounded men]_{5029-maimed and wounded men} ; [he]_{8976-a naval officer} said something , of which [Philip]_191-philip only caught the words , ' same uniform , '_{[437-captain kinraid]} ' for [his]_{8976-a naval officer} sake , '_[191-philip] to [the young lady , whose cheek blanched a little , but whose eyes kindled]_{5030-the young lady , whose cheek blanched a little , but whose eyes kindled} . Then leaving [her]_{5030-the young lady , whose cheek blanched a little , but whose eyes kindled} for an instant , [he]_{8976-a naval officer} pressed forward ; [he]_{8976-a naval officer} was close to [Philip,--poor sad Philip]_191-philip absorbed in [his]_191-philip own thoughts,--so absorbed that [he]_191-philip noticed nothing till [he]_191-philip heard a voice at [his]_191-philip ear , having the Northumbrian burr , the Newcastle inflections which [he]_191-philip knew of old , and that were to [him]_191-philip like the sick memory of a deadly illness ; and then [he]_191-philip turned [his]_191-philip muffled face to [the speaker]_{7556-the speaker} , though [he]_191-philip knew well enough who it was , and averted [his]_191-philip eyes after one sight of [the handsome , happy man,--the man whose life [he]_191-philip had saved once , and would save again , at the risk of [his]_191-philip own , but whom , for all that , [he]_191-philip prayed that [he]_191-philip might never meet more on [earth]_3762-earth]_{5032-the handsome , happy man,--the man whose life he had saved once , and would save again , at the risk of his own , but whom , for all that , he prayed that he might never meet more on earth} . ' Here , [[my]_{5100-a pleasant - looking old man} fine fellow]_{9794-my fine fellow} , take this , '_{[5100-a pleasant - looking old man]} forcing a crown piece into [Philip]_191-philip 's hand . ' [I]_{5100-a pleasant - looking old man} wish it were more ; [I]_{5100-a pleasant - looking old man} 'd give [you]_{9794-my fine fellow} a pound if [I]_{5100-a pleasant - looking old man} had it with [me]_{5100-a pleasant - looking old man} . '_{[5100-a pleasant - looking old man]} [Philip]_191-philip muttered something , and held out the coin to [Captain Kinraid]_{437-captain kinraid} , of course in vain ; nor was there time to urge it back upon [the giver]_{2812-the giver} , for the obstacle to [their]_5035-they progress was suddenly removed , [the crowd]_{848-the crowd} pressed upon [the captain]_{853-the captain} and [[his]_{853-the captain} wife]_{5589-his wife} , [the procession]_{5039-the procession} moved on , and [Philip]_191-philip along with [it]_{5039-the procession} , holding the piece in [his]_191-philip hand , and longing to throw it far away . Indeed [he]_191-philip was on the point of dropping it , hoping to do so unperceived , when [he]_191-philip bethought [him]_191-philip of giving it to [[Jem]_213-jem 's wife]_{5040-jem 's wife} , [the footsore woman]_{5041-the footsore woman} , limping happily along by [[her]_{5041-the footsore woman} husband]_{5645-her husband} 's side . [They]_5035-they thanked [him]_191-philip , and spoke in [his]_191-philip praise more than [he]_191-philip could well bear . It was no credit to [him]_191-philip to give that away which burned [his]_191-philip fingers as long as [he]_191-philip kept it . [Philip]_191-philip knew that the injuries [he]_191-philip had received in the explosion on board [the _ Theseus _]_{9650-the _ theseus _} would oblige [him]_191-philip to leave the service . [He]_191-philip also believed that [they]_5035-they would entitle [him]_191-philip to a pension . But [he]_191-philip had little interest in [his]_191-philip future life ; [he]_191-philip was without hope , and in a depressed state of health . [He]_191-philip remained for some little time stationary , and then went through all the forms of dismissal on account of wounds received in service , and was turned out loose upon [the world]_{984-the world} , uncertain where to go , indifferent as to what became of [him]_191-philip . It was fine , warm October weather as [he]_191-philip turned [his]_191-philip back upon [the coast]_{633-the coast} , and set off on [his]_191-philip walk northwards . Green leaves were yet upon the trees ; the hedges were one flush of foliage and the wild rough - flavoured fruits of different kinds ; [the fields]_{3294-the fields} were tawny with the uncleared - off stubble , or emerald green with the growth of the aftermath . [The roadside cottage gardens]_{5047-the roadside cottage gardens} were gay with hollyhocks and Michaelmas daisies and marigolds , and the bright panes of the windows glittered through a veil of China roses . The war was a popular one , and , as a natural consequence , [soldiers]_710-soldiers and [sailors]_5848-sailors were [heroes]_5050-heroes everywhere . [Philip]_191-philip 's long drooping form , [his]_191-philip arm hung in a sling , [his]_191-philip face scarred and blackened , [his]_191-philip jaw bound up with a black silk handkerchief ; these marks of active service were reverenced by [the rustic cottagers]_{5051-the rustic cottagers} as though [they]_5052-they had been [crowns and sceptres]_{5053-crowns and sceptres} . [Many a hard - handed labourer]_{5054-many a hard - handed labourer} left [his]_{5054-many a hard - handed labourer} seat by the chimney corner , and came to [his]_{5054-many a hard - handed labourer} door to have a look at [one who had been fighting [the French]_{182-the french}]_{5055-one who had been fighting the french} , and pushed forward to have a grasp of [the stranger]_{5723-the stranger} 's hand as [he]_{5054-many a hard - handed labourer} gave back the empty cup into [the good wife]_{5057-the good wife} 's keeping , for [the kind homely women]_{5058-the kind homely women} were ever ready with milk or homebrewed to slake [the feverish traveller]_{5059-the feverish traveller} 's thirst when [he]_{5054-many a hard - handed labourer} stopped at [their]_{5058-the kind homely women} doors and asked for a drink of water . At [the village public - house]_{5060-the village public - house} [he]_{5054-many a hard - handed labourer} had had a welcome of a more interested character , for [the landlord]_{2823-the landlord} knew full well that [[his]_{2823-the landlord} circle of [customers]_{5558-customers}]_{5062-his circle of customers} would be large that night , if it was only known that [he]_{2823-the landlord} had within [his]_{2823-the landlord} doors [a soldier]_{4913-a soldier} or [a sailor who had seen service]_{5065-a sailor who had seen service} . [The rustic politicians]_{5066-the rustic politicians} would gather round [Philip]_191-philip , and smoke and drink , and then question and discuss till [they]_{5066-the rustic politicians} were drouthy again ; and in [their]_{5066-the rustic politicians} sturdy obtuse minds [they]_{5066-the rustic politicians} set down the extra glass and the supernumerary pipe to the score of patriotism . Altogether human nature turned its sunny side out to [Philip]_191-philip just now ; and not before [he]_191-philip needed the warmth of brotherly kindness to cheer [his]_191-philip shivering soul . Day after day [he]_191-philip drifted northwards , making but the slow progress of [a feeble man]_{5067-a feeble man} , and yet this short daily walk tired [him]_191-philip so much that [he]_191-philip longed for rest -- for the morning to come when [he]_191-philip needed not to feel that in the course of an hour or two [he]_191-philip must be up and away . [He]_191-philip was toiling on with this longing at [his]_191-philip heart when [he]_191-philip saw that [he]_191-philip was drawing near [a stately city]_{5068-a stately city} , with [a great old cathedral in the centre keeping solemn guard]_{5069-a great old cathedral in the centre keeping solemn guard} . [This place]_{5070-this place} might be yet two or three miles distant ; [he]_191-philip was on a rising ground looking down upon [it]_{5070-this place} . [A labouring man passing by]_{5071-a labouring man passing by} , observed [his]_191-philip pallid looks and [his]_191-philip languid attitude , and told [him]_191-philip for [his]_191-philip comfort , that if [he]_191-philip turned down [a lane to the left]_{5072-a lane to the left} a few steps farther on , [he]_191-philip would find [himself]_191-philip at [the Hospital of St Sepulchre]_{5073-the hospital of st sepulchre} , where bread and beer were given to [all comers]_{5074-all comers} , and where [he]_191-philip might sit [him]_191-philip down and rest awhile on the old stone benches within the shadow of the gateway . Obeying these directions , [Philip]_191-philip came upon [a building which dated from the time of [Henry the Fifth]_442-harry]_{5075-a building which dated from the time of henry the fifth} . [Some knight who had fought in the French wars of that time]_{5076-some knight who had fought in the french wars of that time} , and had survived [his]_{5076-some knight who had fought in the french wars of that time} battles and come [home]_681-home to [[his]_{5076-some knight who had fought in the french wars of that time} old halls]_{5078-his old halls} , had been stirred up by [his]_{5076-some knight who had fought in the french wars of that time} conscience , or by what was equivalent in those days , [[his]_{5076-some knight who had fought in the french wars of that time} confessor]_{5079-his confessor} , to build and endow [a hospital]_{5080-a hospital} for [twelve decayed soldiers]_{5081-twelve decayed soldiers} , and [a chapel wherein [they]_{5081-twelve decayed soldiers} were to attend the daily masses [he]_{5076-some knight who had fought in the french wars of that time} ordained to be said till the end of all time ( which eternity lasted rather more than a century , pretty well for an eternity bespoken by [a man]_{5486-a man}]_{5082-a chapel wherein they were to attend the daily masses he ordained to be said till the end of all time ( which eternity lasted rather more than a century , pretty well for an eternity bespoken by a man} ) , for [his]_{5076-some knight who had fought in the french wars of that time} soul and the souls of [those whom [he]_{5076-some knight who had fought in the french wars of that time} had slain]_{5084-those whom he had slain} . There was a large division of [the quadrangular building]_{5085-the quadrangular building} set apart for [the priest who was to say these masses]_{5086-the priest who was to say these masses} ; and to watch over the well - being of [the bedesmen]_{5087-the bedesmen} . In process of years the origin and primary purpose of [the hospital]_{5003-the hospital} had been forgotten by all excepting [the local antiquaries]_{5089-the local antiquaries} ; and [the place itself]_{5090-the place itself} came to be regarded as [a very pleasant quaint set of almshouses]_{5091-a very pleasant quaint set of almshouses} ; and [[the warden]_{5092-the warden} 's office]_{5093-the warden 's office} ( [he]_{5092-the warden} who should have said or sung [his]_{5092-the warden} daily masses was now called [the warden]_{5092-the warden} , and read daily prayers and preached a sermon on Sundays ) an agreeable sinecure . Another legacy of [old Sir Simon Bray]_{443-sir simon} was that of [a small croft of land]_{5095-a small croft of land} , the rent or profits of which were to go towards giving to [all who asked for it a manchet of bread and a cup of good beer]_{5096-all who asked for it a manchet of bread and a cup of good beer} . This beer was , so [Sir Simon]_{443-sir simon} ordained , to be made after a certain receipt which [he]_{443-sir simon} left , in which ground ivy took the place of hops . But the receipt , as well as the masses , was modernized according to the progress of time . [Philip]_191-philip stood under a great broad stone archway ; the back - door into [[the warden]_{5092-the warden} 's house]_{5098-the warden 's house} was on the right side ; a kind of buttery - hatch was placed by [the porter]_{5099-the porter} 's door on the opposite side . After some consideration , [Philip]_191-philip knocked at the closed shutter , and the signal seemed to be well understood . [He]_191-philip heard a movement within ; the hatch was drawn aside , and [his]_191-philip bread and beer were handed to [him]_191-philip by [a pleasant - looking old man]_{5100-a pleasant - looking old man} , who proved [himself]_{5100-a pleasant - looking old man} not at all disinclined for conversation . ' [You]_191-philip may sit down on yonder bench , '_{[5100-a pleasant - looking old man]} said [he]_{5100-a pleasant - looking old man} . ' Nay , [man]_5688-man ! sit [i]_{5100-a pleasant - looking old man} '_{[5100-a pleasant - looking old man]} the sun , for it 's [a chilly place]_{5101-a chilly place} , this , and then [you]_5102-you can look through the grate and watch [th ' old fellows]_{9796-th ' old fellows} toddling about in [th '_[5104-them] quad]_{9797-th ' quad} . ' [Philip]_191-philip sat down where the warm October sun slanted upon [him]_191-philip , and looked through the iron railing at the peaceful sight . [A great square of velvet lawn]_{9798-a great square of velvet lawn} , intersected diagonally with broad flag - paved walks , the same kind of walk going all round [the quadrangle]_{9799-the quadrangle} ; [low two - storied brick houses , tinted gray and yellow by age , and in many places almost covered with vines , Virginian creepers , and monthly roses]_{9800-low two - storied brick houses , tinted gray and yellow by age , and in many places almost covered with vines , virginian creepers , and monthly roses} ; before [each house]_{9801-each house} a little plot of [garden ground]_{9802-garden ground} , bright with flowers , and evidently tended with the utmost care ; on the farther side [the massive chapel]_{9803-the massive chapel} ; here and there [an old or infirm man sunning [himself]_{5100-a pleasant - looking old man} , or leisurely doing a bit of gardening , or talking to one of [[his]_{5100-a pleasant - looking old man} comrades]_{7543-his comrades}]_{9804-an old or infirm man sunning himself , or leisurely doing a bit of gardening , or talking to one of his comrades} -- [the place]_{976-the place} looked as if care and want , and even sorrow , were locked out and excluded by the ponderous gate through which [Philip]_191-philip was gazing . '_{[1216-my man]} It 's [a nice enough place]_{5103-a nice enough place} , bean't it ? ' said [the porter]_{5099-the porter} , interpreting [Philip]_191-philip 's looks pretty accurately . '_[0-i] Leastways , for [them]_5104-them as likes [it]_5105-it . [I]_0-i 've got a bit weary on it [myself]_0-i ; it 's so far from [th ' world]_{6349-th ' world} , as [a man]_{5486-a man} may say ; not a decent public within a mile and a half , where [one]_629-one can hear a bit o '_[0-i] news of an evening . ' '_{[1216-my man]} [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i could make [myself]_0-i very content here , ' replied [Philip]_191-philip . '_{[5092-the warden]} That 's to say , if one were easy in [one]_629-one 's mind . ' '_{[5092-the warden]} Ay , ay , [[my]_0-i man]_{1216-my man} . That 's it everywhere . Why , [I]_0-i do n't think that [I]_0-i could enjoy [myself]_0-i -- not even at [th ' White Hart]_{9811-th ' white hart} , where [they]_9812-they give [you]_{5092-the warden} as good a glass of ale for twopence as anywhere [i]_{5092-the warden} '_{[5092-the warden]} [th ' four kingdoms]_{9813-th ' four kingdoms} -- [I]_{5092-the warden} could n't , to say , flavour [my]_{5092-the warden} ale even there , if [[my]_{5092-the warden} old woman]_{879-my old woman} lay a - dying ; which is a sign as it 's the heart , and not the ale , as makes the drink . '_{[5092-the warden]} Just then [the warden]_{5092-the warden} 's back - door opened , and out came [the warden]_{5092-the warden} [himself]_{5092-the warden} , dressed in full clerical costume . [He]_{5092-the warden} was going into [the neighbouring city]_{5110-the neighbouring city} , but [he]_{5092-the warden} stopped to speak to [Philip]_191-philip , [the wounded soldier]_{5111-the wounded soldier} ; and all the more readily because [his]_191-philip old faded uniform told [[the warden]_{5092-the warden} 's experienced eye]_{5113-the warden 's experienced eye} that [he]_191-philip had belonged to [the Marines]_{4623-the marines} . ' [I]_191-philip hope [you]_191-philip enjoy the victual provided for [you]_191-philip by [the founder of [St Sepulchre]_{163-st sepulchre}]_{9815-the founder of st sepulchre} , '_[191-philip] said [he]_{5092-the warden} , kindly . ' [You]_191-philip look but poorly , [[my]_191-philip good fellow]_{3517-my good fellow} , and as if a slice of good cold meat would help [your]_191-philip bread down . '_[191-philip] ' Thank [you]_1162-sir , [sir]_1162-sir ! '_[191-philip] said [Philip]_191-philip . ' [I]_0-i 'm_[0-i] not hungry , only weary , and glad of a draught of beer . ' '_[0-i] [You]_191-philip 've been in [the Marines]_{4623-the marines} , [I]_0-i see . Where have [you]_191-philip been serving ? ' '_[442-harry] [I]_0-i was at the siege of [Acre]_145-acre , last May , [sir]_1162-sir . ' '_{[5118-my company]} At [Acre]_145-acre ! Were [you]_191-philip , indeed ? Then perhaps [you]_191-philip know [[my]_0-i boy]_{5117-my boy} [Harry]_442-harry ? [He]_442-harry was in [the----th]_{170-the----th} . ' '_{[5119-my son]} It was [[my]_0-i company]_{5118-my company} , ' said [Philip]_191-philip , warming up a little . Looking back upon [[his]_0-i soldier]_{9818-his soldier} 's life , it seemed to [him]_0-i to have many charms , because it was so full of small daily interests . '_[0-i] Then , did [you]_191-philip know [[my]_0-i son]_{5119-my son} , [Lieutenant Pennington]_{444-lieutenant pennington} ? ' '_[0-i] It was [he]_{5119-my son} that gave [me]_0-i this cloak , [sir]_1162-sir , when [they]_5121-they were sending [me]_0-i back to [England]_1-england . [I]_0-i had been [[his]_{5119-my son} servant]_{9620-his servant} for a short time before [I]_0-i was wounded by the explosion on board [the _ Theseus _]_{9650-the _ theseus _} , and [he]_{5119-my son} said [I]_0-i should feel the cold of the voyage . [He]_{5119-my son} 's very kind ; and [I]_0-i 've heard say [he]_{5119-my son} promises to be [a first - rate officer]_{5124-a first - rate officer} . ' '_{[5119-my son]} [You]_0-i shall have a slice of roast beef , whether [you]_0-i want it or not , ' said [the warden]_{5092-the warden} , ringing the bell at [his]_0-i own back - door . '_{[446-harry,--and]} [I]_0-i recognize the cloak now -- [the young scamp]_{5125-the young scamp} ! How soon [he]_{5119-my son} has made it shabby , though , ' [he]_0-i continued , taking up a corner where there was an immense tear not too well botched up . '_[5129-you] And so [you]_0-i were on board [the _ Theseus _]_{9650-the _ theseus _} at the time of the explosion ? Bring some cold meat here for [the good man]_{5127-the good man} -- or stay ! Come in with [me]_0-i , and then [you]_0-i can tell [Mrs. Pennington]_{445-mrs. pennington} and [the young ladies]_{5128-the young ladies} all [you]_0-i know about [Harry,--and]_{446-harry,--and} the siege,--and the explosion . ' So [Philip]_191-philip was ushered into [[the warden]_{5092-the warden} 's house]_{5098-the warden 's house} and made to eat roast beef almost against [his]_191-philip will ; and [he]_191-philip was questioned and cross - questioned by [three eager ladies]_{9822-three eager ladies} , all at the same time , as it seemed to [him]_191-philip . [He]_191-philip had given all possible details on the subjects about which [they]_{9822-three eager ladies} were curious ; and was beginning to consider how [he]_191-philip could best make [his]_191-philip retreat , when [the younger Miss Pennington]_{447-the younger miss pennington} went up to [[her]_{447-the younger miss pennington} father]_{955-her father} -- who had all this time stood , with [his]_191-philip hat on , holding [his]_191-philip coat - tails over [his]_191-philip arms , with [his]_191-philip back to the fire . [He]_191-philip bent [his]_191-philip ear down a very little to hear some whispered suggestion of [[his]_191-philip daughter]_{1915-his daughter} 's , nodded [his]_191-philip head , and then went on questioning [Philip]_191-philip , with kindly inquisitiveness and patronage , as [the rich]_{9825-the rich} do question [the poor]_{9826-the poor} . '_[0-i] And where are [you]_5129-you going to now ? ' [Philip]_191-philip did not answer directly . [He]_191-philip wondered in [his]_191-philip own mind where [he]_191-philip was going . At length [he]_191-philip said , '_[0-i] [Northwards]_{448-northwards} , [I]_0-i believe . But perhaps [I]_0-i shall never reach [there]_5676-there . ' '_[5133-we] Have n't [[you]_5129-you [friends]_915-friends]_{5131-you friends} ? Are n't [you]_5129-you going to [them]_915-friends ? ' There was again a pause ; a cloud came over [Philip]_191-philip 's countenance . [He]_0-i said , '_{[5092-the warden]} No ! [I]_0-i 'm not going to [[my]_{5092-the warden} friends]_{9714-my friends} . [I]_{5092-the warden} do n't know that [I]_{5092-the warden} 've got any left . '_{[5092-the warden]} [They]_5133-we interpreted [his]_0-i looks and this speech to mean that [he]_0-i had either lost [[his]_0-i friends]_{2107-his friends} by death , or offended [them]_{2107-his friends} by enlisting . [The warden]_{5092-the warden} went on , ' [I]_{5092-the warden} ask , because [we]_5133-we 've got [a cottage vacant in [the mead]_{9829-the mead}]_{9828-a cottage vacant in the mead} . [Old Dobson]_{449-old dobson} , who was with [General Wolfe]_{450-general wolfe} at the taking of [Quebec]_171-quebec , died a fortnight ago . With such injuries as [yours]_191-philip , [I]_{5092-the warden} fear [you]_191-philip 'll never be able to work again . But [we]_5133-we require strict testimonials as to character , '_{[5092-the warden]} [he]_{5092-the warden} added , with as penetrating a look as [he]_{5092-the warden} could summon up at [Philip]_191-philip . [Philip]_191-philip looked unmoved , either by the offer of [the cottage]_{5136-the cottage} , or the illusion to the possibility of [his]_191-philip character not being satisfactory . [He]_191-philip was grateful enough in reality , but too heavy at heart to care very much what became of [him]_191-philip . [The warden]_{5092-the warden} and [[his]_{5092-the warden} family , who were accustomed to consider a settlement at [St Sepulchre 's]_{163-st sepulchre} as the sum of all good to [a worn - out soldier]_{5139-a worn - out soldier}]_{5138-his family , who were accustomed to consider a settlement at st sepulchre 's as the sum of all good to a worn - out soldier} , were a little annoyed at [Philip]_191-philip 's cool way of receiving the proposition . [The warden]_{5092-the warden} went on to name [the contingent advantages]_{5141-the contingent advantages} . ' Besides [the cottage]_{5136-the cottage} , [you]_191-philip would have a load of wood for firing on [All Saints ']_{9831-all saints '[5092-the warden]} , on Christmas , and on Candlemas days -- a blue gown and suit of clothes to match every Michaelmas , and a shilling a day to keep [yourself]_191-philip in all other things . [Your]_191-philip dinner [you]_191-philip would have with [the other men]_{7627-the other men} , in [hall]_5143-hall . ' '_[0-i] [The warden]_{5092-the warden} [himself]_{5092-the warden} goes into [hall]_5143-hall every day , and sees that everything is comfortable , and says grace , ' added [[the warden]_{5092-the warden} 's lady]_{9833-the warden 's lady} . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i know [I]_0-i seem stupid , ' said [Philip]_191-philip , almost humbly , '_{[5128-the young ladies]} not to be more grateful , for it 's far beyond what [I]_0-i iver expected or thought for again , and it 's a great temptation , for [I]_0-i 'm just worn out with fatigue . Several times [I]_{5092-the warden} 've thought [I]_{5092-the warden} must lie down under a hedge , and just die for very weariness . But once [I]_{5092-the warden} had [a wife]_{5930-a wife} and [a child]_{5617-a child} up in [the north]_{615-the north} , '_{[5092-the warden]} [he]_0-i stopped . ' And are [they]_9837-they dead ? '_[5149-he] asked one of [the young ladies]_{5128-the young ladies} in a soft sympathizing tone . [Her]_5147-her eyes met [Philip]_191-philip 's , full of dumb woe . [He]_191-philip tried to speak ; [he]_191-philip wanted to explain more fully , yet not to reveal the truth . ' Well ! '_[5149-he] said [the warden]_{5092-the warden} , thinking [he]_{5092-the warden} perceived the real state of things , ' what [I]_0-i propose is this . [You]_191-philip shall go into [[old Dobson]_{449-old dobson} 's house]_{9838-old dobson 's house} at once , as [a kind of probationary bedesman]_{9839-a kind of probationary bedesman} . [I]_0-i 'll write to [Harry]_442-harry , and get [your]_191-philip character from [him]_442-harry . [Stephen Freeman]_{410-stephen freeman} [I]_0-i think [you]_191-philip said [your]_191-philip name was ? Before [I]_0-i can receive [his]_442-harry reply [you]_191-philip 'll have been able to tell how [you]_191-philip 'd like the kind of life ; and at any rate [you]_191-philip 'll have the rest [you]_191-philip seem to require in the meantime . [You]_191-philip see , [I]_0-i take [Harry]_442-harry 's having given [you]_191-philip that cloak as a kind of character , '_[0-i] added [he]_5149-he , smiling kindly . ' Of course [you]_191-philip 'll have to conform to rules just like all the rest,--chapel at eight , dinner at twelve , lights out at nine ; but [I]_0-i 'll tell [you]_191-philip the remainder of [our]_9840-our regulations as [we]_9840-our walk across [quad]_9841-quad to [[your]_191-philip new quarters]_{9842-your new quarters} . '_[0-i] And thus [Philip]_191-philip , almost in spite of [himself]_191-philip , became installed in [a bedesman 's house at [St Sepulchre]_{163-st sepulchre}]_{5150-a bedesman 's house at st sepulchre} . CHAPTER XLII A FABLE AT FAULT [Philip]_191-philip took possession of [the two rooms which had belonged to the dead [Sergeant Dobson]_{451-sergeant dobson}]_{5151-the two rooms which had belonged to the dead sergeant dobson} . They were furnished sufficiently for every comfort by [the trustees of [the hospital]_{5003-the hospital}]_{5152-the trustees of the hospital} . Some little fragments of ornament , some small articles picked up in [distant countries]_{5154-distant countries} , a few tattered books , remained in [the rooms]_{5155-the rooms} as legacies from [[their]_{5155-the rooms} former occupant]_{5156-their former occupant} . At first the repose of the life and [the place]_{976-the place} was inexpressibly grateful to [Philip]_191-philip . [He]_191-philip had always shrunk from encountering [strangers]_{2535-strangers} , and displaying [his]_191-philip blackened and scarred countenance to [them]_{2535-strangers} , even where such disfigurement was most regarded as a mark of honour . In St Sepulchre 's [he]_191-philip met none but the same set day after day , and when [he]_191-philip had once told the tale of how it happened and submitted to [their]_{2535-strangers} gaze , it was over for ever , if [he]_191-philip so minded . The slight employment [[his]_191-philip garden]_{5159-his garden} gave [him]_191-philip -- there was [a kitchen - garden behind [each house]_{9801-each house}]_{5160-a kitchen - garden behind each house} , as well as the flower - plot in front -- and the daily arrangement of [his]_191-philip parlour and chamber were , at the beginning of [his]_191-philip time of occupation , as much bodily labour as [he]_191-philip could manage . There was something stately and utterly removed from all [Philip]_191-philip 's previous existence in the forms observed at every day 's dinner , when [the twelve bedesmen]_{5162-the twelve bedesmen} met in [the large quaint hall]_{5163-the large quaint hall} , and [the warden]_{5092-the warden} came in [his]_{5092-the warden} college - cap and gown to say the long Latin grace which wound up with something very like a prayer for the soul of [Sir Simon Bray]_{443-sir simon} . It took some time to get a reply to [ship]_1712-ship letters in those times when [no one]_{634-no one} could exactly say where [the fleet]_{5167-the fleet} might be found . And before [Dr Pennington]_{452-dr pennington} had received the excellent character of [Stephen Freeman]_{410-stephen freeman} , which [[his]_{452-dr pennington} son]_{5168-his son} gladly sent in answer to [[his]_{5168-his son} father]_{683-his father} 's inquiries , [Philip]_191-philip had become restless and uneasy in the midst of all this peace and comfort . Sitting alone over [his]_191-philip fire in the long winter evenings , the scenes of [his]_191-philip past life rose before [him]_191-philip ; [his]_191-philip childhood ; [[his]_191-philip aunt]_{5798-his aunt} [Robson]_220-bell 's care of [him]_191-philip ; [his]_191-philip first going to [[Foster]_204-jeremiah 's shop in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven]_{5171-foster 's shop in monkshaven} ; [Haytersbank Farm]_{24-haytersbank farm} , and the spelling lessons in [the bright warm kitchen there]_{5172-the bright warm kitchen there} ; [Kinraid]_{437-captain kinraid} 's appearance ; the miserable night of [the Corneys]_{242-the corneys} ' party ; the farewell [he]_191-philip had witnessed on [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven sands ; the press - gang , and all the long consequences of that act of concealment ; poor [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel 's trial and execution ; [his]_191-philip own marriage ; [[his]_191-philip child]_{8556-his child} 's birth ; and then [he]_191-philip came to that last day at [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven : and [he]_191-philip went over and over again the torturing details , the looks of contempt and anger , the words of loathing indignation , till [he]_191-philip almost brought [himself]_191-philip , out of [his]_191-philip extreme sympathy with [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , to believe that [he]_191-philip was indeed [the wretch [she]_188-sylvia had considered [him]_191-philip to be]_{9844-the wretch she had considered him to be} . [He]_191-philip forgot [his]_191-philip own excuses for having acted as [he]_191-philip had done ; though these excuses had at one time seemed to [him]_191-philip to wear the garb of reasons . After long thought and bitter memory came some wonder . What was [Sylvia]_188-sylvia doing now ? Where was [she]_188-sylvia ? What was [[his]_191-philip child]_{8556-his child} like -- [[his]_191-philip child]_{8556-his child} as well as [hers]_188-sylvia ? And then [he]_191-philip remembered [the poor footsore wife]_{9847-the poor footsore wife} and [the little girl [she]_{9847-the poor footsore wife} carried in [her]_{9847-the poor footsore wife} arms]_{9848-the little girl she carried in her arms} , that was just the age of [Bella]_220-bell ; [he]_191-philip wished [he]_191-philip had noticed [that child]_{9849-that child} more , that a clear vision of it might rise up when [he]_191-philip wanted to picture [Bella]_220-bell . One night [he]_191-philip had gone round this mill - wheel circle of ideas till [he]_191-philip was weary to the very marrow of [his]_191-philip bones . To shake off the monotonous impression [he]_191-philip rose to look for a book amongst the old tattered volumes , hoping that [he]_191-philip might find something that would sufficiently lay hold of [him]_191-philip to change the current of [his]_191-philip thoughts . There was an old volume of _ Peregrine Pickle _ ; a book of sermons ; half an army list of 1774 , and the _ Seven Champions of [Christendom]_{173-christendom} _ . [Philip]_191-philip took up this last , which [he]_191-philip had never seen before . In it [he]_191-philip read how [Sir Guy]_453-guy , [Earl of [Warwick]_174-warwick]_{9850-earl of warwick} , went to fight [the Paynim]_{9851-the paynim} in [[his]_453-guy own country]_{9852-his own country} , and was away for seven long years ; and when [he]_191-philip came back [[his]_191-philip own wife]_{6594-his own wife} [Phillis]_454-phillis , [the countess in [[her]_{6594-his own wife} castle]_{9855-her castle}]_{9854-the countess in her castle} , did not know [the poor travel - worn hermit]_{9856-the poor travel - worn hermit} , who came daily to seek [his]_191-philip dole of bread at [her]_{6594-his own wife} hands along with many [beggars and much poor]_{9857-beggars and much poor} . But at last , when [he]_191-philip lay a - dying in [[his]_191-philip cave]_{9858-his cave} in [the rock]_{9859-the rock} , [he]_191-philip sent for [her]_{6594-his own wife} by a secret sign known but to [them]_9860-them twain . And [she]_{6594-his own wife} came with great speed , for [she]_{6594-his own wife} knew it was [[her]_{6594-his own wife} lord]_{9861-her lord} who had sent for [her]_{6594-his own wife} ; and [they]_9862-they had many sweet and holy words together before [he]_191-philip gave up the ghost , [his]_191-philip head lying on [her]_{6594-his own wife} bosom . The old story known to [most people]_{3787-most people} from [their]_{3787-most people} childhood was all new and fresh to [Philip]_191-philip . [He]_191-philip did not quite believe in the truth of it , because the fictitious nature of the histories of [some of [the other Champions of [Christendom]_{173-christendom}]_{9865-the other champions of christendom}]_{9864-some of the other champions of christendom} was too patent . But [he]_191-philip could not help thinking that this one might be true ; and that [Guy]_453-guy and [Phillis]_454-phillis might have been as real flesh and blood , long , long ago , as [he]_191-philip and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had even been . [The old room]_{9866-the old room} , [the quiet moonlit quadrangle into which the cross - barred casement looked]_{9867-the quiet moonlit quadrangle into which the cross - barred casement looked} , the quaint aspect of everything that [he]_191-philip had seen for weeks and weeks ; all this predisposed [Philip]_191-philip to dwell upon the story [he]_191-philip had just been reading as a faithful legend of [two lovers whose bones were long since dust]_{9868-two lovers whose bones were long since dust} . [He]_191-philip thought that if [he]_191-philip could thus see [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , [himself]_191-philip unknown , unseen -- could live at [her]_188-sylvia gates , so to speak , and gaze upon [her]_188-sylvia and [[his]_191-philip child]_{8556-his child} -- some day too , when [he]_191-philip lay a - dying , [he]_191-philip might send for [her]_188-sylvia , and in soft words of mutual forgiveness breathe [his]_191-philip life away in [her]_188-sylvia arms . Or perhaps -- and so [he]_191-philip lost [himself]_191-philip , and from thinking , passed on to dreaming . All night long [Guy]_453-guy and [Phillis]_454-phillis , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia and [[his]_191-philip child]_{8556-his child} , passed in and out of [his]_191-philip visions ; it was impossible to make the fragments of [his]_191-philip dreams cohere ; but the impression made upon [him]_191-philip by [them]_9871-them was not the less strong for this . [He]_191-philip felt as if [he]_191-philip were called to [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven , wanted at [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven , and to [Monkshaven]_{9872-monkshaven} [he]_191-philip resolved to go ; although when [his]_191-philip reason overtook [his]_191-philip feeling , [he]_191-philip knew perfectly how unwise it was to leave a home of peace and tranquillity and surrounding friendliness , to go to a place where nothing but want and wretchedness awaited [him]_191-philip unless [he]_191-philip made [himself]_191-philip known ; and if [he]_191-philip did , a deeper want , a more woeful wretchedness , would in all probability be [his]_191-philip portion . In the small oblong of looking - glass hung against the wall , [Philip]_191-philip caught the reflection of [his]_191-philip own face , and laughed scornfully at the sight . The thin hair lay upon [his]_191-philip temples in the flakes that betoken long ill - health ; [his]_191-philip eyes were the same as ever , and they had always been considered the best feature in [his]_191-philip face ; but they were sunk in their orbits , and looked hollow and gloomy . As for the lower part of [his]_191-philip face , blackened , contracted , drawn away from [his]_191-philip teeth , the outline entirely changed by the breakage of [his]_191-philip jaw - bone , [he]_191-philip was indeed a fool if [he]_191-philip thought [himself]_191-philip fit to go forth to win back that love which [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had forsworn . As [a hermit]_{9873-a hermit} and [a beggar]_{3247-a beggar} , [he]_191-philip must return to [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven , and fall perforce into the same position which [Guy of Warwick]_{455-guy of warwick} had only assumed . But still [he]_191-philip should see [[his]_191-philip Phillis]_{9875-his phillis} , and might feast [his]_191-philip sad hopeless eyes from time to time with the sight of [[his]_191-philip child]_{8556-his child} . [His]_191-philip small pension of sixpence a day would keep [him]_191-philip from absolute want of necessaries . So that very day [he]_191-philip went to [the warden]_{5092-the warden} and told [him]_{5092-the warden} [he]_191-philip thought of giving up [his]_191-philip share in the bequest of [Sir Simon Bray]_{443-sir simon} . Such a relinquishment had never occurred before in all [the warden]_{5092-the warden} 's experience ; and [he]_191-philip was very much inclined to be offended . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i must say that for [a man]_{5486-a man} not to be satisfied as [a bedesman of St Sepulchre]_{5174-a bedesman of st sepulchre} 's argues a very wrong state of mind , and a very ungrateful heart . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i 'm sure , [sir]_1162-sir , it 's not from any ingratitude , for [I]_0-i can hardly feel thankful to [you]_1162-sir and to [Sir Simon]_{443-sir simon} , and to [madam]_9880-madam , and [the young ladies]_{5128-the young ladies} , and all [[my]_0-i comrades in [the hospital]_{5003-the hospital}]_{9882-my comrades in the hospital} , and [I]_0-i niver expect to be either so comfortable or so peaceful again , but---- '_[0-i] ' But ? What can [you]_1162-sir have to say against [the place]_{976-the place} , then ? Not but what there are always plenty of [applicants for every vacancy]_{9885-applicants for every vacancy} ; only [I]_{5176--- people i once knew} thought [I]_{5176--- people i once knew} was doing a kindness to [a man out of [Harry]_442-harry 's company]_{9886-a man out of harry 's company} . And [you]_1162-sir 'll not see [Harry]_442-harry either ; [he]_442-harry 's got [his]_442-harry leave in [March]_77-march ! '_{[5176--- people i once knew]} ' [I]_{5092-the warden} 'm_{[5092-the warden]} very sorry . [I]_0-i should like to have seen [the lieutenant]_{3223-the lieutenant} again . But [I]_0-i can not rest any longer so far away from [-- people [I]_0-i once knew]_{5176--- people i once knew} . ' '_[191-philip] Ten to one [they]_{5176--- people i once knew} 're dead , or removed , or something or other by this time ; and it 'll serve [you]_1162-sir right if [they]_{5176--- people i once knew} are . Mind ! [no one]_{634-no one} can be chosen twice to be [a bedesman of [St Sepulchre]_{163-st sepulchre} 's]_{9888-a bedesman of st sepulchre 's} . '_[5182-he] [The warden]_{5092-the warden} turned away ; and [Philip]_191-philip , uneasy at staying , disheartened at leaving , went to make [his]_191-philip few preparations for setting out once more on [his]_191-philip journey northwards . [He]_191-philip had to give notice of [his]_191-philip change of residence to [the local distributor of pensions]_{5178-the local distributor of pensions} ; and one or two farewells had to be taken , with more than usual sadness at the necessity ; for [Philip]_191-philip , under [his]_191-philip name of [Stephen Freeman]_{410-stephen freeman} , had attached [some of [the older bedesmen]_{5180-the older bedesmen}]_{5179-some of the older bedesmen} a good deal to [him]_191-philip , from [his]_191-philip unselfishness , [his]_191-philip willingness to read to [them]_{5179-some of the older bedesmen} , and to render [them]_{5179-some of the older bedesmen} many little services , and , perhaps , as much as anything , by [his]_191-philip habitual silence , which made [him]_191-philip a convenient recipient of all [their]_{5179-some of the older bedesmen} garrulousness . So before the time for [his]_191-philip departure came , [he]_191-philip had the opportunity of one more interview with [the warden , of a more friendly character]_{5181-the warden , of a more friendly character} than that in which [he]_191-philip gave up [his]_191-philip bedesmanship . And so far it was well ; and [Philip]_191-philip turned [his]_191-philip back upon [St Sepulchre 's]_{163-st sepulchre} with [his]_191-philip sore heart partly healed by [his]_191-philip four months ' residence [there]_5676-there . [He]_191-philip was stronger , too , in body , more capable of the day - after - day walks that were required of [him]_191-philip . [He]_191-philip had saved some money from [his]_191-philip allowance as [bedesman]_{9890-bedesman} and from [his]_191-philip pension , and might occasionally have taken an outside place on [a coach]_{2736-a coach} , had it not been that [he]_191-philip shrank from the first look of [every stranger]_{9892-every stranger} upon [his]_191-philip disfigured face . Yet the gentle , wistful eyes , and the white and faultless teeth always did away with the first impression as soon as [people]_5560-people became a little acquainted with [his]_191-philip appearance . It was February when [Philip]_191-philip left [St Sepulchre 's]_{163-st sepulchre} . It was the first week in April when [he]_191-philip began to recognize the familiar objects between [York]_12-york and [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven . And now [he]_191-philip began to hang back , and to question the wisdom of what [he]_191-philip had done -- just as [the warden]_{5092-the warden} had prophesied that [he]_191-philip would . The last night of [his]_191-philip two hundred mile walk [he]_191-philip slept at [the little inn at which [he]_191-philip had been enlisted nearly two years before]_{9895-the little inn at which he had been enlisted nearly two years before} . It was by no intention of [his]_191-philip that [he]_191-philip rested at [that identical place]_{9896-that identical place} . Night was drawing on ; and , in making , as [he]_191-philip thought , a short cut , [he]_191-philip had missed [his]_191-philip way , and was fain to seek shelter where [he]_191-philip might find it . But it brought [him]_191-philip very straight face to face with [his]_191-philip life at that time , and ever since . [His]_191-philip mad , wild hopes -- half the result of intoxication , as [he]_191-philip now knew -- all dead and gone ; the career then freshly opening shut up against [him]_191-philip now ; [his]_191-philip youthful strength and health changed into premature infirmity , and the [home]_681-home and the love that should have opened wide its doors to console [him]_191-philip for all , why in two years Death might have been busy , and taken away from [him]_191-philip [his]_191-philip last feeble chance of the faint happiness of seeing [[his]_191-philip beloved]_{7788-his beloved} without being seen or known of [her]_{7788-his beloved} . All that night and all the next day , the fear of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's possible death overclouded [his]_191-philip heart . It was strange that [he]_191-philip had hardly ever thought of this before ; so strange , that now , when the terror came , it took possession of [him]_191-philip , and [he]_191-philip could almost have sworn that [she]_{7788-his beloved} must be lying dead in [Monkshaven churchyard]_2-monkshaven . Or was it [little Bella]_220-bell , [that blooming , lovely babe , whom [he]_191-philip was never to see again]_{9899-that blooming , lovely babe , whom he was never to see again} ? There was the tolling of mournful bells in the distant air to [his]_191-philip disturbed fancy , and the cry of the happy birds , the plaintive bleating of the new - dropped lambs , were all omens of evil import to [him]_191-philip . As well as [he]_191-philip could , [he]_191-philip found [his]_191-philip way back to [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven , over [the wild heights]_{9900-the wild heights} and [moors]_9901-moors [he]_191-philip had crossed on that black day of misery ; why [he]_191-philip should have chosen that path [he]_191-philip could not tell -- it was as if [he]_191-philip were led , and had no free will of [his]_191-philip own . The soft clear evening was drawing on , and [his]_191-philip heart beat thick , and then stopped , only to start again with fresh violence . There [he]_191-philip was , at the top of [the long , steep lane]_{9902-the long , steep lane} that was in some parts a literal staircase leading down from [the hill - top]_{9903-the hill - top} into [the High Street]_{501-the high street} , through [the very entry up which [he]_191-philip had passed]_{9905-the very entry up which he had passed} when [he]_191-philip shrank away from [his]_191-philip former and [his]_191-philip then present life . There [he]_191-philip stood , looking down once more at [the numerous irregular roofs]_{9906-the numerous irregular roofs} , the many stacks of chimneys below [him]_191-philip , seeking out that which had once been [[his]_191-philip own dwelling]_{9907-his own dwelling} -- who dwelt there now ? The yellower gleams grew narrower ; the evening shadows broader , and [Philip]_191-philip crept down [the lane]_{5791-the lane} [a weary , woeful man]_{9909-a weary , woeful man} . At every gap in [the close - packed buildings]_{9910-the close - packed buildings} [he]_191-philip heard the merry music of [a band]_{9911-a band} , the cheerful sound of excited voices . Still [he]_191-philip descended slowly , scarcely wondering what it could be , for it was not associated in [his]_191-philip mind with the one pervading thought of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . When [he]_191-philip came to the angle of junction between [the lane]_{5791-the lane} and [the High Street]_{501-the high street} , [he]_191-philip seemed plunged all at once into the very centre of the bustle , and [he]_191-philip drew [himself]_191-philip up into a corner of deep shadow , from whence [he]_191-philip could look out upon [the street]_{673-the street} . [A circus]_{9915-a circus} was making [its]_{9915-a circus} grand entry into [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven , with all the pomp of colour and of noise that it could muster . [Trumpeters in parti - coloured clothes]_{9916-trumpeters in parti - coloured clothes} rode first , blaring out triumphant discord . Next came [a gold - and - scarlet chariot drawn by six piebald horses]_{9917-a gold - and - scarlet chariot drawn by six piebald horses} , and the windings of [this team]_{9918-this team} through [the tortuous narrow street]_{9919-the tortuous narrow street} were pretty enough to look upon . In [the chariot]_{9920-the chariot} sate [kings]_9921-kings and [queens]_9922-queens , [heroes]_5050-heroes and [heroines]_{9924-heroines} , or what were meant for such ; [all [the little boys]_{9926-the little boys} and girls running alongside of [the chariot]_{9920-the chariot}]_{9925-all the little boys and girls running alongside of the chariot} envied [them]_{9925-all the little boys and girls running alongside of the chariot} ; but [they]_{9925-all the little boys and girls running alongside of the chariot} [themselves]_{9925-all the little boys and girls running alongside of the chariot} were very much tired , and shivering with cold in [their]_{9925-all the little boys and girls running alongside of the chariot} heroic pomp of classic clothing . All this [Philip]_191-philip might have seen ; did see , in fact ; but heeded not one jot . Almost opposite to [him]_191-philip , not ten yards apart , standing on the raised step at the well - known shop door , was [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , holding [a child]_{5617-a child} , [a merry dancing child]_{9929-a merry dancing child} , up in [her]_188-sylvia arms to see the show . [She]_188-sylvia too , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , was laughing for pleasure , and for sympathy with pleasure . [She]_188-sylvia held [the little Bella]_{9064-the little bella} aloft that [the child]_{2284-the child} might see the gaudy procession the better and the longer , looking at it [herself]_188-sylvia with red lips apart and white teeth glancing through ; then [she]_188-sylvia turned to speak to [some one behind [her]_188-sylvia]_{9932-some one behind her} -- [Coulson]_207-coulson , as [Philip]_191-philip saw the moment afterwards ; [his]_191-philip answer made [her]_188-sylvia laugh once again . [Philip]_191-philip saw it all ; [her]_188-sylvia bonny careless looks , [her]_188-sylvia pretty matronly form , [her]_188-sylvia evident ease of mind and prosperous outward circumstances . The years that [he]_191-philip had spent in gloomy sorrow , amongst wild scenes , on land or by [sea]_630-sea , [his]_191-philip life in frequent peril of a bloody end , had gone by with [her]_188-sylvia like sunny days ; all the more sunny because [he]_191-philip was not [there]_5676-there . So bitterly thought [the poor disabled marine]_{9935-the poor disabled marine} , as , weary and despairing , [he]_191-philip stood in the cold shadow and looked upon [the home]_{9936-the home} that should have been [[his]_191-philip haven]_{9937-his haven} , [the wife that should have welcomed [him]_191-philip]_{9938-the wife that should have welcomed him} , [the child that should have been [his]_191-philip comfort]_{9939-the child that should have been his comfort} . [He]_191-philip had banished [himself]_191-philip from [[his]_191-philip home]_{534-his home} ; [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} had forsworn [him]_191-philip ; [[his]_191-philip child]_{8556-his child} was blossoming into intelligence unwitting of [any father]_{9943-any father} . [Wife]_611-wife , and [child]_6455-child , and [home]_681-home , were all doing well without [him]_191-philip ; what madness had tempted [him]_191-philip thither ? an hour ago , like [a fanciful fool]_{9947-a fanciful fool} , [he]_191-philip had thought [she]_{5589-his wife} might be dead -- dead with sad penitence for [her]_{5589-his wife} cruel words at [her]_{5589-his wife} heart -- with mournful wonder at the unaccounted - for absence of [[[her]_{5589-his wife} child]_{1384-her child} 's father]_{9949-her child 's father} preying on [her]_{5589-his wife} spirits , and in some measure causing the death [he]_191-philip had apprehended . But to look at [her]_{5589-his wife} there where [she]_{5589-his wife} stood , it did not seem as if [she]_{5589-his wife} had had an hour 's painful thought in all [her]_{5589-his wife} blooming life . Ay ! go in to the warm hearth , [mother]_684-mother and [child]_6455-child , now [the gay cavalcade]_{9952-the gay cavalcade} has gone out of sight , and the chill of night has succeeded to the sun 's setting . [Husband]_1909-husband and [father]_6351-father , steal out into [the cold dark street]_{9955-the cold dark street} , and seek [some poor cheap lodging where [you]_9957-your may rest [your]_9957-your weary bones , and cheat [your]_9957-your more weary heart into forgetfulness in sleep]_{9956-some poor cheap lodging where you may rest your weary bones , and cheat your more weary heart into forgetfulness in sleep} . The pretty story of [the Countess Phillis]_454-phillis , who mourned for [[her]_{5589-his wife} husband]_{5645-her husband} 's absence so long , is a fable of old times ; or rather say [Earl Guy]_{456-earl guy} never wedded [[his]_{456-earl guy} wife]_{5589-his wife} , knowing that [one [she]_{5589-his wife} loved better than [him]_{456-earl guy}]_{9960-one she loved better than him} was alive all the time [she]_{5589-his wife} had believed [him]_{456-earl guy} to be dead . CHAPTER XLIII THE UNKNOWN A few days before that on which [Philip]_191-philip arrived at [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven , [Kester]_222-kester had come to pay [Sylvia]_188-sylvia a visit . As [the earliest friend [she]_188-sylvia had]_{9961-the earliest friend she had} , and also as [one who knew the real secrets of [her]_188-sylvia life]_{9962-one who knew the real secrets of her life} , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia always gave [him]_222-kester the warm welcome , the cordial words , and the sweet looks in which [the old man]_{1112-the old man} delighted . [He]_222-kester had a sort of delicacy of [his]_222-kester own which kept [him]_222-kester from going to see [her]_188-sylvia too often , even when [he]_222-kester was stationary at [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven ; but [he]_222-kester looked forward to the times when [he]_222-kester allowed [himself]_222-kester this pleasure as [a child]_{5617-a child} at [school]_6370-school looks forward to its holidays . The time of [his]_222-kester service at [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank} had , on the whole , been the happiest in all [his]_222-kester long monotonous years of daily labour . [[Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's father]_{5746-sylvia 's father} had always treated [him]_222-kester with the rough kindness of fellowship ; [[Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's mother]_{7259-sylvia 's mother} had never stinted [him]_222-kester in [his]_222-kester meat or grudged [him]_222-kester [his]_222-kester share of the best that was going ; and once , when [he]_222-kester was ill for a few days in [the loft above [the cow - house]_{5913-the cow - house}]_{9968-the loft above the cow - house} , [she]_{7259-sylvia 's mother} had made [him]_222-kester possets , and nursed [him]_222-kester with the same tenderness which [he]_222-kester remembered [[his]_222-kester mother]_{4054-his mother} showing to [him]_222-kester when [he]_222-kester was [a little child]_{8858-a little child} , but which [he]_222-kester had never experienced since then . [He]_222-kester had known [Sylvia]_188-sylvia [herself]_188-sylvia , as bud , and sweet promise of blossom ; and just as [she]_188-sylvia was opening into the full - blown rose , and , if [she]_188-sylvia had been happy and prosperous , might have passed out of the narrow circle of [Kester]_222-kester 's interests , one sorrow after another came down upon [her]_188-sylvia pretty innocent head , and [Kester]_222-kester 's period of service to [Daniel Robson]_223-daniel , [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} , was tragically cut short . All this made [Sylvia]_188-sylvia the great centre of [the faithful herdsman]_{9973-the faithful herdsman} 's affection ; and [Bella]_220-bell , who reminded [him]_222-kester of what [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was when first [Kester]_222-kester knew [her]_188-sylvia , only occupied the second place in [his]_222-kester heart , although to [the child]_{2284-the child} [he]_222-kester was much more demonstrative of [his]_222-kester regard than to [the mother]_{631-the mother} . [He]_5182-he had dressed [himself]_5182-he in [his]_5182-he Sunday best , and although it was only Thursday , had forestalled [his]_5182-he Saturday 's shaving ; [he]_5182-he had provided [himself]_5182-he with a paper of humbugs for [the child--'humbugs]_{9976-the child--'humbugs} '_[188-sylvia] being the north - country term for certain lumps of toffy , well - flavoured with peppermint -- and now [he]_5182-he sat in the accustomed chair , as near to the door as might be , in [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's presence , coaxing [the little one]_{9270-the little one} , who was not quite sure of [his]_5182-he identity , to come to [him]_5182-he , by opening the paper parcel , and letting its sweet contents be seen . ' [She]_188-sylvia 's like [thee]_188-sylvia -- and yet [she]_188-sylvia favours [her]_188-sylvia feyther , '_[222-kester] said [he]_5182-he ; and the moment [he]_5182-he had uttered the incautious words [he]_5182-he looked up to see how [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had taken the unpremeditated , unusual reference to [[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} . [His]_5182-he stealthy glance did not meet [her]_188-sylvia eye ; but though [he]_5182-he thought [she]_188-sylvia had coloured a little , [she]_188-sylvia did not seem offended as [he]_5182-he had feared . It was true that [Bella]_220-bell had [[her]_220-bell father]_{955-her father} 's grave , thoughtful , dark eyes , instead of [[her]_220-bell mother]_{5519-her mother} 's gray ones , out of which the childlike expression of wonder would never entirely pass away . And as [Bella]_220-bell slowly and half distrustfully made [her]_220-bell way towards the temptation offered [her]_220-bell , [she]_220-bell looked at [Kester]_222-kester with just [[her]_220-bell father]_{955-her father} 's look . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia said nothing in direct reply ; [Kester]_222-kester almost thought [she]_188-sylvia could not have heard [him]_222-kester . But , by - and - by , [she]_188-sylvia said,-- ' [Yo'll]_222-kester have heared how [Kinraid]_{437-captain kinraid} -- who 's [a captain]_{9775-a captain} now , and [a grand officer]_{9978-a grand officer} -- has gone and got married . '_[222-kester] ' Nay ! '_[188-sylvia] said [Kester]_222-kester , in genuine surprise . ' [He]_222-kester niver has , for sure ! '_[188-sylvia] ' Ay , but [he]_222-kester has , '_[222-kester] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . ' And [I]_222-kester 'm_[222-kester] sure [I]_0-i dunnot see why [he]_222-kester should n't . ' '_[222-kester] Well , well ! ' said [Kester]_222-kester , not looking up at [her]_188-sylvia , for [he]_222-kester caught the inflections in the tones of [her]_188-sylvia voice . '_[222-kester] [He]_222-kester were [a fine stirrin ' chap]_{9979-a fine stirrin ' chap} , [yon]_188-sylvia ; an '_[222-kester] [he]_222-kester were allays for doin' summut ; an ' when [he]_222-kester fund as [he]_222-kester could n't ha '_[222-kester] one thing as [he]_222-kester 'd set [his]_222-kester mind on , a reckon [he]_222-kester thought [he]_222-kester mun put up wi ' another . '_[5188-she] ' It '_[5188-she] ud be no " putting up , " ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . '_[5188-she] [She]_5188-she were staying at [Bessy Dawson]_{457-bessy dawson} 's , and [she]_5188-she come here to see [me]_0-i -- [she]_5188-she 's as pretty [a young lady]_{5189-a young lady} as [yo'd]_5190-yo'd see on a summer 's day ; and [a real lady]_{5191-a real lady} , too , wi ' a fortune . [She]_5188-she did n't speak two words wi'out bringing in [[her]_5188-she husband]_{5645-her husband} 's name,--"the [captain]_545-captain " , as [she]_5188-she called [him]_545-captain . '_[5188-she] ' An '_[5192-he] [she]_5188-she come to see [thee]_0-i ? ' said [Kester]_222-kester , cocking [his]_222-kester eye at [Sylvia]_188-sylvia with the old shrewd look . '_[5192-he] That were summut queer , were n't it ? ' [Sylvia]_188-sylvia reddened a good deal . '_[0-i] [He]_5192-he 's too fause to have spoken to [her]_5188-she on [me]_0-i , in t ' old way,--as [he]_5192-he used for t '_[5192-he] speak to [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i were nought to [her]_5188-she but [[Philip]_191-philip 's wife]_{8703-philip 's wife} . ' '_[222-kester] An ' what [t '_[188-sylvia] dickins]_{9982-t ' dickins} had [she]_5188-she to do wi ' [Philip]_191-philip ? '_{[5987-t ' captain]} asked [Kester]_222-kester , in intense surprise ; and so absorbed in curiosity that [he]_222-kester let the humbugs all fall out of the paper upon the floor , and [the little Bella]_{9064-the little bella} sat down , plump , in the midst of treasures as great as those fabled to exist on [Tom Tiddler]_342-tom 's ground . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was again silent ; but [Kester]_222-kester , knowing [her]_188-sylvia well , was sure that [she]_188-sylvia was struggling to speak , and bided [his]_222-kester time without repeating [his]_222-kester question . ' [She]_5188-she said -- and [I]_5188-she think [her]_5188-she tale were true , though [I]_5188-she can not get to t '_[5188-she] rights on it , think on it as [I]_0-i will -- as [Philip]_191-philip saved [[her]_5188-she husband]_{5645-her husband} 's life somewheere nearabouts to [Jerusalem]_{161-jerusalem} . [She]_5188-she would have it that [t ' captain]_{5987-t ' captain} -- for [I]_5188-she think [I]_5188-she 'll niver ca '_[5188-she] [him]_191-philip [Kinraid]_202-kinraid again -- was in a great battle , and were near upon being shot by [t ' French]_{5836-t ' french} , when [Philip]_191-philip -- [[our]_9985-our [Philip]_191-philip]_{9986-our philip} -- come up and went right into t '_[5188-she] fire o ' t '_[222-kester] guns , and saved [[her]_5188-she husband]_{5645-her husband} 's life . And [she]_5188-she spoke as if both [she]_5188-she and [t ' captain]_{5987-t ' captain} were more beholden to [Philip]_191-philip than words could tell . And [she]_5188-she come to see [me]_222-kester , to try and get news on [him]_191-philip . '_[222-kester] It 's a queer kind o ' story , '_[5188-she] said [Kester]_222-kester , meditatively . ' A should [ha]_5197-ha '_[5188-she] thought as [Philip]_191-philip were more likely to [ha]_5197-ha ' gi'en [him]_191-philip a shove into t '_[5188-she] thick on it , than t ' help [him]_191-philip out o '_[188-sylvia] t ' scrape . '_[188-sylvia] ' Nay ! '_[0-i] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , suddenly looking straight at [Kester]_222-kester ; ' [yo're]_222-kester out [theere]_222-kester . [Philip]_191-philip had a deal o '_[0-i] good in [him]_191-philip . And [I]_0-i dunnot think as [he]_191-philip 'd ha ' gone and married [another woman]_{4767-another woman} so soon , if [he]_191-philip 'd been [i]_188-sylvia '_[188-sylvia] [Kinraid 's place]_{5198-kinraid 's place} . ' '_[224-niver] An ' [yo've]_9989-yo [niver]_224-niver heared on [Philip]_191-philip sin '_[188-sylvia] [he]_191-philip left ? ' asked [Kester]_222-kester , after a while . '_[188-sylvia] [Niver]_224-niver ; nought but what [she]_188-sylvia told [me]_0-i . And [she]_188-sylvia said that [t ' captain]_{5987-t ' captain} made inquiry for [him]_191-philip right and left , as soon after that happened as might be , and could hear [niver]_5666-niver a word about [him]_191-philip . [No one]_{634-no one} had seen [him]_191-philip , or knowed [his]_191-philip name . '_[188-sylvia] ' [[Yo]_9989-yo '_[222-kester] niver]_{7385-yo ' niver} heared of [his]_191-philip goin' for t ' be [a soldier]_{4913-a soldier} ? '_[188-sylvia] [persevered Kester]_222-kester . ' [Niver]_224-niver . [I]_191-philip 've told [yo]_9989-yo '_[191-philip] once . It were unlike [Philip]_191-philip to think o ' such a thing . '_[191-philip] ' But [thou]_5199-thou mun ha '_[191-philip] been thinkin ' on [him]_191-philip at times [i]_5199-thou '_[5199-thou] a ' these years . Bad as [he]_191-philip 'd behaved [hissel]_9995-hissel '_[5199-thou] , [he]_191-philip were t ' feyther o '_[0-i] [[thy]_5199-thou little un]_{5200-thy little un} . What did [ta]_5199-thou think [he]_191-philip had been agait on when [he]_191-philip left [here]_5537-here ? ' '_[5202-yo] [I]_0-i did n't know . [I]_0-i were noane so keen a - thinking on [him]_191-philip at first . [I]_0-i tried to put [him]_191-philip out o ' [my]_295-molly thoughts a'together , for it made [me]_295-molly like mad to think how [he]_191-philip 'd stood between [me]_295-molly and -- [that other]_{9996-that other} . But [I]_295-molly 'd begun to wonder and to wonder about [him]_191-philip , and to think [I]_295-molly should like to hear as [he]_191-philip were doing well . [I]_295-molly reckon [I]_295-molly thought [he]_191-philip were [i]_295-molly '_[295-molly] [London]_49-london , wheere [he]_191-philip 'd been that time afore , [yo]_5202-yo ' know , and had [allays]_9997-allays spoke as if [he]_191-philip 'd enjoyed [hissel]_9998-hissel '_{[5203-that fine young lady]} tolerable ; and then [Molly Brunton]_295-molly told [me]_0-i on t ' [other one]_{9999-other one} 's marriage ; and , somehow , it gave [me]_{5203-that fine young lady} a shake in [my]_{5203-that fine young lady} heart , and [I]_{5203-that fine young lady} began for to wish [I]_{5203-that fine young lady} had n't said all them words [i]_{5203-that fine young lady} '_{[5203-that fine young lady]} [my]_0-i passion ; and then [that fine young lady]_{5203-that fine young lady} come wi ' [her]_{5203-that fine young lady} story -- and [I]_{5203-that fine young lady} 've thought a deal on it since,--and [my]_{5203-that fine young lady} mind has come out clear . [Philip]_191-philip 's dead , and it were [his]_191-philip spirit as come to t '_{[5203-that fine young lady]} other 's help in [his]_191-philip time o ' need . [I]_5205-i 've heard [feyther]_{10000-feyther} say as [spirits]_{10001-spirits} can not rest [i]_5205-i '_[5205-i] [their]_5204-their graves for trying to undo t ' wrongs [they]_5204-their 've done [i]_0-i '_[0-i] [their]_5204-their bodies . ' '_[0-i] [Them]_5205-i 's [my]_0-i conclusions , ' said [Kester]_222-kester , solemnly . '_[188-sylvia] [A]_6830-a was fain for to hear what were [yo'r]_5207-yo'r judgments first ; but [them]_5205-i 's the conclusions [I]_0-i comed to as soon as [I]_0-i heard t ' tale . '_[188-sylvia] ' Let alone that one thing , '_[222-kester] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , ' [he]_222-kester were [a kind , good man]_{10002-a kind , good man} . '_[222-kester] ' It were a big deal on a " one thing " , though , '_[188-sylvia] said [Kester]_222-kester . ' It just spoilt [yo'r]_5207-yo'r life , [[my]_202-kinraid poor lass]_{1088-my poor lass} ; an '_{[202-kinraid]} might ha ' gone near to spoilin '_{[10004-not a ' mak ' o ' men]} [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's too . ' '_{[10004-not a ' mak ' o ' men]} [Men]_662-men takes a deal more nor [women]_1054-women to spoil [their]_662-men lives , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , bitterly . '_{[202-kinraid]} [Not a ' mak '_[0-i] o ' men]_{10004-not a ' mak ' o ' men} . [I]_188-sylvia reckon , [lass]_799-lass , [Philip]_191-philip 's life were pretty well on for bein '_[188-sylvia] spoilt at after [he]_5210-he left [here]_5537-here ; and it were , mebbe , a good thing [he]_5210-he got rid on it so soon . ' '_[188-sylvia] [I]_0-i wish [I]_0-i 'd just had a few kind words wi ' [him]_5210-he , [I]_0-i do , '_{[10007-t ' humbugs]} said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , almost on the point of crying . ' Come , [lass]_799-lass , it 's as ill moanin '_{[10007-t ' humbugs]} after what 's past as it ' ud be for [me]_0-i t '_{[10007-t ' humbugs]} fill [my]_0-i eyes wi ' weepin '_{[10007-t ' humbugs]} after [t ' humbugs]_{10007-t ' humbugs} as [this little wench o '_{[10007-t ' humbugs]} thine]_{10008-this little wench o ' thine} has grubbed up whilst [we'n]_5212-we'n been talkin ' . Why , there 's not one on 'em_[5213-she] left ! ' '_{[459-granny rose]} [She]_5213-she 's [a sad spoilt little puss]_{5214-a sad spoilt little puss} ! ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , holding out [her]_188-sylvia arms to [the child]_{2284-the child} , who ran into [them]_10010-them , and began patting [[her]_{2284-the child} mother]_{5519-her mother} 's cheeks , and pulling at the soft brown curls tucked away beneath the matronly cap . '_{[459-granny rose]} [Mammy]_458-mammy spoils [her]_5213-she , and [Hester]_209-hester spoils [her----]_5215-her---- ' '_{[459-granny rose]} [Granny Rose]_{459-granny rose} does n't spoil [me]_0-i , ' said [the child]_{2284-the child} , with quick , intelligent discrimination , interrupting [[her]_{2284-the child} mother]_{5519-her mother} 's list . '_{[204-jeremiah]} No ; but [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah does above a bit . [He]_204-jeremiah 'll come in fro ' [t '_[220-bell] Bank]_{10014-t ' bank} , [Kester]_222-kester , and ask for [her]_{459-granny rose} , a'most ivery day . And [he]_204-jeremiah 'll bring [her]_{459-granny rose} things in [his]_204-jeremiah pocket ; and [she]_{459-granny rose} 's so fause , [she]_{459-granny rose} allays goes straight to peep in , and then [he]_204-jeremiah shifts t ' apple or t '_{[204-jeremiah]} toy into another . Eh ! but [she]_{459-granny rose} 's a little fause one,'--half devouring [the child]_{2284-the child} with [her]_{459-granny rose} kisses . ' And [he]_204-jeremiah comes and takes [her]_{459-granny rose} a walk oftentimes , and [he]_204-jeremiah goes as slow as if [he]_204-jeremiah were quite [an old man]_{5578-an old man} , to keep pace wi '_{[204-jeremiah]} [Bella]_220-bell 's steps . [I]_0-i often run [upstairs]_{5687-upstairs} and watch ['em]_10016-'em out o '_{[204-jeremiah]} t ' window ; [he]_204-jeremiah does n't care to have [me]_204-jeremiah with ['em]_{10016-'em[204-jeremiah]} , [he]_204-jeremiah 's so fain t ' have [t '_{[459-granny rose]} child]_{5785-t ' child} all to [hisself]_5218-hisself . ' '_{[204-jeremiah]} [She]_{459-granny rose} 's [a bonny un]_{5219-a bonny un} , for sure , ' said [Kester]_222-kester ; '_[5222-me] but not so pretty as [thou]_5220-thou was , [Sylvie]_188-sylvia . A've niver tell'd [thee]_5221-thee what a come for tho ' , and it 's about time for [me]_5222-me t '_[5222-me] be goin' . A'm off to [t]_5222-me ' Cheviots to - morrow morn t '_[5222-me] fetch [home]_681-home some sheep as [Jonas Blundell]_{460-jonas blundell} has purchased . It 'll be a job o ' better nor two months a reckon . '_[5222-me] ' It 'll be a nice time o '_[5222-me] year , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , a little surprised at [Kester]_222-kester 's evident discouragement at the prospect of the journey or absence ; [he]_222-kester had often been away from [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven for a longer time without seeming to care so much about it . '_[5222-me] Well , [yo]_5224-yo ' see it 's a bit hard upon [me]_5222-me for t '_[5222-me] leave [[my]_0-i sister]_{1576-my sister} -- [she]_{1576-my sister} as is [t ' widow - woman]_{10018-t ' widow - woman} , wheere a put up when a'm at [home]_681-home . Things is main an '_[5222-me] dear ; four - pound loaves is at sixteenpence ; an ' there 's a deal o '_[5222-me] talk on a famine [i]_0-i ' t '_[5222-me] land ; an ' whaten a paid for [my]_5222-me victual an '_[5222-me] t ' bed [i]_5222-me '_[5222-me] t ' lean - to helped [t '_[5222-me] oud woman]_{10020-t ' oud woman} a bit,--an ' [she]_{1576-my sister} 's sadly down [i]_5222-me '_[5222-me] t ' mouth , for [she]_{1576-my sister} can not hear on [a lodger]_{10021-a lodger} for t '_[5222-me] tak ' [[my]_5222-me place]_{10022-my place} , for a '_[5222-me] [she]_{1576-my sister} 's moved o'er to t ' other side o '_[5222-me] t ' bridge for t '_[5222-me] be nearer t ' [new buildings]_{10023-new buildings} , an '_[5222-me] t ' grand new walk [they]_10024-they 're_[5222-me] makin ' round t '_[5227-ha] cliffs , thinkin ' [she]_{1576-my sister} 'd be likelier t '_[5227-ha] pick up [a labourer]_{5226-a labourer} as would be glad on a bed near [his]_{5226-a labourer} work . A'd ha ' liked to ha '_[5227-ha] set [her]_{1576-my sister} agait wi ' [a '_[188-sylvia] sponsible lodger]_{10025-a ' sponsible lodger} afore a'd [ha]_5227-ha ' left , for [she]_{1576-my sister} 's just so soft - hearted , [any scamp]_{10026-any scamp} may put upon [her]_{1576-my sister} if [he]_{10026-any scamp} nobbut gets houd on [her]_{1576-my sister} blind side . '_[188-sylvia] ' Can [I]_222-kester help [her]_{1576-my sister} ? '_[222-kester] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , in [her]_188-sylvia eager way . ' [I]_222-kester should be so glad ; and [I]_222-kester 've a deal of money by [me---]_222-kester '_[222-kester] ' Nay , [[my]_188-sylvia lass]_{1468-my lass} , '_[188-sylvia] said [Kester]_222-kester , ' [thou]_{1468-my lass} munnot go off so fast ; it were just what [I]_222-kester were feared on [i]_222-kester '_[222-kester] tellin ' [thee]_{1468-my lass} . [I]_222-kester 've left [her]_5228-her a bit o '_[222-kester] money , and [I]_0-i 'll mak ' shift to send [her]_5228-her more ; it 's just a kind word , t '_[222-kester] keep up [her]_5228-her heart when [I]_0-i 'm gone , as [I]_222-kester want . If [thou'd]_{1468-my lass} step in and see [her]_5228-her fra '_[222-kester] time to time , and cheer [her]_5228-her up a bit wi ' talkin '_[0-i] to [her]_5228-her on [me]_0-i , [I]_0-i 'd tak ' it very kind , and [I]_222-kester 'd go off wi '_[222-kester] a lighter heart . ' '_[222-kester] Then [I]_0-i 'm sure [I]_0-i 'll do it for [yo]_5229-yo '_[0-i] , [Kester]_222-kester . [I]_0-i niver justly feel like [mysel]_0-i ' when yo're away , for [I]_0-i 'm_[0-i] lonesome enough at times . [She]_5228-her and [I]_0-i will talk a ' t '_[0-i] better about [yo]_5229-yo ' for both on [us]_10028-us grieving after [yo]_5229-yo '_[6830-a] . ' [So Kester]_222-kester took [his]_222-kester leave , [his]_222-kester mind set at ease by [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's promise to go and see [[his]_222-kester sister]_{9476-his sister} pretty often during [his]_222-kester absence in [the North]_{60-the north} . But [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's habits were changed since [she]_188-sylvia , as [a girl at [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank}]_{10030-a girl at haytersbank} , liked to spend half [her]_188-sylvia time in the open air , running out perpetually without anything on to scatter crumbs to the poultry , or to take a piece of bread to the old cart - horse , to go up to [the garden]_{7648-the garden} for a handful of herbs , or to clamber to the highest point around to blow the horn which summoned [[her]_188-sylvia father]_{955-her father} and [Kester]_222-kester [home]_681-home to dinner . Living in [a town]_{1442-a town} where it was necessary to put on hat and cloak before going out into [the street]_{673-the street} , and then to walk in a steady and decorous fashion , [she]_188-sylvia had only cared to escape down to the freedom of [the sea - shore]_{7895-the sea - shore} until [Philip]_191-philip went away ; and after that time [she]_188-sylvia had learnt so to fear observation as [a deserted wife]_{10037-a deserted wife} , that nothing but [Bella]_220-bell 's health would have been a sufficient motive to take [her]_188-sylvia out of doors . And , as [she]_188-sylvia had told [Kester]_222-kester , the necessity of giving [the little girl]_{8770-the little girl} a daily walk was very much lightened by the great love and affection which [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah now bore to [the child]_{2284-the child} . Ever since the day when [the baby]_{8803-the baby} had come to [his]_222-kester knee , allured by the temptation of [his]_222-kester watch , [he]_222-kester had apparently considered [her]_188-sylvia as in some sort belonging to [him]_222-kester ; and now [he]_222-kester had almost come to think that [he]_222-kester had a right to claim [her]_188-sylvia as [[his]_222-kester companion]_{6772-his companion} in [his]_222-kester walk back from [the Bank]_{9378-the bank} to [his]_222-kester early dinner , where a high chair was always placed ready for the chance of [her]_188-sylvia coming to share [his]_222-kester meal . On these occasions [he]_222-kester generally brought [her]_188-sylvia back to [the shop]_{951-the shop} - door when [he]_222-kester returned to [his]_222-kester afternoon 's work at [the Bank]_{9378-the bank} . Sometimes , however , [he]_222-kester would leave word that [she]_188-sylvia was to be sent for from [[his]_222-kester house]_{1125-his house} in [the New Town]_{1005-the new town} , as [his]_222-kester business at [the Bank]_{9378-the bank} for that day was ended . Then [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was compelled to put on [her]_188-sylvia things , and fetch back [[her]_188-sylvia darling]_{10048-her darling} ; and excepting for this errand [she]_188-sylvia seldom went out at all on week - days . About a fortnight after [Kester]_222-kester 's farewell call , this need for [her]_188-sylvia visit to [[Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah 's]_{10049-jeremiah foster 's} arose ; and it seemed to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia that there could not be a better opportunity of fulfilling [her]_188-sylvia promise and going to see [the widow Dobson , whose cottage was on [the other side of [the river]_{491-the river} , low down on [the cliff - side]_{10053-the cliff - side} , just at the bend and rush of [the full stream]_{10054-the full stream} into [the open sea]_{7950-the open sea}]_{10051-the other side of the river , low down on the cliff - side , just at the bend and rush of the full stream into the open sea}]_{10050-the widow dobson , whose cottage was on the other side of the river , low down on the cliff - side , just at the bend and rush of the full stream into the open sea} . [She]_188-sylvia set off pretty early in order to go [there]_5676-there first . [She]_188-sylvia found [the widow]_{3752-the widow} with [[her]_{3752-the widow} house]_{1953-her house} - place tidied up after the midday meal , and busy knitting at the open door -- not looking at [her]_{3752-the widow} rapid - clicking needles , but gazing at the rush and recession of the waves before [her]_188-sylvia ; yet not seeing them either,--rather seeing days long past . [She]_188-sylvia started into active civility as soon as [she]_188-sylvia recognized [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , who was to [her]_188-sylvia as [a great lady]_{10059-a great lady} , never having known [Sylvia Robson]_188-sylvia in [her]_188-sylvia wild childish days . [Widow Dobson]_{418-widow dobson} was always a little scandalized at [[her]_{418-widow dobson} brother]_{6396-her brother} [Christopher]_222-kester 's familiarity with [Mrs. Hepburn]_{393-mrs. hepburn} . [She]_{418-widow dobson} dusted a chair which needed no dusting , and placed it for [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , sitting down [herself]_{418-widow dobson} on a three - legged stool to mark [her]_{418-widow dobson} sense of the difference in [their]_10061-their conditions , for there was another chair or two in [the humble dwelling]_{10062-the humble dwelling} ; and then [the two]_{6152-the two} fell into talk -- first about [Kester]_222-kester , whom [[his]_222-kester sister]_{9476-his sister} would persist in calling [Christopher]_222-kester , as if [his]_222-kester dignity as [[her]_{418-widow dobson} elder brother]_{10065-her elder brother} was compromised by any familiar abbreviation ; and by - and - by [she]_{418-widow dobson} opened [her]_{418-widow dobson} heart a little more . '_[5231-yo] [A]_6830-a could wish as a'd learned write - of - hand , ' said [she]_{418-widow dobson} ; '_[5231-yo] for a've that for to tell [Christopher]_222-kester as might set [his]_222-kester mind at ease . But [yo]_5231-yo ' see , if a wrote [him]_222-kester a letter [he]_222-kester could n't read it ; so a just comfort [mysel]_10066-mysel '_[5231-yo] wi ' thinkin '_{[10021-a lodger]} [nobody]_988-nobody need learn writin ' unless [they'n]_10067-they'n got [friends]_915-friends as can read . But a reckon [he]_222-kester 'd ha '_[5231-yo] been glad to hear as a've getten [a lodger]_{10021-a lodger} . ' Here [she]_{418-widow dobson} nodded [her]_{418-widow dobson} head in the direction of the door opening out of [the house]_{5492-the house} - place into the '_[222-kester] lean - to ' , which [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had observed on drawing near [the cottage]_{5136-the cottage} , and the recollection of the mention of which by [Kester]_222-kester had enabled [her]_{418-widow dobson} to identify [[widow Dobson]_{418-widow dobson} 's dwelling]_{10071-widow dobson 's dwelling} . '_[222-kester] [He]_222-kester 's a - bed yonder , ' [the latter]_{5840-the latter} continued , dropping [her]_{418-widow dobson} voice . '_[188-sylvia] [He]_222-kester 's a queer - lookin ' tyke , but a do n't think as [he]_222-kester 's [a bad un]_{10073-a bad un} . '_[222-kester] ' When did [he]_222-kester come ? '_[222-kester] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , remembering [Kester]_222-kester 's account of [[his]_222-kester sister]_{9476-his sister} 's character , and feeling as though it behoved [her]_188-sylvia , as [[Kester]_222-kester 's confidante]_{5235-kester 's confidante} on this head , to give cautious and prudent advice . ' Eh ! a matter of a s'ennight ago . A'm noane good at mindin '_[222-kester] time ; [he]_222-kester 's paid [me]_0-i [his]_222-kester rent twice , but then [he]_222-kester were keen to pay aforehand . [He]_222-kester 'd comed in one night , an ' sate [him]_222-kester down afore [he]_222-kester could speak , [he]_222-kester were so done up ; [he]_222-kester 'd been on tramp this many a day , a reckon . " Can [yo]_5238-yo '_[5238-yo] give [me]_0-i a bed ? " says [he]_222-kester , panting like , after a bit . " [A chap as a met near here]_{5236-a chap as a met near here} says as yo've a lodging for [t]_5237-t ' let . " " Ay , " says [a]_6830-a , " a ha '_[5238-yo] that ; but [yo]_5238-yo ' mun pay [me]_222-kester a shilling a week for '_[222-kester] t. " Then [my]_0-i mind misgive [me]_0-i , for a thought [he]_222-kester had n't a shilling [i]_0-i ' t '_[222-kester] world , an ' yet if [he]_222-kester had n't , a should just ha '_[222-kester] gi'en [him]_222-kester t ' bed a '_[222-kester] t ' same : a'm not one as can turn a dog out if [he]_222-kester comes t '_[222-kester] [me]_0-i wearied o ' [his]_222-kester life . So [he]_222-kester outs wi '_[222-kester] a shillin ' , an '_[222-kester] lays it down on t ' table , 'bout_[0-i] a word . " A'll not trouble [yo]_5238-yo ' long , " says [he]_222-kester . " A'm one as is best out o '_[0-i] [t ' world]_{10075-t ' world} , " [he]_222-kester says . Then a thought as a'd been a bit hard upon [him]_222-kester . An '_[5241-wi] says [I]_0-i , " A'm [a widow - woman]_{5239-a widow - woman} , and one as has getten but [few friends]_{5240-few friends} : " for [yo]_5238-yo ' see a were low about [our]_10076-our [Christopher]_222-kester 's goin' away [north]_10077-north ; " so a'm forced - like to speak hard to [folk]_1038-folk ; but a've made [mysel]_10079-mysel '_[0-i] some stirabout for [my]_0-i supper ; and if [yo'd]_5238-yo like t ' share an '_[5241-wi] share about [wi]_5241-wi ' [me]_0-i , it 's but puttin '_[0-i] a sup more watter to ' t , and [God]_240-god 's blessing 'll be on '_[0-i] t , just as same as if ' t were meal . " So [he]_0-i ups wi '_{[6351-father]} [his]_0-i hand afore [his]_0-i e'en , and says not a word . At last [he]_0-i says , " [Missus]_5242-missus , " says [he]_0-i , " can [God]_240-god 's blessing be shared by [a sinner]_{1460-a sinner} -- [one o ' t '_[0-i] devil 's children]_{5244-one o ' t ' devil 's children} ? " says [he]_0-i . " For [the Scriptur]_{5245-the scriptur} ' says [he]_0-i 's t '_[0-i] [father]_6351-father o ' lies . " So a were puzzled - like ; an '_[0-i] at length a says , " [Thou]_5247-thou mun ask [t ' parson]_{10080-t ' parson} that ; a'm but [a poor faint - hearted widow - woman]_{10081-a poor faint - hearted widow - woman} ; but [a've allays]_310-allays had [God]_240-god 's blessing somehow , now a bethink [me]_{5245-the scriptur} , an '_{[5245-the scriptur]} a'll share it wi ' [thee]_10082-thee as far as [my]_{10080-t ' parson} will goes . " So [he]_0-i raxes [his]_0-i hand across t '_{[10080-t ' parson]} table , an ' mutters summat , as [he]_0-i grips [mine]_10083-mine . [A]_359-a thought it were [Scriptur]_461-scriptur '_[240-god] as [he]_{5245-the scriptur} said , but a'd needed a ' [my]_240-god strength just then for t '_[240-god] lift t ' pot off t '_[240-god] fire -- it were t ' first vittle a'd tasted sin '_[240-god] morn , for t ' famine comes down like stones on t '_[240-god] head o ' [[us]_10084-us poor folk]_{10085-us poor folk} : an '_[240-god] a ' a said were just " Coom along , [chap]_10086-chap , an '_{[5245-the scriptur]} fa ' to ; an '_[0-i] [God]_240-god 's blessing be on [him]_{5245-the scriptur} as eats most . " An ' sin '_{[5251-getten]} that day [him]_{5245-the scriptur} and [me]_0-i 's been as thick as [thieves]_8289-thieves , only [he]_{5245-the scriptur} 's niver telled [me]_0-i nought of who [he]_{5245-the scriptur} is , or wheere [he]_{5245-the scriptur} comes fra ' . But a think [he]_{5245-the scriptur} 's [one o '_[0-i] [[them]_5249-them poor colliers]_{5250-them poor colliers}]_{10087-one o ' them poor colliers} , as has [getten]_5251-getten brunt [i]_0-i ' t '_[0-i] coal - pits ; for , t ' be sure , [his]_{5245-the scriptur} face is a '_[0-i] black wi ' fire - marks ; an '_[0-i] o ' late days [he]_{5245-the scriptur} 's ta'en t '_[0-i] [his]_{5245-the scriptur} bed , an ' just lies there sighing,--for [one]_629-one can hear [him]_{5245-the scriptur} plain as dayleet thro '_[0-i] t ' bit partition wa '_[0-i] . ' As a proof of this , a sigh -- almost a groan -- startled [the two women]_{10089-the two women} at this very moment . '_[0-i] [Poor fellow]_{5016-poor fellow} ! ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , in a soft whisper . '_[5254-yo] There 's more sore hearts [i]_0-i ' t '_[5254-yo] world than [one]_629-one reckons for ! ' But after a while , [she]_188-sylvia bethought [her]_188-sylvia again of [Kester]_222-kester 's account of [[his]_222-kester sister]_{9476-his sister} 's '_[5254-yo] softness ' ; and [she]_188-sylvia thought that it behoved [her]_188-sylvia to give some good advice . So [she]_188-sylvia added , in a sterner , harder tone--'Still , [yo]_5254-yo '_[5254-yo] say [yo]_5254-yo ' know nought about [him]_5255-him ; and [tramps]_10091-tramps is tramps a '_[5254-yo] t ' world over ; and [yo're]_5254-yo [a widow]_{863-a widow} , and it behoves [yo]_5254-yo '_[5254-yo] to be careful . [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i 'd just send [him]_5255-him off as soon as [he]_5255-him 's a bit rested . [Yo]_5254-yo ' say [he]_5255-him 's plenty o '_[5255-him] money ? ' '_[5255-him] Nay ! A never said that . [A]_359-a know nought about it . [He]_5255-him pays [me]_0-i aforehand ; an ' [he]_5255-him pays [me]_188-sylvia down for whativer a've getten for [him]_5255-him ; but that 's but little ; [he]_5255-him 's noane up t '_[188-sylvia] [his]_5255-him vittle , though a've made [him]_5255-him some broth as good as a could make 'em . '_[188-sylvia] ' [I]_0-i would n't send [him]_5255-him away till [he]_5255-him was well again , if [I]_0-i were [yo]_0-i ; but [I]_0-i think yo'd be better rid on [him]_5255-him , '_[0-i] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . ' It would be different if [yo'r brother]_{10093-yo'r brother} were in [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven . '_{[5256-the humble woman]} As [she]_188-sylvia spoke [she]_188-sylvia rose to go . [Widow Dobson]_{418-widow dobson} held [her]_{418-widow dobson} hand in [hers]_{418-widow dobson} for a minute , then [the humble woman]_{5256-the humble woman} said,-- ' [Yo'll]_0-i noane be vexed wi '_[0-i] [me]_0-i , [missus]_878-missus , if a can not find [i]_0-i ' [my]_5259-my heart t '_[5259-my] turn [him]_5258-him out till [he]_5258-him wants to go [hissel]_5259-my ' ? For a would n't like to vex [yo]_0-i '_[0-i] , for [Christopher]_222-kester 's sake ; but a know what it is for t ' feel for [friendless folk]_{10094-friendless folk} , an '_[0-i] choose what may come on it , [I]_0-i can not send [him]_5258-him away . ' '_[0-i] No ! ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . '_{[5260-men - folk]} Why should [I]_0-i be vexed ? it 's no business o ' mine . Only [I]_5261-i should send [him]_5258-him away if [I]_5261-i was [yo]_0-i '_[5261-i] . [He]_5258-him might go lodge wheere there was [men - folk]_{5260-men - folk} , who know t ' ways o '_[5262-she] tramps , and are up to [them]_{5260-men - folk} . ' Into the sunshine went [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . In the cold shadow [the miserable tramp]_{10095-the miserable tramp} lay sighing . [She]_188-sylvia did not know that [she]_188-sylvia had been so near to [him]_5258-him towards whom [her]_188-sylvia heart was softening , day by day . CHAPTER XLIV FIRST WORDS It was the spring of 1800 . [Old people]_{1413-old people} yet can tell of the hard famine of that year . The harvest of the autumn before had failed ; the war and the corn laws had brought the price of corn up to a famine rate ; and much of what came into the market was unsound , and consequently unfit for food , yet [hungry creatures]_{10097-hungry creatures} bought it eagerly , and tried to cheat disease by mixing the damp , sweet , clammy flour with rice or potato meal . [Rich families]_{10098-rich families} denied [themselves]_{10098-rich families} pastry and all unnecessary and luxurious uses of wheat in any shape ; the duty on hair - powder was increased ; and all these palliatives were but as drops in the ocean of the great want of [the people]_{767-the people} . [Philip]_191-philip , in spite of [himself]_191-philip , recovered and grew stronger ; and as [he]_191-philip grew stronger hunger took the place of loathing dislike to food . But [his]_191-philip money was all spent ; and what was [his]_191-philip poor pension of sixpence a day in that terrible year of famine ? Many a summer 's night [he]_191-philip walked for hours and hours round [the house which once was [his]_191-philip , which might be [his]_191-philip now , with all [its]_{10100-the house which once was his , which might be his now , with all its homely , blessed comforts} homely , blessed comforts]_{10100-the house which once was his , which might be his now , with all its homely , blessed comforts} , could [he]_191-philip but go and assert [his]_191-philip right to it . But to go with authority , and in [his]_191-philip poor , maimed guise assert that right , [he]_191-philip had need be other than [Philip Hepburn]_191-philip . So [he]_191-philip stood in the old shelter of the steep , crooked lane opening on to [the hill out of [the market - place]_{5547-the market - place}]_{10101-the hill out of the market - place} , and watched the soft fading of the summer 's eve into night ; the closing of [the once familiar shop]_{10103-the once familiar shop} ; the exit of good , comfortable [William Coulson]_207-coulson , going to [[his]_191-philip own home]_{10104-his own home} , [[his]_191-philip own wife]_{6594-his own wife} , [his]_191-philip comfortable , plentiful supper . Then [Philip]_191-philip -- there were [no police]_{10106-no police} in those days , and scarcely [an old watchman in [that primitive little town]_{10108-that primitive little town}]_{10107-an old watchman in that primitive little town} -- would go round on the shady sides of [streets]_{10109-streets} , and , quickly glancing about [him]_191-philip , cross [the bridge]_{1006-the bridge} , looking on [the quiet , rippling stream]_{10111-the quiet , rippling stream} , the gray shimmer foretelling the coming dawn over [the sea]_{575-the sea} , the black masts and rigging of the still vessels against the sky ; [he]_191-philip could see with [his]_191-philip wistful , eager eyes the shape of the windows -- the window of [the very room in which [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} and [child]_6455-child slept , unheeding of [him]_191-philip , [the hungry , broken - hearted outcast]_{10116-the hungry , broken - hearted outcast}]_{10113-the very room in which his wife and child slept , unheeding of him , the hungry , broken - hearted outcast} . [He]_191-philip would go back to [[his]_191-philip lodging]_{10117-his lodging} , and softly lift the latch of the door ; still more softly , but never without an unspoken , grateful prayer , pass by [the poor sleeping woman who had given [him]_191-philip a shelter and [her]_{10118-the poor sleeping woman who had given him a shelter and her share of god 's blessing} share of [God]_240-god 's blessing]_{10118-the poor sleeping woman who had given him a shelter and her share of god 's blessing} -- [she]_{10118-the poor sleeping woman who had given him a shelter and her share of god 's blessing} who , like [him]_191-philip , knew not the feeling of satisfied hunger ; and then [he]_191-philip laid [him]_191-philip down on the narrow pallet in [the lean - to]_{10119-the lean - to} , and again gave [Sylvia]_188-sylvia happy lessons in [the kitchen at [Haytersbank]_{29-haytersbank}]_{10120-the kitchen at haytersbank} , and [the dead]_{6231-the dead} were alive ; and [Charley Kinraid]_202-kinraid , [the specksioneer]_{5992-the specksioneer} , had never come to trouble the hopeful , gentle peace . For [widow Dobson]_{418-widow dobson} had never taken [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's advice . The tramp known to [her]_188-sylvia by the name of [Freeman]_{410-stephen freeman} -- that in which [he]_191-philip received [his]_191-philip pension -- lodged with [her]_188-sylvia still , and paid [his]_191-philip meagre shilling in advance , weekly . A shilling was meagre in those hard days of scarcity . [A hungry man]_{10123-a hungry man} might easily eat the produce of a shilling in a day . [Widow Dobson]_{418-widow dobson} pleaded this to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia as an excuse for keeping [[her]_188-sylvia lodger]_{10124-her lodger} on ; to a more calculating head it might have seemed a reason for sending [him]_191-philip away . '_{[204-jeremiah]} [Yo]_5261-i ' see , [missus]_878-missus , '_{[204-jeremiah]} said [she]_5262-she , apologetically , to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , one evening , as [the latter]_{5840-the latter} called upon [the poor widow]_{8615-the poor widow} before going to fetch [little Bella]_220-bell ( it was now too hot for [the child]_{2284-the child} to cross [the bridge]_{1006-the bridge} in the full heat of the summer sun , and [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah would take [her]_{2284-the child} up to [her]_{2284-the child} supper instead)--'Yo ' see , [missus]_878-missus , there 's [not a many as '_{[2284-the child]} ud]_{10127-not a many as ' ud} take [him]_{2284-the child} in for a shillin ' when it goes so little way ; or if [they]_10128-they did , [they]_10128-they 'd take it out on [him]_{2284-the child} some other way , an '_{[2284-the child]} [he]_{2284-the child} 's not getten much else , a reckon . [He]_{2284-the child} ca 's [me]_0-i granny , but a'm vast mista'en if [he]_{2284-the child} 's ten year younger nor [me]_0-i ; but [he]_{2284-the child} 's getten a fine appetite of [his]_{2284-the child} own , choose how young [he]_{2284-the child} may be ; an ' a can see as [he]_{2284-the child} could eat a deal more nor [he]_{2284-the child} 's getten money to buy , an '_{[2284-the child]} it 's few as can mak ' victual go farther nor [me]_240-god . Eh , [missus]_878-missus , but [yo]_0-i '_[240-god] may trust [me]_0-i a'll send [him]_{2284-the child} off when times is better ; but just now it would be sendin ' [him]_{2284-the child} to [his]_{2284-the child} death ; for a ha '_[188-sylvia] plenty and to spare , thanks be to [God]_240-god an ' [yo'r]_0-i bonny face . '_[188-sylvia] So [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had to be content with the knowledge that the money [she]_188-sylvia gladly gave to [[Kester]_222-kester 's sister]_{5267-kester 's sister} went partly to feed [the lodger who was neither labourer nor [neighbour , but only just a tramp]_{5269-neighbour , but only just a tramp} , who , [she]_188-sylvia feared , was preying on [the good old woman]_{5270-the good old woman}]_{5268-the lodger who was neither labourer nor neighbour , but only just a tramp , who , she feared , was preying on the good old woman} . Still the cruel famine cut sharp enough to penetrate all hearts ; and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , an hour after the conversation recorded above , was much touched , on [her]_188-sylvia return from [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah 's with [the little merry]_{5271-the little merry} , chattering [Bella]_220-bell , at seeing the feeble steps of one , whom [she]_188-sylvia knew by description must be [[widow Dobson]_{418-widow dobson} 's lodger]_{5272-widow dobson 's lodger} , turn up from the newly - cut road which was to lead to [the terrace walk around [the North Cliff]_{176-the north cliff}]_{5273-the terrace walk around the north cliff} , [a road which led to [no dwelling]_{5275-no dwelling} but [widow Dobson]_{418-widow dobson} 's]_{5274-a road which led to no dwelling but widow dobson 's} . [Tramp]_5276-tramp , and [vagrant]_5277-vagrant , [he]_{5268-the lodger who was neither labourer nor neighbour , but only just a tramp , who , she feared , was preying on the good old woman} might be in the eyes of the law ; but , whatever [his]_{5268-the lodger who was neither labourer nor neighbour , but only just a tramp , who , she feared , was preying on the good old woman} character , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia could see [him]_{5268-the lodger who was neither labourer nor neighbour , but only just a tramp , who , she feared , was preying on the good old woman} before [her]_188-sylvia in the soft dusk , creeping along , over [the bridge]_{1006-the bridge} , often stopping to rest and hold by some support , and then going on again towards [the town]_{480-the town} , to which [she]_188-sylvia and [happy little Bella]_220-bell were wending . A thought came over [her]_188-sylvia : [she]_188-sylvia had always fancied that [this unknown man]_{5280-this unknown man} was [some fierce vagabond]_{5281-some fierce vagabond} , and had dreaded lest in [the lonely bit of road]_{5282-the lonely bit of road} between [[widow Dobson]_{418-widow dobson} 's cottage]_{5283-widow dobson 's cottage} and [the peopled highway]_{5284-the peopled highway} , [he]_{5280-this unknown man} should fall upon [her]_188-sylvia and rob [her]_188-sylvia if [he]_{5280-this unknown man} learnt that [she]_188-sylvia had money with [her]_188-sylvia ; and several times [she]_188-sylvia had gone away without leaving the little gift [she]_188-sylvia had intended , because [she]_188-sylvia imagined that [she]_188-sylvia had seen the door of [the small chamber in [the ' lean - to ']_{10131-the ' lean - to '}]_{10130-the small chamber in the ' lean - to '[220-bell]} open softly while [she]_188-sylvia was there , as if [the occupant]_{5285-the occupant} ( whom [widow Dobson]_{418-widow dobson} spoke of as never leaving [the house]_{5492-the house} before dusk , excepting once a week ) were listening for the chink of the coin in [her]_188-sylvia little leathern purse . Now that [she]_188-sylvia saw [him]_{5280-this unknown man} walking before [her]_188-sylvia with heavy languid steps , this fear gave place to pity ; [she]_188-sylvia remembered [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's gentle superstition which had prevented [her]_188-sylvia from ever sending [the hungry empty]_{5288-the hungry empty} away , for fear lest [she]_188-sylvia [herself]_188-sylvia should come to need bread . ' [Lassie]_263-lassie , '_[188-sylvia] said [she]_188-sylvia to little [Bella]_220-bell , who held a cake which [[Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah 's housekeeper]_{5289-jeremiah 's housekeeper} had given [her]_220-bell tight in [her]_220-bell hand , ' yon poor man theere is hungry ; will [Bella]_220-bell give [him]_{5290-a child of three years old} [her]_220-bell cake , and [mother]_684-mother will make [her]_220-bell another to - morrow twice as big ? '_{[5519-her mother]} For this consideration , and with the feeling of satisfaction which a good supper not an hour ago gives even to the hungry stomach of [a child of three years old]_{5290-a child of three years old} , [Bella]_220-bell , after some thought , graciously assented to the sacrifice . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia stopped , the cake in [her]_188-sylvia hand , and turned [her]_188-sylvia back to [the town]_{480-the town} , and to the slow wayfarer in front . Under the cover of [her]_188-sylvia shawl [she]_188-sylvia slipped a half - crown deep into the crumb of the cake , and then restoring it to little [Bella]_220-bell , [she]_188-sylvia gave [her]_188-sylvia [her]_188-sylvia directions . ' [Mammy]_458-mammy will carry [Bella]_220-bell ; and when [Bella]_220-bell goes past [the poor man]_{10133-the poor man} , [she]_220-bell shall give [him]_{10133-the poor man} the cake over [mammy]_458-mammy 's shoulder . [Poor man]_{10134-poor man} is so hungry ; and [Bella]_220-bell and [mammy]_1193-mammy have plenty to eat , and to spare . '_[188-sylvia] [The child]_{2284-the child} 's heart was touched by the idea of hunger , and [her]_{2284-the child} little arm was outstretched ready for the moment [[her]_{2284-the child} mother]_{5519-her mother} 's hurried steps took [her]_{2284-the child} brushing past the startled , trembling [Philip]_191-philip . ' [Poor man]_{10134-poor man} , eat this ; [Bella]_220-bell not hungry . '_[209-hester] They were the first words [he]_191-philip had ever heard [[his]_191-philip child]_{8556-his child} utter . The echoes of them rang in [his]_191-philip ears as [he]_191-philip stood endeavouring to hide [his]_191-philip disfigured face by looking over the parapet of the bridge down upon [the stream running away towards [the ocean]_{640-the ocean}]_{5295-the stream running away towards the ocean} , into which [his]_191-philip hot tears slowly fell , unheeded by [the weeper]_{5297-the weeper} . Then [he]_191-philip changed the intention with which [he]_191-philip had set out upon [his]_191-philip nightly walk , and turned back to [[his]_191-philip lodging]_{10117-his lodging} . Of course the case was different with [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ; [she]_188-sylvia would have forgotten the whole affair very speedily , if it had not been for [little Bella]_220-bell 's frequent recurrence to the story of [the hungry man]_{5299-the hungry man} , which had touched [her]_188-sylvia small sympathies with the sense of an intelligible misfortune . [She]_188-sylvia liked to act the dropping of the bun into [the poor man]_{10133-the poor man} 's hand as [she]_188-sylvia went past [him]_{10133-the poor man} , and would take up any article near [her]_188-sylvia in order to illustrate the gesture [she]_188-sylvia had used . One day [she]_188-sylvia got hold of [Hester]_209-hester 's watch for this purpose , as being of the same round shape as the cake ; and though [Hester]_209-hester , for whose benefit [the child]_{2284-the child} was repeating the story in [her]_{2284-the child} broken language for the third or fourth time , tried to catch the watch as it was intended that [she]_{2284-the child} should ( [she]_188-sylvia being [the representative of [the ' hungry man '_[209-hester] for the time being]_{5303-the ' hungry man ' for the time being}]_{5302-the representative of the ' hungry man ' for the time being} ) , it went to the ground with a smash that frightened [the little girl]_{8770-the little girl} , and [she]_{2284-the child} began to cry at the mischief [she]_{2284-the child} had done . ' Do n't cry , [Bella]_220-bell , '_[256-darley] said [Hester]_209-hester . ' [Niver]_224-niver play with watches again . [I]_{5305-the little sobbing child} did n't see [thee]_{8770-the little girl} at [mine]_{5305-the little sobbing child} , or [I]_{5305-the little sobbing child} 'd ha '_{[5305-the little sobbing child]} stopped [thee]_{8770-the little girl} in time . But [I]_0-i 'll take it to [old [Darley]_256-darley 's on [th ' quay - side]_{10138-th ' quay - side}]_{10137-old darley 's on th ' quay - side} , and maybe [he]_{10137-old darley 's on th ' quay - side} 'll soon set it to rights again . Only [Bella]_220-bell must niver play with watches again . '_[241-darley] ' [Niver]_224-niver no more ! '_[209-hester] promised [the little sobbing child]_{5305-the little sobbing child} . And that evening [Hester]_209-hester took [her]_209-hester watch down to [[old Darley]_256-darley 's]_{5306-old darley 's} . This [William Darley]_241-darley was [the brother of [the gardener at [the rectory]_{3126-the rectory}]_{5308-the gardener at the rectory}]_{5307-the brother of the gardener at the rectory} ; [the uncle to [the sailor who had been shot by the press - gang]_{5311-the sailor who had been shot by the press - gang} years before , and to [[his]_241-darley bed - ridden sister]_{5312-his bed - ridden sister}]_{5310-the uncle to the sailor who had been shot by the press - gang years before , and to his bed - ridden sister} . [He]_241-darley was [a clever mechanician]_{5313-a clever mechanician} , and [his]_241-darley skill as a repairer of watches and chronometers was great among [the sailors]_{1435-the sailors} , with whom [he]_241-darley did a very irregular sort of traffic , conducted , often without much use of money , but rather on the principle of barter , [they]_{1435-the sailors} bringing [him]_241-darley foreign coins and odd curiosities picked up on [their]_{1435-the sailors} travels in exchange for [his]_241-darley services to [their]_{1435-the sailors} nautical instruments or [their]_{1435-the sailors} watches . If [he]_241-darley had ever had capital to extend [his]_241-darley business , [he]_241-darley might have been [a rich man]_{2582-a rich man} ; but it is to be doubted whether [he]_241-darley would have been as happy as [he]_241-darley was now in [[his]_241-darley queer little habitation of [two rooms]_{5317-two rooms}]_{5316-his queer little habitation of two rooms} , [the front one being both [shop]_1791-shop and [workshop]_{5320-workshop}]_{5318-the front one being both shop and workshop} , the other serving the double purpose of [bedroom]_6061-bedroom and [museum]_5322-museum . The skill of [this odd - tempered , shabby old man]_{5323-this odd - tempered , shabby old man} was sometimes sought by [the jeweller who kept [the more ostentatious shop in [the High Street]_{13-high street}]_{5325-the more ostentatious shop in the high street}]_{5324-the jeweller who kept the more ostentatious shop in the high street} ; but before [Darley]_241-darley would undertake any ' tickle '_[209-hester] piece of delicate workmanship for the other , [he]_241-darley sneered at [his]_241-darley ignorance , and taunted and abused [him]_241-darley well . Yet [he]_241-darley had soft places in [his]_241-darley heart , and [Hester Rose]_209-hester had found [her]_209-hester way to one by [her]_209-hester patient , enduring kindness to [[his]_241-darley bed - ridden niece]_{5326-his bed - ridden niece} . [He]_241-darley never snarled at [her]_209-hester as [he]_241-darley did at too many ; and on the few occasions when [she]_209-hester had asked [him]_241-darley to do anything for [her]_209-hester , [he]_241-darley had seemed as if [she]_209-hester were conferring the favour on [him]_241-darley , not [he]_241-darley on [her]_209-hester , and only made the smallest possible charge . [She]_209-hester found [him]_241-darley now sitting where [he]_241-darley could catch the most light for [his]_241-darley work , spectacles on nose , and microscope in hand . [He]_241-darley took [her]_209-hester watch , and examined it carefully without a word in reply to [her]_209-hester . Then [he]_241-darley began to open it and take it to pieces , in order to ascertain the nature of the mischief . Suddenly [he]_241-darley heard [her]_209-hester catch [her]_209-hester breath with a checked sound of surprise . [He]_241-darley looked at [her]_209-hester from above [his]_241-darley spectacles ; [she]_209-hester was holding a watch in [her]_209-hester hand which [she]_209-hester had just taken up off the counter . ' What 's amiss wi '_[209-hester] [thee]_209-hester now ? ' said [Darley]_241-darley . '_[209-hester] Hast ta niver seen a watch o ' that mak '_{[5486-a man]} afore ? or is it them letters on t ' back , as is so wonderful ? '_{[5486-a man]} Yes , it was those letters -- that interlaced , old - fashioned cipher . That Z. H. that [she]_209-hester knew of old stood for [Zachary Hepburn]_{462-zachary hepburn} , [[Philip]_191-philip 's father]_{5327-philip 's father} . [She]_209-hester knew how [Philip]_191-philip valued this watch . [She]_209-hester remembered having seen it in [his]_191-philip hands the very day before [his]_191-philip disappearance , when [he]_191-philip was looking at the time in [his]_191-philip annoyance at [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's detention in [her]_188-sylvia walk with [baby]_8798-baby . [Hester]_209-hester had no doubt that [he]_191-philip had taken this watch as a matter of course away with [him]_191-philip . [She]_209-hester felt sure that [he]_191-philip would not part with this relic of [[his]_191-philip dead father]_{5329-his dead father} on any slight necessity . Where , then , was [Philip?--by]_{463-philip?--by} what chance of life or death had this , [his]_191-philip valued property , found its way once more to [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven ? ' Where did [yo]_10139-yo '_{[5486-a man]} get this ? ' [she]_209-hester asked , in as quiet a manner as [she]_209-hester could assume , sick with eagerness as [she]_209-hester was . To [no one else]_{2658-no one else} would [Darley]_241-darley have answered such a question . [He]_241-darley made a mystery of most of [his]_241-darley dealings ; not that [he]_241-darley had anything to conceal , but simply because [he]_241-darley delighted in concealment . [He]_241-darley took it out of [her]_209-hester hands , looked at the number marked inside , and [the maker]_{10141-the maker} 's name--'Natteau [Gent]_464-gent , [York'--and]_{465-york'--and} then replied,-- '_[0-i] [A man]_{5486-a man} brought it [me]_0-i yesterday , at nightfall , for t ' sell it . It 's a matter o '_[0-i] forty years old . [Natteau Gent]_464-gent has been dead and in [[his]_464-gent grave]_{5331-his grave} pretty nigh as long as that . But [he]_464-gent did [his]_464-gent work well when [he]_464-gent were alive ; and so [I]_0-i gave [him]_464-gent as brought it for t ' sell about as much as it were worth , [i]_464-gent '_[464-gent] good coin . [A]_0-i tried [him]_464-gent first [i]_0-i ' t '_[464-gent] bartering line , but [he]_464-gent would n't bite ; like enough [he]_464-gent wanted food,--many a one does now - a - days . ' '_[464-gent] Who was [he]_464-gent ? ' gasped [Hester]_209-hester . '_[464-gent] Bless [t ' woman]_{10142-t ' woman} ! how should [I]_464-gent know ? '_[464-gent] ' What was [he]_464-gent like?--how old?--tell [me]_464-gent . '_[464-gent] ' [[My]_464-gent lass]_{1468-my lass} , a've summut else to do wi '_[464-gent] [my]_0-i eyes than go peering into [men]_662-men 's faces [i]_0-i ' t '_[5333-yo] dusk light . ' '_[5333-yo] But [yo]_5333-yo ' must have had light for t '_[464-gent] judge about the watch . ' '_[3183-mebbe] Eh ! how sharp [we]_5334-we are ! A'd a candle close to [my]_0-i nose . But a did n't tak ' it up for to gaze int '_[3183-mebbe] [his]_464-gent face . That would n't be manners , to [my]_0-i thinking . ' [Hester]_209-hester was silent . Then [Darley]_241-darley 's heart relented . '_[3183-mebbe] If [yo're]_5333-yo so set upo ' knowing who [t '_[209-hester] fellow]_{10144-t ' fellow} was , a could , [mebbe]_3183-mebbe , put [yo]_5333-yo ' on [his]_464-gent tracks . '_[209-hester] ' How ? '_[3183-mebbe] said [Hester]_209-hester , eagerly . ' [I]_0-i do want to know . [I]_0-i want to know very much , and for a good reason . '_[0-i] ' Well , then , a'll tell [yo]_5333-yo '_[0-i] . [He]_464-gent 's [a queer tyke]_{5336-a queer tyke} , that one is . A'll be bound [he]_464-gent were sore pressed for t ' brass ; yet [he]_464-gent out 's wi '_[464-gent] a good half - crown , all wrapped up [i]_0-i ' paper , and [he]_464-gent axes [me]_464-gent t '_[464-gent] make a hole in it . Says [I]_0-i , " It 's marring [good king]_{5337-good king} 's coin , at after a've made a hole in't , it 'll never pass current again . " So [he]_464-gent mumbles , and mumbles , but for a ' that it must needs be done ; and [he]_464-gent 's left it here , and is t '_[209-hester] call for ' t to - morrow at [e'en]_10145-e'en . '_[209-hester] ' Oh , [William Darley]_241-darley ! '_[209-hester] said [Hester]_209-hester , clasping [her]_209-hester hands tight together . ' Find out who [he]_464-gent is , where [he]_464-gent is -- anything -- everything about [him]_464-gent -- and [I]_209-hester will so bless [yo]_{5338-my woman} '_[209-hester] . ' [Darley]_241-darley looked at [her]_209-hester sharply , but with some signs of sympathy on [his]_241-darley grave face . '_[0-i] [[My]_0-i woman]_{5338-my woman} , ' [he]_241-darley said '_[0-i] a could ha ' wished as [you]_209-hester 'd [niver]_10146-niver seen t '_[0-i] watch . It 's poor , thankless work thinking too much on [one o ' [God]_240-god 's creatures]_{10147-one o ' god 's creatures} . But a'll do [thy]_0-i bidding , '_[0-i] [he]_0-i continued , in a lighter and different tone . ' A'm [a '_[0-i] cute old badger when need be]_{10148-a ' cute old badger when need be} . Come for [thy]_0-i watch in a couple o ' days , and a'll tell [yo]_{5338-my woman} '_[0-i] all as a've learnt . ' So [Hester]_209-hester went away , [her]_209-hester heart beating with the promise of knowing something about [Philip,--how]_{466-philip,--how} much , how little , in these first moments , [she]_209-hester dared not say even to [herself]_209-hester . [Some sailor newly landed from [distant seas]_{10150-distant seas}]_{10149-some sailor newly landed from distant seas} might have become possessed of [Philip]_191-philip 's watch in [far - off latitudes]_{10151-far - off latitudes} ; in which case , [Philip]_191-philip would be dead . That might be . [She]_209-hester tried to think that this was the most probable way of accounting for the watch . [She]_209-hester could be certain as to the positive identity of the watch -- being in [William Darley]_241-darley 's possession . Again , it might be that [Philip]_191-philip [himself]_191-philip was near at hand -- was [here]_5537-here in [this very place]_{10153-this very place} -- starving , as [too many were]_{10154-too many were} , for insufficiency of means to buy the high - priced food . And then [her]_209-hester heart burnt within [her]_209-hester as [she]_209-hester thought of the succulent , comfortable meals which [Sylvia]_188-sylvia provided every day -- nay , three times a day -- for [the household in [the market - place]_{5547-the market - place} , at the head of which [Philip]_191-philip ought to have been]_{10155-the household in the market - place , at the head of which philip ought to have been} ; but [[his]_191-philip place]_{10157-his place} knew [him]_191-philip not . For [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had inherited [[her]_188-sylvia mother]_{5519-her mother} 's talent for housekeeping , and on [her]_188-sylvia , in [Alice]_257-alice 's decrepitude and [Hester]_209-hester 's other occupations in [the shop]_{951-the shop} , devolved the cares of due provision for [the somewhat heterogeneous family]_{10160-the somewhat heterogeneous family} . And [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ! [Hester]_209-hester groaned in heart over the remembrance of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's words , '_[5340-he] [I]_0-i can niver forgive [him]_5339-him the wrong [he]_5339-him did to [me]_0-i , ' that night when [Hester]_209-hester had come , and clung to [her]_188-sylvia , making the sad , shameful confession of [her]_209-hester unreturned love . What could ever bring [these two]_{10161-these two} together again ? Could [Hester]_209-hester [herself]_209-hester -- ignorant of the strange mystery of [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's heart , as [those who are guided solely by obedience to principle]_{10162-those who are guided solely by obedience to principle} must ever be of the clue to the actions of [those who are led by the passionate ebb and flow of impulse]_{10163-those who are led by the passionate ebb and flow of impulse} ? Could [Hester]_209-hester [herself]_209-hester ? Oh ! how should [she]_209-hester speak , how should [she]_209-hester act , if [Philip]_191-philip were near -- if [Philip]_191-philip were sad and in miserable estate ? [Her]_209-hester own misery at this contemplation of the case was too great to bear ; and [she]_209-hester sought [her]_209-hester usual refuge in the thought of some text , some promise of Scripture , which should strengthen [her]_209-hester faith . '_[5340-he] With God all things are possible , ' said [she]_209-hester , repeating the words as though to lull [her]_209-hester anxiety to rest . Yes ; with [God]_240-god all things are possible . But ofttimes [He]_191-philip does [his]_191-philip work with awful instruments . There is [a peacemaker whose name is Death]_{10164-a peacemaker whose name is death} . [CHAPTER XLV SAVED AND LOST Hester]_467-hester went out on the evening of the day after that on which [the unknown owner of the half - crown]_{10165-the unknown owner of the half - crown} had appointed to call for it again at [William Darley]_241-darley 's . [She]_209-hester had schooled [herself]_209-hester to believe that time and patience would serve [her]_209-hester best . [Her]_209-hester plan was to obtain all the knowledge about [Philip]_191-philip that [she]_209-hester could in the first instance ; and then , if circumstances allowed it , as in all probability [they]_10166-they would , to let drop by drop of healing , peacemaking words and thoughts fall on [Sylvia]_188-sylvia 's obdurate , unforgiving heart . So [Hester]_467-hester put on [her]_467-hester things , and went out down towards [the old quay - side]_{10167-the old quay - side} on that evening after [the shop]_{951-the shop} was closed . [Poor little Sylvia]_188-sylvia ! [She]_188-sylvia was unforgiving , but not obdurate to the full extent of what [Hester]_467-hester believed . Many a time since [Philip]_191-philip went away had [she]_209-hester unconsciously missed [his]_191-philip protecting love ; when [folks]_5570-folks spoke shortly to [her]_209-hester , when [Alice]_257-alice scolded [her]_209-hester as one of [the non - elect]_{10170-the non - elect} , when [Hester]_467-hester 's gentle gravity had something of severity in it ; when [her]_467-hester own heart failed [her]_467-hester as to whether [[her]_467-hester mother]_{5519-her mother} would have judged that [she]_467-hester had done well , could [that mother]_{2082-that mother} have known all , as possibly [she]_467-hester did by this time . [Philip]_191-philip had never spoken otherwise than tenderly to [her]_209-hester during the eighteen months of [their]_10173-their married life , except on the two occasions before recorded : once when [she]_209-hester referred to [her]_209-hester dream of [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's possible return , and once again on the evening of the day before [her]_209-hester discovery of [his]_191-philip concealment of the secret of [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's involuntary disappearance . After [she]_209-hester had learnt that [Kinraid]_202-kinraid was married , [her]_209-hester heart had still more strongly turned to [Philip]_191-philip ; [she]_209-hester thought that [he]_191-philip had judged rightly in what [he]_191-philip had given as the excuse for [his]_191-philip double dealing ; [she]_209-hester was even more indignant at [Kinraid]_202-kinraid 's fickleness than [she]_209-hester had any reason to be ; and [she]_209-hester began to learn the value of such enduring love as [Philip]_191-philip 's had been -- lasting ever since the days when [she]_209-hester first began to fancy what [a man]_{5486-a man} 's love for [a woman]_{1082-a woman} should be , when [she]_209-hester had first shrunk from the tone of tenderness [he]_5340-he put into [his]_5340-he especial term for [her]_5341-her , [a girl of twelve--'Little lassie]_{10176-a girl of twelve--'little lassie} , '_[222-kester] as [he]_5340-he was wo nt to call [her]_5341-her . But across all this relenting came the shadow of [her]_5341-her vow -- like the chill of a great cloud passing over [a sunny plain]_{5342-a sunny plain} . How should [she]_5341-her decide ? what would be [her]_5341-her duty , if [he]_5340-he came again , and once more called [her]_5341-her ' wife '_[222-kester] ? [She]_5341-her shrank from such a possibility with all the weakness and superstition of [her]_5341-her nature ; and this it was which made [her]_5341-her strengthen [herself]_5341-her with the re - utterance of unforgiving words ; and shun all recurrence to the subject on the rare occasion when [Hester]_467-hester had tried to bring it back , with a hope of softening the heart which to [her]_5341-her appeared altogether hardened on this one point . Now , on this bright summer evening , while [Hester]_467-hester had gone down to [the quay - side]_{905-the quay - side} , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia stood with [her]_188-sylvia out - of - door things on in [the parlour]_{1095-the parlour} , rather impatiently watching the sky , full of hurrying clouds , and flushing with the warm tints of the approaching sunset . [She]_188-sylvia could not leave [Alice]_257-alice : [the old woman]_{6364-the old woman} had grown so infirm that [she]_{6364-the old woman} was never left by [[her]_{6364-the old woman} daughter]_{1252-her daughter} and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia at the same time ; yet [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had to fetch [[her]_188-sylvia little girl]_{5015-her little girl} from [the New Town]_{1005-the new town} , where [she]_188-sylvia had been to [her]_188-sylvia supper at [Jeremiah Foster 's]_204-jeremiah . [Hester]_467-hester had said that [she]_188-sylvia should not be away more than a quarter of an hour ; and [Hester]_467-hester was generally so punctual that any failure of [hers]_467-hester , in this respect , appeared almost in the light of an injury on [those who had learnt to rely upon [her]_467-hester]_{5349-those who had learnt to rely upon her} . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia wanted to go and see [widow Dobson]_{418-widow dobson} , and learn when [Kester]_222-kester might be expected [home]_681-home . [His]_222-kester two months were long past ; and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had heard through [the Fosters]_{994-the fosters} of some suitable and profitable employment for [him]_222-kester , of which [she]_188-sylvia thought [he]_222-kester would be glad to know as soon as possible . It was now some time since [she]_188-sylvia had been able to get so far as across [the bridge]_{1006-the bridge} ; and , for aught [she]_188-sylvia knew , [Kester]_222-kester might already be come back from [his]_222-kester expedition to [the Cheviots]_{178-the cheviots} . [Kester]_222-kester was come back . [Scarce]_468-scarce five minutes had elapsed after these thoughts had passed through [her]_188-sylvia mind before [his]_222-kester hasty hand lifted the latch of the kitchen - door , [his]_222-kester hurried steps brought [him]_222-kester face to face with [her]_188-sylvia . The smile of greeting was arrested on [her]_188-sylvia lips by one look at [him]_222-kester : [his]_222-kester eyes staring wide , the expression on [his]_222-kester face wild , and yet pitiful . ' That 's reet , '_[188-sylvia] said [he]_222-kester , seeing that [her]_188-sylvia things were already on . ' [Thou're]_{10177-thou're} wanted sore . Come along . '_[222-kester] ' Oh ! dear [God]_240-god ! [[my]_188-sylvia child]_{9279-my child} ! '_[188-sylvia] cried [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , clutching at the chair near [her]_188-sylvia ; but recovering [her]_188-sylvia eddying senses with the strong fact before [her]_188-sylvia that whatever the terror was , [she]_188-sylvia was needed to combat it . ' Ay ; [[thy]_188-sylvia child]_{9310-thy child} ! '_[188-sylvia] said [Kester]_222-kester , taking [her]_188-sylvia almost roughly by the arm , and drawing [her]_188-sylvia away with [him]_222-kester out through the open doors on to [the quay - side]_{905-the quay - side} . ' Tell [me]_222-kester ! '_[222-kester] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , faintly , ' is [she]_{9279-my child} dead ? '_[222-kester] ' [She]_{9279-my child} 's safe now , '_{[5356-he?--who]} said [Kester]_222-kester . ' [It]_10180-it 's not [her]_{9279-my child} -- it 's [him]_222-kester as saved [her]_{9279-my child} as needs [yo]_191-philip '_{[5356-he?--who]} , if [iver husband]_{5354-iver husband} needed [a wife]_{5930-a wife} . ' '_{[204-jeremiah]} [He?--who]_{5356-he?--who} ? O [Philip]_191-philip ! [Philip]_191-philip ! is it [yo]_191-philip ' at last ? '_[222-kester] Unheeding what [spectators]_{5357-spectators} might see [her]_188-sylvia movements , [she]_188-sylvia threw up [her]_188-sylvia arms and staggered against the parapet of the bridge [they]_5358-they were then crossing . ' He!--Philip!--saved [Bella]_220-bell ? [Bella]_220-bell , [[our]_5358-they little [Bella]_220-bell]_{10181-our little bella} , as got [her]_220-bell dinner by [my]_0-i side , and went out wi '_{[10183-t ' little un]} [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah , as well as could be . [I]_0-i can not take it in ; tell [me]_0-i , [Kester]_222-kester . ' [She]_188-sylvia kept trembling so much in voice and in body , that [he]_222-kester saw [she]_188-sylvia could not stir without danger of falling until [she]_188-sylvia was calmed ; as it was , [her]_188-sylvia eyes became filmy from time to time , and [she]_188-sylvia drew [her]_188-sylvia breath in great heavy pants , leaning all the while against the wall of [the bridge]_{1006-the bridge} . '_{[204-jeremiah]} It were no illness , ' [Kester]_222-kester began . '_{[204-jeremiah]} [T ' little un]_{10183-t ' little un} had gone for a walk wi '_{[10183-t ' little un]} [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah , an ' [he]_204-jeremiah were drawn for to go round t '_{[10183-t ' little un]} edge o [' t '_{[10183-t ' little un]} cliff]_{10184-' t ' cliff} , wheere [they]_5359-they 's makin ' t '_{[10183-t ' little un]} new walk reet o'er t ' [sea]_630-sea . But it 's but a bit on [a pathway]_{10186-a pathway} now ; an '_{[10183-t ' little un]} t ' one was too oud , an '_{[10183-t ' little un]} t ' other too young for t '_{[10183-t ' little un]} see t ' water comin '_{[10183-t ' little un]} along wi ' great leaps ; it 's allays for comin '_{[10183-t ' little un]} high up again ' [t '_{[10183-t ' little un]} cliff]_{10187-t ' cliff} , an ' this spring - tide it 's comin '_{[10183-t ' little un]} in [i]_0-i ' terrible big waves . [Some one]_{1489-some one} said as [they]_{1489-some one} passed t '_{[10183-t ' little un]} man a - sittin ' on a bit on a rock up above -- a dunnot know , a only know as a heared a great fearful screech [i]_{10183-t ' little un} '_{[10183-t ' little un]} t ' air . A were just a - restin '_{[10183-t ' little un]} [me]_0-i at after a'd comed in , not half an hour [i]_0-i ' t '_{[10183-t ' little un]} place . A've walked better nor a dozen mile to - day ; an ' a ran out , an '_{[10183-t ' little un]} a looked , an ' just on t '_{[10183-t ' little un]} walk , at t ' turn , was t '_{[10183-t ' little un]} swish of a wave runnin ' back as quick as t '_{[5360-one crazy]} mischief int ' t '_{[5360-one crazy]} sea , an ' oud [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah standin '_{[10183-t ' little un]} like [one crazy]_{5360-one crazy} , lookin ' o'er int '_{[10189-a man , an ' int ' t ' very midst o ' t ' great waves like a shot]} t ' watter ; an '_{[10189-a man , an ' int ' t ' very midst o ' t ' great waves like a shot]} like a stroke o ' leeghtnin '_{[10183-t ' little un]} comes [a man , an ' int '_{[10189-a man , an ' int ' t ' very midst o ' t ' great waves like a shot]} t ' very midst o '_{[10183-t ' little un]} t ' great waves like a shot]_{10189-a man , an ' int ' t ' very midst o ' t ' great waves like a shot} ; an '_{[10183-t ' little un]} then [a knowed summut]_{5361-a knowed summut} were in t ' watter as were nearer death than life ; an '_{[10183-t ' little un]} a seemed to misdoubt [me]_0-i that it were [[our]_5362-our [Bella]_220-bell]_{5363-our bella} ; an ' a shouts an '_{[10183-t ' little un]} a cries for help , an ' a goes [mysel]_10190-mysel '_{[10183-t ' little un]} to t ' very edge o '_{[10183-t ' little un]} t ' cliff , an '_{[10183-t ' little un]} a bids oud [Jeremiah]_204-jeremiah , as was like one beside [hissel]_5364-hissel ' , houd tight on [me]_{10183-t ' little un} , for [he]_204-jeremiah were good for nought else ; an '_{[10183-t ' little un]} a bides [my]_0-i time , an ' when a sees two arms houdin '_{[10183-t ' little un]} out a little drippin ' streamin '_[0-i] [child]_6455-child , a clutches [her]_6455-child by [her]_6455-child waist - band , an ' hauls [her]_6455-child to [land]_693-land . [She]_6455-child 's noane t '_[0-i] worse for [her]_6455-child bath , a'll be bound . ' '_[6455-child] [I]_0-i mun go -- let [me]_0-i , ' said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , struggling with [his]_0-i detaining hand , which [he]_0-i had laid upon [her]_188-sylvia in the fear that [she]_188-sylvia would slip down to the ground in a faint , so ashen - gray was [her]_188-sylvia face . '_[0-i] Let [me,--Bella]_0-i , [I]_0-i mun go see [her]_6455-child . ' [He]_0-i let go , and [she]_188-sylvia stood still , suddenly feeling [herself]_188-sylvia too weak to stir . '_{[5366-a steady and brave lass]} Now , if [you]_0-i 'll try a bit to be quiet , a'll lead [yo]_0-i ' along ; but [yo]_0-i '_[188-sylvia] mun be [a steady and brave lass]_{5366-a steady and brave lass} . ' '_[0-i] [I]_0-i 'll be aught if [yo]_0-i ' only let [me]_222-kester see [Bella]_220-bell , '_[222-kester] said [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , humbly . ' An '_[188-sylvia] [yo]_0-i ' niver ax at after [him]_5367-him as saved [her]_220-bell , '_[5367-him] said [Kester]_222-kester , reproachfully . ' [I]_222-kester know it 's [Philip]_191-philip , '_[222-kester] [she]_188-sylvia whispered , ' and [yo]_0-i '_[0-i] said [he]_5367-him wanted [me]_0-i ; so [I]_0-i know [he]_5367-him 's safe ; and , [Kester]_222-kester , [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i 'm '_[5368-thou] feared on [him]_5367-him , and [I]_0-i 'd like to gather courage afore seeing [him]_5367-him , and a look at [Bella]_220-bell would give [me]_0-i courage . It were a terrible time when [I]_0-i saw [him]_5367-him last , and [I]_0-i did say-- ' '_[5368-thou] [Niver]_224-niver think on what [thou]_5368-thou did say ; think on what [thou]_5368-thou will say to [him]_5367-him now , for [he]_5367-him lies a - dyin ' ! [He]_5367-him were dashed again t '_[220-bell] cliff an ' bruised sore in [his]_5367-him innards afore [t '_[222-kester] men]_{5993-t ' men} as come wi ' [a boat]_{6543-a boat} could pick [him]_5367-him up . '_[222-kester] [She]_220-bell did not speak ; [she]_220-bell did not even tremble now ; [she]_220-bell set [her]_220-bell teeth together , and , holding tight by [Kester]_222-kester , [she]_220-bell urged [him]_222-kester on ; but when [they]_5369-they came to the end of [the bridge]_{1006-the bridge} , [she]_220-bell seemed uncertain which way to turn . ' This way , '_[220-bell] said [Kester]_222-kester . ' [He]_222-kester 's been lodgin '_[222-kester] wi ' [Sally]_{469-widow dobson} this nine week , an '_[222-kester] niver a one about t ' place as knowed [him]_222-kester ; [he]_222-kester 's been [i]_222-kester '_[222-kester] t ' wars an '_[188-sylvia] getten [his]_222-kester face brunt . ' '_[188-sylvia] And [he]_222-kester was short o ' food , '_[222-kester] moaned [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , ' and [we]_5369-they had plenty , and [I]_0-i tried to make [[yo'r]_222-kester sister]_{10194-yo'r sister} turn [him]_222-kester out , and send [him]_222-kester away . Oh ! will [God iver]_240-god forgive [me]_0-i ? '_[0-i] Muttering to [herself]_188-sylvia , breaking [her]_188-sylvia mutterings with sharp cries of pain , [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , with [Kester]_222-kester 's help , reached [[widow Dobson]_{469-widow dobson} 's house]_{5371-widow dobson 's house} . It was no longer [a quiet , lonely dwelling]_{5372-a quiet , lonely dwelling} . [Several sailors]_{5373-several sailors} stood about the door , awaiting , in silent anxiety , for the verdict of [the doctor]_{6177-the doctor} , who was even now examining [Philip]_191-philip 's injuries . [Two or three women]_{5375-two or three women} stood talking eagerly , in low voices , in the doorway . But when [Sylvia]_188-sylvia drew near [the men]_{1065-the men} fell back ; and [the women]_{6955-the women} moved aside as though to allow [her]_188-sylvia to pass , all looking upon [her]_188-sylvia with a certain amount of sympathy , but perhaps with rather more of antagonistic wonder as to how [she]_188-sylvia was taking it -- [she]_188-sylvia who had been living in ease and comfort while [[[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} 's shelter]_{5379-her husband 's shelter} was little better than a hovel , [[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} 's daily life a struggle with starvation ; for so much of [the lodger at [widow Dobson]_{418-widow dobson} 's]_{5381-the lodger at widow dobson 's} was popularly known ; and any distrust of [him]_{5381-the lodger at widow dobson 's} as [a stranger]_{3567-a stranger} and [a tramp]_{5383-a tramp} was quite forgotten now . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia felt the hardness of [their]_{1065-the men} looks , the hardness of [their]_{1065-the men} silence ; but it was as nothing to [her]_188-sylvia . If such things could have touched [her]_188-sylvia at this moment , [she]_188-sylvia would not have stood still right in the midst of [their]_{1065-the men} averted hearts , and murmured something to [Kester]_222-kester . [He]_222-kester could not hear the words uttered by that hoarse choked voice , until [he]_222-kester had stooped down and brought [his]_222-kester ear to the level of [her]_188-sylvia mouth . ' [We]_{1065-the men} 'd better wait for [t '_[5386-she] doctors]_{10195-t ' doctors} to come out , ' [she]_188-sylvia said again . [She]_188-sylvia stood by the door , shivering all over , almost facing [the people in [the road]_{808-the road}]_{10196-the people in the road} , but with [her]_188-sylvia face turned a little to the right , so that [they]_{10196-the people in the road} thought [she]_188-sylvia was looking at the pathway on [the cliff - side]_{10053-the cliff - side} , a hundred yards or so distant , below which the hungry waves still lashed themselves into high ascending spray ; while nearer to [the cottage]_{5136-the cottage} , where [their]_{1065-the men} force was broken by the bar at [the entrance to [the river]_{491-the river}]_{10200-the entrance to the river} , [they]_{1065-the men} came softly lapping up [the shelving shore]_{10202-the shelving shore} . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia saw nothing of all this , though it was straight before [her]_188-sylvia eyes . [She]_188-sylvia only saw a blurred mist ; [she]_188-sylvia heard no sound of [waters]_10203-waters , though it filled the ears of [those around]_{10204-those around} . Instead [she]_188-sylvia heard low whispers pronouncing [Philip]_191-philip 's earthly doom . For [the doctors]_{6727-the doctors} were both agreed ; [his]_191-philip internal injury was of a mortal kind , although , as the spine was severely injured above the seat of the fatal bruise , [he]_191-philip had no pain in the lower half of [his]_191-philip body . [They]_{1065-the men} had spoken in so low a tone that [John Foster]_205-john , standing only a foot or so away , had not been able to hear [their]_{1065-the men} words . But [Sylvia]_188-sylvia heard each syllable there where [she]_188-sylvia stood outside , shivering all over in the sultry summer evening . [She]_188-sylvia turned round to [Kester]_222-kester . '_[188-sylvia] [I]_0-i mun go to [him]_5384-him , [Kester]_222-kester ; thou'll see that noane come in to [us]_5385-us , when t ' [doctors]_{10206-doctors} come out . '_[0-i] [She]_5386-she spoke in a soft , calm voice ; and [he]_222-kester , not knowing what [she]_5386-she had heard , made some easy conditional promise . Then [those opposite to the cottage]_{5387-those opposite to the cottage} door fell back , for [they]_5385-us could see [the grave doctors]_{5388-the grave doctors} coming out , and [John Foster]_205-john , graver , sadder still , following [them]_5385-us . Without a word to [them,--without]_{5389-them,--without} a word even of inquiry -- which [many outside]_{5390-many outside} thought and spoke of as strange -- white - faced , dry - eyed [Sylvia]_188-sylvia slipped into [the house]_{5492-the house} out of [their]_5385-us sight . And the waves kept lapping on [the shelving shore]_{10202-the shelving shore} . [The room inside]_{5393-the room inside} was dark , all except the little halo or circle of light made by a dip candle . [Widow Dobson]_{418-widow dobson} had [her]_188-sylvia back to the bed -- [her]_188-sylvia bed -- on to which [Philip]_191-philip had been borne in the hurry of terror as to whether [he]_191-philip was alive or whether [he]_191-philip was dead . [She]_188-sylvia was crying -- crying quietly , but the tears down - falling fast , as , with [her]_188-sylvia back to the lowly bed , [she]_188-sylvia was gathering up the dripping clothes cut off from the poor maimed body by [the doctors]_{6727-the doctors} ' orders . [She]_188-sylvia only shook [her]_188-sylvia head as [she]_188-sylvia saw [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , spirit - like , steal in -- white , noiseless , and upborne from earth . But noiseless as [her]_188-sylvia step might be , [he]_191-philip heard , [he]_191-philip recognized , and with a sigh [he]_191-philip turned [his]_191-philip poor disfigured face to the wall , hiding it in the shadow . [He]_191-philip knew that [she]_188-sylvia was by [him]_191-philip ; that [she]_188-sylvia had knelt down by [his]_191-philip bed ; that [she]_188-sylvia was kissing [his]_191-philip hand , over which the languor of approaching death was stealing . But [no one]_{634-no one} spoke . At length [he]_191-philip said , [his]_191-philip face still averted , speaking with an effort . '_[0-i] [Little lassie]_{5395-little lassie} , forgive [me]_0-i now ! [I]_0-i can not live to see the morn ! ' There was no answer , only a long miserable sigh , and [he]_191-philip felt [her]_188-sylvia soft cheek laid upon [his]_191-philip hand , and the quiver that ran through [her]_188-sylvia whole body . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i did [thee]_{5395-little lassie} a cruel wrong , ' [he]_191-philip said , at length . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i see it now . But [I]_0-i 'm [a dying man]_{10208-a dying man} . [I]_0-i think that [God]_240-god will forgive [me]_0-i -- and [I]_0-i 've sinned against [Him]_240-god ; try , [lassie]_6413-lassie -- try , [[my]_0-i Sylvie]_{6749-my sylvie} -- will not [thou]_10211-thou forgive [me]_0-i ? '_[0-i] [He]_0-i listened intently for a moment . [He]_0-i heard through the open window the waves lapping on [the shelving shore]_{10202-the shelving shore} . But there came no word from [her]_{5395-little lassie} ; only that same long shivering , miserable sigh broke from [her]_{5395-little lassie} lips at length . ' [Child]_6455-child , '_{[5395-little lassie]} said [he]_0-i , once more . ' [I]_{5395-little lassie} ha '_{[5395-little lassie]} made [thee]_{5395-little lassie} [[my]_0-i idol]_{5397-my idol} ; and if [I]_0-i could live [my]_0-i life o'er again [I]_0-i would love [[my]_0-i God]_{5398-my god} more , and [thee]_{5395-little lassie} less ; and then [I]_0-i should n't [ha]_5399-ha ' sinned this sin against [thee]_{5395-little lassie} . But speak one word of love to [me]_{5395-little lassie} -- one little word , that [I]_{5395-little lassie} may know [I]_{5395-little lassie} have [thy]_{5395-little lassie} pardon . '_{[5395-little lassie]} ' Oh , [Philip]_191-philip ! [Philip]_191-philip ! '_[0-i] [she]_{5395-little lassie} moaned , thus adjured . Then [she]_{5395-little lassie} lifted [her]_{5395-little lassie} head , and said , ' Them were wicked , wicked words , as [I]_5400-i said ; and a wicked vow as [I]_5400-i vowed ; and [Lord God Almighty]_240-god has ta'en [me]_5400-i at [my]_5400-i word . [I]_5400-i 'm_[5400-i] sorely punished , [Philip]_191-philip , [I]_0-i am indeed . ' [He]_191-philip pressed [her]_{5395-little lassie} hand , [he]_191-philip stroked [her]_{5395-little lassie} cheek . But [he]_191-philip asked for yet another word . '_[191-philip] [I]_0-i did [thee]_{5395-little lassie} a wrong . In [my]_0-i lying heart [I]_0-i forgot to do to [thee]_{5395-little lassie} as [I]_0-i would have had [thee]_{5395-little lassie} to do to [me]_0-i . And [I]_0-i judged Kinraid in [my]_0-i heart . ' '_[0-i] [Thou]_5400-i thought as [he]_191-philip was faithless and fickle , ' [she]_{5395-little lassie} answered quickly ; '_[0-i] and so [he]_191-philip were . [He]_191-philip were married to [another woman]_{4767-another woman} not so many weeks at after [thou]_5400-i went away . Oh , [Philip]_191-philip , [Philip]_191-philip ! and now [I]_0-i have [thee]_191-philip back , and-- ' '_[0-i] Dying ' was the word [she]_{5395-little lassie} would have said , but first the dread of telling [him]_0-i what [she]_{5395-little lassie} believed [he]_0-i did not know , and next [her]_{5395-little lassie} passionate sobs , choked [her]_{5395-little lassie} . '_[0-i] [I]_0-i know , ' said [he]_0-i , once more stroking [her]_{5395-little lassie} cheek , and soothing [her]_{5395-little lassie} with gentle , caressing hand . '_[240-god] [Little lassie]_{5395-little lassie} ! ' [he]_0-i said , after a while when [she]_{5395-little lassie} was quiet from very exhaustion , '_[191-philip] [I]_0-i niver thought to be so happy again . [God]_240-god is very merciful . ' [She]_{5395-little lassie} lifted up [her]_{5395-little lassie} head , and asked wildly , '_[191-philip] Will [He]_0-i iver forgive [me]_0-i , think [yo]_191-philip ' ? [I]_191-philip drove [yo]_191-philip '_[191-philip] out fra ' [yo'r]_191-philip [home]_681-home , and sent [yo]_191-philip '_[191-philip] away to t ' wars , wheere [yo]_191-philip '_[0-i] might ha ' getten [yo'r]_191-philip death ; and when [yo]_191-philip '_[0-i] come back , poor and lone , and weary , [I]_0-i told [her]_{5395-little lassie} for t ' turn [yo]_191-philip '_[191-philip] out , for a ' [I]_191-philip knew [yo]_191-philip '_[191-philip] must be starving in these famine times . [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i shall go about among [them]_5403-them as gnash [their]_5403-them teeth for [iver]_0-i , while [yo]_191-philip ' are wheere all tears are wiped away . '_[191-philip] ' No ! '_[0-i] said [Philip]_191-philip , turning round [his]_191-philip face , forgetful of [himself]_191-philip in [his]_191-philip desire to comfort [her]_{5395-little lassie} . ' [God]_240-god pities [us]_10214-we as [a father]_{9348-a father} pities [[his]_{9348-a father} poor wandering children]_{10216-his poor wandering children} ; the nearer [I]_209-hester come to death the clearer [I]_209-hester see [Him]_0-i . But [you]_6413-lassie and [me]_209-hester have done wrong to [each other]_{6627-each other} ; yet [we]_10214-we can see now how [we]_10214-we were led to it ; [we]_10214-we can pity and forgive [one another]_{6774-one another} . [I]_209-hester 'm_[209-hester] getting low and faint , [lassie]_6413-lassie ; but [thou]_5405-thou must remember this : [God]_240-god knows more , and is more forgiving than either [you]_6413-lassie to [me]_0-i , or [me]_0-i to [you]_6413-lassie . [I]_0-i think and do believe as [we]_5406-we shall meet together before [His]_5407-his face ; but then [I]_0-i shall ha ' learnt to love [thee]_6413-lassie second to [Him]_5407-his ; not first , as [I]_209-hester have done here upon [the earth]_{1416-the earth} . '_[209-hester] Then [he]_5407-his was silent -- very still . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia knew -- [widow Dobson]_{418-widow dobson} had brought it in -- that there was some kind of medicine , sent by [the hopeless doctors]_{5408-the hopeless doctors} , lying upon the table hard by , and [she]_188-sylvia softly rose and poured it out and dropped it into the half - open mouth . Then [she]_188-sylvia knelt down again , holding the hand feebly stretched out to [her]_188-sylvia , and watching the faint light in the wistful loving eyes . And in the stillness [she]_188-sylvia heard the ceaseless waves lapping against [the shelving shore]_{10202-the shelving shore} . Something like an hour before this time , which was the deepest midnight of the summer 's night , [Hester Rose]_209-hester had come hurrying up [the road]_{808-the road} to where [Kester]_222-kester and [[his]_222-kester sister]_{9476-his sister} sate outside the open door , keeping [their]_{5408-the hopeless doctors} watch under the star - lit sky , [all others]_{5412-all others} having gone away , one by one , even [John]_205-john and [Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah having returned to [[their]_{5408-the hopeless doctors} own house]_{5413-their own house} , where [the little Bella]_220-bell lay , sleeping a sound and healthy slumber after [her]_220-bell perilous adventure . [Hester]_209-hester had heard but little from [William Darley]_241-darley as to [the owner of the watch and the half - crown]_{5414-the owner of the watch and the half - crown} ; but [he]_222-kester was chagrined at the failure of all [his]_222-kester skilful interrogations to elicit the truth , and promised [her]_188-sylvia further information in a few days , with all the more vehemence because [he]_222-kester was unaccustomed to be baffled . And [Hester]_209-hester had again whispered to [herself]_209-hester ' Patience ! Patience ! '_[209-hester] and had slowly returned back to [[her]_209-hester home]_{8824-her home} to find that [Sylvia]_188-sylvia had left [it]_5416-it , why [she]_209-hester did not at once discover . But , growing uneasy as the advancing hours neither brought [Sylvia]_188-sylvia nor [little Bella]_220-bell to [[their]_{5408-the hopeless doctors} home]_{8649-their home} , [she]_209-hester had set out for [[Jeremiah Foster]_204-jeremiah 's]_{10049-jeremiah foster 's} as soon as [she]_209-hester had seen [[her]_209-hester mother]_{5519-her mother} comfortably asleep in [her]_{5519-her mother} bed ; and then [she]_209-hester had learnt the whole story , bit by bit , as [each person who spoke]_{5420-each person who spoke} broke in upon the previous narration with some new particular . But from [no one]_{634-no one} did [she]_209-hester clearly learn whether [Sylvia]_188-sylvia was with [[her]_188-sylvia husband]_{5645-her husband} , or not ; and so [she]_209-hester came speeding along [the road]_{808-the road} , breathless , to where [Kester]_222-kester sate in wakeful , mournful silence , [[his]_222-kester sister]_{9476-his sister} 's sleeping head lying on [his]_222-kester shoulder , the cottage door open , both for air and that there might be help within call if needed ; and the dim slanting oblong of the interior light lying across [the road]_{808-the road} . [Hester]_209-hester came panting up , too agitated and breathless to ask how much was truth of the fatal , hopeless tale which [she]_209-hester had heard . [Kester]_222-kester looked at [her]_209-hester without a word . Through this solemn momentary silence the lapping of the ceaseless waves was heard , as [they]_5426-they came up close on [the shelving shore]_{10202-the shelving shore} . ' [He]_{5645-her husband} ? [Philip]_191-philip ? '_[222-kester] said [she]_209-hester . [Kester]_222-kester shook [his]_222-kester head sadly . ' And [[his]_{5645-her husband} wife]_{5589-his wife} -- [Sylvia]_188-sylvia ? '_[209-hester] said [Hester]_209-hester . ' In there with [him]_{5645-her husband} , alone , '_[209-hester] whispered [Kester]_222-kester . [Hester]_209-hester turned away , and wrung [her]_209-hester hands together . ' Oh , [Lord God Almighty]_240-god ! '_[209-hester] said [she]_209-hester , ' was [I]_{472-st john} not even worthy to bring [them]_10221-them together at last ? '_{[472-st john]} And [she]_209-hester went away slowly and heavily back to the side of [[her]_209-hester sleeping mother]_{5428-her sleeping mother} . But ' [Thy]_{5428-her sleeping mother} will be done '_[191-philip] was on [her]_209-hester quivering lips before [she]_209-hester lay down to [her]_209-hester rest . The soft gray dawn lightens the darkness of a midsummer night soon after two o'clock . [Philip]_191-philip watched it come , knowing that it was [his]_191-philip last sight of day,--as [we]_5429-we reckon days on [earth]_3762-earth . [He]_191-philip had been often near death as [a soldier]_{4913-a soldier} ; once or twice , as when [he]_191-philip rushed into fire to save [Kinraid]_202-kinraid , [his]_191-philip chances of life had been as one to a hundred ; but yet [he]_191-philip had had a chance . But now there was the new feeling -- the last new feeling which [we]_5429-we shall any of [us]_5429-we experience in [this world]_{7039-this world} -- that death was not only close at hand , but inevitable . [He]_191-philip felt its numbness stealing up [him]_191-philip -- stealing up [him]_191-philip . But the head was clear , the brain more than commonly active in producing vivid impressions . It seemed but yesterday since [he]_191-philip was [a little boy at [[his]_191-philip mother]_{4054-his mother} 's knee]_{5433-a little boy at his mother 's knee} , wishing with all the earnestness of [his]_191-philip childish heart to be like [Abraham]_470-abraham , who was called [the friend of God]_{5435-the friend of god} , or [David]_471-david , who was said to be [the man after [God]_240-god 's own heart]_{5436-the man after god 's own heart} , or [St John]_{472-st john} , who was called ' [the Beloved]_{8596-the beloved} . '_[191-philip] As very present seemed the day on which [he]_191-philip made resolutions of trying to be like [them]_5437-them ; it was in the spring , and [some one]_{1489-some one} had brought in cowslips ; and the scent of those flowers was in [his]_191-philip nostrils now , as [he]_191-philip lay a - dying -- [his]_191-philip life ended , [his]_191-philip battles fought , [his]_191-philip time for ' being good '_[191-philip] over and gone -- the opportunity , once given in all eternity , past . All the temptations that had beset [him]_191-philip rose clearly before [him]_191-philip ; the scenes themselves stood up in their solid materialism -- [he]_191-philip could have touched [the places]_{5439-the places} ; [the people]_{767-the people} , the thoughts , the arguments that [Satan]_318-satan had urged in behalf of sin , were reproduced with the vividness of a present time . And [he]_191-philip knew that the thoughts were illusions , the arguments false and hollow ; for in that hour came the perfect vision of the perfect truth : [he]_191-philip saw the ' way to escape '_[191-philip] which had come along with the temptation ; now , the strong resolve of [an ardent boyhood]_{5441-an ardent boyhood} , with all a life before it to show [the world]_{984-the world} ' what [a Christian]_{6564-a christian} might be '_[191-philip] ; and then the swift , terrible now , when [his]_191-philip naked , guilty soul shrank into the shadow of [God]_240-god 's mercy - seat , out of the blaze of [His]_191-philip anger against [all those who act a lie]_{5443-all those who act a lie} . [His]_191-philip mind was wandering , and [he]_191-philip plucked it back . Was this death in very deed ? [He]_191-philip tried to grasp at the present , the earthly present , fading quick away . [He]_191-philip lay there on the bed -- on [Sally Dobson]_{469-widow dobson} 's bed in [the house - place]_{1175-the house - place} , not on [[his]_191-philip accustomed pallet in [the lean - to]_{10119-the lean - to}]_{5445-his accustomed pallet in the lean - to} . [He]_191-philip knew that much . And the door was open into the still , dusk night ; and through the open casement [he]_191-philip could hear the lapping of the waves on [the shelving shore]_{10202-the shelving shore} , could see the soft gray dawn over [the sea]_{575-the sea} -- [he]_191-philip knew it was over [the sea]_{575-the sea} -- [he]_191-philip saw what lay unseen behind the poor walls of [the cottage]_{5136-the cottage} . And it was [Sylvia]_188-sylvia who held [his]_191-philip hand tight in [her]_188-sylvia warm , living grasp ; it was [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} whose arm was thrown around [him]_191-philip , whose sobbing sighs shook [his]_191-philip numbed frame from time to time . ' [God]_240-god bless and comfort [[my]_188-sylvia darling]_{7390-my darling} , '_[188-sylvia] [he]_191-philip said to [himself]_191-philip . ' [She]_{7390-my darling} knows [me]_188-sylvia now . All will be right in heaven -- in the light of [God]_240-god 's mercy . '_[188-sylvia] And then [he]_191-philip tried to remember all that [he]_191-philip had ever read about , [God]_240-god , and all that [the blessed Christ]_{5452-the blessed christ} -- that bringeth glad tidings of great joy unto [all people]_{5453-all people} , had said of [the Father]_{6371-the father} , from whom [He]_191-philip came . Those sayings dropped like balm down upon [his]_191-philip troubled heart and brain . [He]_191-philip remembered [[his]_191-philip mother]_{4054-his mother} , and how [she]_{4054-his mother} had loved [him]_191-philip ; and [he]_191-philip was going to a love wiser , tenderer , deeper than [hers]_{4054-his mother} . As [he]_191-philip thought this , [he]_191-philip moved [his]_191-philip hands as if to pray ; but [Sylvia]_188-sylvia clenched [her]_188-sylvia hold , and [he]_191-philip lay still , praying all the same for [her]_{4054-his mother} , for [[his]_191-philip child]_{8556-his child} , and for [himself]_191-philip . Then [he]_191-philip saw the sky redden with the first flush of dawn ; [he]_191-philip heard [Kester]_222-kester 's long - drawn sigh of weariness outside the open door . [He]_191-philip had seen [widow Dobson]_{469-widow dobson} pass through long before to keep the remainder of [her]_{469-widow dobson} watch on the bed in [the lean - to]_{10119-the lean - to} , which had been [his]_191-philip for many and many a sleepless and tearful night . Those nights were over -- [he]_191-philip should never see [that poor chamber]_{5458-that poor chamber} again , though [it]_{5458-that poor chamber} was scarce two feet distant . [He]_191-philip began to lose all sense of the comparative duration of time : it seemed as long since [kind Sally Dobson]_{469-widow dobson} had bent over [him]_191-philip with soft , lingering look , before going into [the humble sleeping - room]_{5459-the humble sleeping - room} -- as long as it was since [his]_191-philip boyhood , when [he]_191-philip stood by [[his]_191-philip mother]_{4054-his mother} dreaming of the life that should be [his]_191-philip , with the scent of the cowslips tempting [him]_191-philip to be off to [the woodlands where they grew]_{5461-the woodlands where they grew} . Then there came a rush and an eddying through [his]_191-philip brain -- [his]_191-philip soul trying [her]_{469-widow dobson} wings for the long flight . Again [he]_191-philip was in the present : [he]_191-philip heard the waves lapping against [the shelving shore]_{10202-the shelving shore} once again . And now [his]_191-philip thoughts came back to [Sylvia]_188-sylvia . Once more [he]_191-philip spoke aloud , in a strange and terrible voice , which was not [his]_191-philip . Every sound came with efforts that were new to [him]_191-philip . ' [[My]_191-philip wife]_{6603-my wife} ! [Sylvie]_188-sylvia ! Once more -- forgive [me]_191-philip all . '_[191-philip] [She]_188-sylvia sprang up , [she]_188-sylvia kissed [his]_191-philip poor burnt lips ; [she]_188-sylvia held [him]_191-philip in [her]_188-sylvia arms , [she]_188-sylvia moaned , and said , ' Oh , wicked [me]_191-philip ! forgive [me]_191-philip -- [me]_191-philip -- [Philip]_191-philip ! '_[191-philip] Then [he]_191-philip spoke , and said , ' [Lord]_10226-lord , forgive [us]_10227-us [our]_10227-us trespasses as [we]_10227-us forgive [each other]_{6627-each other} ! '_[220-bell] And after that the power of speech was conquered by the coming death . [He]_191-philip lay very still , [his]_191-philip consciousness fast fading away , yet coming back in throbs , so that [he]_191-philip knew it was [Sylvia]_188-sylvia who touched [his]_191-philip lips with cordial , and that it was [Sylvia]_188-sylvia who murmured words of love in [his]_191-philip ear . [He]_191-philip seemed to sleep at last , and so [he]_191-philip did -- a kind of sleep , but the light of the red morning sun fell on [his]_191-philip eyes , and with one strong effort [he]_191-philip rose up , and turned so as once more to see [[his]_191-philip wife]_{5589-his wife} 's pale face of misery . ' In [heaven]_9451-heaven , '_[209-hester] [he]_191-philip cried , and a bright smile came on [his]_191-philip face , as [he]_191-philip fell back on [his]_191-philip pillow . Not long after [Hester]_209-hester came , [the little Bella]_{9064-the little bella} scarce awake in [her]_209-hester arms , with the purpose of bringing [[his]_191-philip child]_{8556-his child} to see [him]_191-philip ere yet [he]_191-philip passed away . [Hester]_209-hester had watched and prayed through the livelong night . And now [she]_209-hester found [him]_191-philip dead , and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia , tearless and almost unconscious , lying by [him]_191-philip , [her]_188-sylvia hand holding [his]_191-philip , [her]_188-sylvia other thrown around [him]_191-philip . [Kester]_222-kester , [poor old man]_{5466-poor old man} , was sobbing bitterly ; but [she]_209-hester not at all . Then [Hester]_209-hester bore [[her]_209-hester child]_{1384-her child} to [her]_209-hester , and [Sylvia]_188-sylvia opened wide [her]_188-sylvia miserable eyes , and only stared , as if all sense was gone from [her]_188-sylvia . But [Bella]_220-bell suddenly rousing up at the sight of [the poor , scarred , peaceful face]_{5468-the poor , scarred , peaceful face} , cried out,-- ' [Poor man who was so hungry]_{10230-poor man who was so hungry} . Is [he]_{10230-poor man who was so hungry} not hungry now ? '_[209-hester] ' No , '_[188-sylvia] said [Hester]_209-hester , softly . ' The former things are passed away -- and [he]_{10230-poor man who was so hungry} is gone where there is no more sorrow , and no more pain . '_[5469-yo] But then [she]_220-bell broke down into weeping and crying . [Sylvia]_188-sylvia sat up and looked at [her]_220-bell . ' Why do [yo]_5469-yo '_[5469-yo] cry , [Hester]_209-hester ? ' [she]_188-sylvia said . '_[5469-yo] [[Yo]_5469-yo ' niver]_{7385-yo ' niver} said that [yo]_5469-yo '_[5469-yo] would n't forgive [him]_5469-yo as long as [yo]_5469-yo ' lived . [[Yo]_5469-yo '_[209-hester] niver]_{7385-yo ' niver} broke the heart of [him]_5469-yo that loved [yo]_5469-yo ' , and let [him]_5469-yo almost starve at [yo'r]_5469-yo very door . Oh , [Philip]_191-philip ! [[my]_209-hester Philip]_{10233-my philip} , tender and true . '_[209-hester] Then [Hester]_209-hester came round and closed the sad half - open eyes ; kissing the calm brow with a long farewell kiss . As [she]_209-hester did so , [her]_209-hester eye fell on a black ribbon round [his]_5469-yo neck . [She]_209-hester partly lifted it out ; to it was hung a half - crown piece . ' This is the piece [he]_5469-yo left at [William Darley]_241-darley 's to be bored , '_[209-hester] said [she]_209-hester , ' not many days ago . '_[209-hester] [Bella]_220-bell had crept to [[her]_220-bell mother]_{5519-her mother} 's arms as [a known haven in [this strange place]_{5472-this strange place}]_{5471-a known haven in this strange place} ; and the touch of [[his]_5469-yo child]_{8556-his child} loosened the fountains of [her]_220-bell tears . [She]_209-hester stretched out [her]_209-hester hand for the black ribbon , put it round [her]_209-hester own neck ; after a while [she]_209-hester said , ' If [I]_209-hester live very long , and try hard to be very good all that time , do [yo]_209-hester '_[209-hester] think , [Hester]_209-hester , as [God]_240-god will let [me]_0-i to [him]_5469-yo where [he]_5469-yo is ? ' * * * * * [Monkshaven]_2-monkshaven is altered now into [a rising bathing place]_{10234-a rising bathing place} . Yet , standing near [the site of [[widow Dobson]_{469-widow dobson} 's house]_{5371-widow dobson 's house}]_{10235-the site of widow dobson 's house} on a summer 's night , at the ebb of a spring - tide , [you]_209-hester may hear the waves come lapping up [the shelving shore]_{10202-the shelving shore} with the same ceaseless , ever - recurrent sound as that which [Philip]_191-philip listened to in the pauses between life and death . And so it will be until '_[0-i] there shall be [no more sea]_{5474-no more sea} ' . But the memory of [man]_5688-man fades away . [A few old people]_{10239-a few old people} can still tell [you]_209-hester the tradition of [the man who died in [a cottage somewhere about this spot,--died of starvation]_{10241-a cottage somewhere about this spot,--died of starvation} while [[his]_{10240-the man who died in a cottage somewhere about this spot,--died of starvation while his wife lived in hard - hearted plenty not two good stone - throws away} wife]_{5589-his wife} lived in hard - hearted plenty not two good stone - throws away]_{10240-the man who died in a cottage somewhere about this spot,--died of starvation while his wife lived in hard - hearted plenty not two good stone - throws away} . This is the form into which popular feeling , and ignorance of the real facts , have moulded the story . Not long since [a lady]_{5028-a lady} went to [the '_{[5578-an old man]} Public Baths ']_{10244-the ' public baths '} , [a handsome stone building erected on [the very site of [widow Dobson]_{469-widow dobson} 's cottage]_{10246-the very site of widow dobson 's cottage}]_{10245-a handsome stone building erected on the very site of widow dobson 's cottage} , and finding [all the rooms]_{10247-all the rooms} engaged [she]_{5028-a lady} sat down and had some talk with [the bathing woman]_{10248-the bathing woman} ; and , as it chanced , the conversation fell on [Philip Hepburn]_191-philip and the legend of [his]_191-philip fate . '_{[10251-th ' husband]} [I]_0-i knew [an old man]_{5578-an old man} when [I]_0-i was [a girl]_{6672-a girl} , ' said [the bathing woman]_{10248-the bathing woman} , '_{[5477-the lady]} as could niver abide to hear [t ' wife]_{10250-t ' wife} blamed . [He]_{5578-an old man} would say nothing again '_{[5477-the lady]} [th ' husband]_{10251-th ' husband} ; [he]_{5578-an old man} used to say as it were not fit for [men]_662-men to be judging ; that [she]_{10250-t ' wife} had had [her]_{10250-t ' wife} sore trial , as well as [Hepburn]_191-philip hisself . '_[5478-her] [The lady]_{5477-the lady} asked , ' What became of [the wife]_{3055-the wife} ? '_[5478-her] ' [She]_{3055-the wife} was [a pale , sad woman]_{10254-a pale , sad woman} , allays dressed in black . [I]_{473-miss rose} can just remember [her]_{3055-the wife} when [I]_{473-miss rose} was [a little child]_{8858-a little child} , but [she]_{3055-the wife} died before [[her]_{3055-the wife} daughter]_{1252-her daughter} was well grown up ; and [Miss Rose]_{473-miss rose} took [t '_{[473-miss rose]} lassie]_{10257-t ' lassie} , as had always been like [her]_5478-her own . ' '_{[473-miss rose]} [Miss Rose]_{473-miss rose} ? ' '_[5479-yo] [Hester Rose]_209-hester ! have [yo]_5479-yo ' niver heared of [Hester Rose]_209-hester , [she]_209-hester as founded [t '_{[10260-th ' man]} alms - houses for [poor disabled sailors]_{5480-poor disabled sailors} and [soldiers]_710-soldiers on [t ' Horncastle road]_{10259-t ' horncastle road}]_{10258-t ' alms - houses for poor disabled sailors and soldiers on t ' horncastle road} ? There 's a piece o '_{[10263-th ' fosters]} stone in front to say that " [This building]_{5482-this building} is erected in memory of [P. H."--and]_{474-p. h."--and} [some folk]_{1519-some folk} will have [it]_{5482-this building} P. H. stands for t ' name o '_{[10263-th ' fosters]} [th ' man]_{10260-th ' man} as was starved to death . '_{[10263-th ' fosters]} ' And [the daughter]_{10261-the daughter} ? '_{[10263-th ' fosters]} ' [One o '_{[10263-th ' fosters]} [th ' Fosters]_{10263-th ' fosters}]_{10262-one o ' th ' fosters} , [them]_{10263-th ' fosters} as founded t '_[None-None] [Old Bank]_{180-old bank} , left [her]_5478-her a vast o ' money ; and [she]_5478-her were married to [distant cousin of [theirs]_{10263-th ' fosters}]_{10264-distant cousin of theirs} , and went off to settle in [America]_181-america many and many a year ago . '_[None-None] THE END . * * *